Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 29, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of goodwill

The following table reconciles the activity for goodwill by segment for fiscal years 2014 and 2013.  All goodwill is stated on a gross basis, as the Company has not recorded any impairment charges against goodwill.

	Engine/Mobile Filtration			Industrial/ Environmental Filtration			Packaging		Total
November 30, 2012	$	21,593		$	220,331		$	—	$	241,924
Acquisitions	—			—			—		—
Currency translation adjustments	275			(900		)	—		(625		)
November 30, 2013	$	21,868		$	219,431		$	—	$	241,299
Acquisitions	194,989			74,324			—		269,313
Currency translation adjustments	(743		)	(2,697		)	—		(3,440		)
November 30, 2014	$	216,114		$	291,058		$	—	$	507,172

Schedule of intangible assets by segment

The following table summarizes acquired intangible assets by segment.  Other acquired intangible assets include parts manufacturer regulatory approvals, proprietary technology, patents and noncompete agreements.

	Engine/Mobile Filtration			Industrial/ Environmental Filtration			Packaging		Total
November 30, 2014
Indefinite Lived Intangibles:
Trademarks - indefinite lived	$	783		$	76,150		$	—	$	76,933
Finite Lived Intangibles:
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	$	294		$	488		$	—	$	782
Accumulated amortization	(119		)	(342		)	—		(461		)
Trademarks - finite lived, net	$	175		$	146		$	—	$	321
Customer relationships, gross	$	139,551		$	121,741		$	—	$	261,292
Accumulated amortization	(8,109		)	(29,285		)	—		(37,394		)
Customer relationships, net	$	131,442		$	92,456		$	—	$	223,898
Other acquired intangibles, gross	$	11,243		$	60,958		$	—	$	72,201
Accumulated amortization	(884		)	(24,891		)	—		(25,775		)
Other acquired intangibles, net	$	10,359		$	36,067		$	—	$	46,426
Total finite lived intangible assets, net	$	141,976		$	128,669		$	—	$	270,645
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	$	142,759		$	204,819		$	—	$	347,578

	Engine/Mobile Filtration			Industrial/ Environmental Filtration			Packaging		Total
November 30, 2013
Indefinite Lived Intangibles:
Trademarks - indefinite lived	$	603		$	42,058		$	—	$	42,661
Finite Lived Intangibles:
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	$	307		$	488		$	—	$	795
Accumulated amortization	(104		)	(329		)	—		(433		)
Trademarks - finite lived, net	$	203		$	159		$	—	$	362
Customer relationships, gross	$	4,309		$	45,244		$	—	$	49,553
Accumulated amortization	(1,870		)	(20,161		)	—		(22,031		)
Customer relationships, net	$	2,439		$	25,083		$	—	$	27,522
Other acquired intangibles, gross	$	243		$	39,894		$	—	$	40,137
Accumulated amortization	(243		)	(20,558		)	—		(20,801		)
Other acquired intangibles, net	$	—		$	19,336		$	—	$	19,336
Total finite lived intangible assets, net	$	2,642		$	44,578		$	—	$	47,220
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	$	3,245		$	86,636		$	—	$	89,881

Schedule of expected amortization expense

The following tables summarize actual amortization expense for the past three fiscal years and estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years.

Amortization expense for the years ended:
2014	$	20,362
2013	5,904
2012	5,890

Estimated amortization expense for the next five years:
2015	$	24,400
2016	24,269
2017	24,031
2018	23,368
2019	23,221