Bargain Purchase Gain (Loss) Recorded

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- Definition

Business Acquisition, Acquired Workforce, Number of Employees

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- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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- Definition

Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Business Acquisitions, Investments and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Bekaert Business) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2014	May 31, 2014	Mar. 01, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	Jun. 01, 2013	Mar. 02, 2013	Nov. 29, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 01, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013 employee
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired									$ 595,328	$ 0	$ 5,411
Bargain purchase gain									2,815clc_BargainPurchaseGainLossRecorded	0clc_BargainPurchaseGainLossRecorded	0clc_BargainPurchaseGainLossRecorded
Gross profit	139,753us-gaap_GrossProfit	135,325us-gaap_GrossProfit	125,370us-gaap_GrossProfit	96,587us-gaap_GrossProfit	98,609us-gaap_GrossProfit	91,900us-gaap_GrossProfit	98,214us-gaap_GrossProfit	81,486us-gaap_GrossProfit	497,035us-gaap_GrossProfit	370,209us-gaap_GrossProfit	380,332us-gaap_GrossProfit
Bekaert Advanced Filtration SA - Belgium [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired												100.00%
Bekaert Advanced Filtration SA - Indonesia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired												100.00%
Bekaert Business [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired												7,297
Acquired workforce, number of employees												170
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired												2,057
Net sales									13,926
Gross profit									$ (21)