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Segment Information (Segment Data) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 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 segments	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 01, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments									3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Net sales	$ 413,375us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 400,152us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 386,642us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 312,685us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 297,790us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 289,126us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 287,583us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 256,271us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,512,854us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,130,770us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,121,765us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating profit									210,428us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	174,616us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	182,714us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other income (expense), net									1,135us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(316)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	283us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Earnings before income taxes									211,563	174,300	182,997
Assets	1,888,769us-gaap_Assets				1,448,843us-gaap_Assets				1,888,769us-gaap_Assets	1,448,843us-gaap_Assets	1,205,502us-gaap_Assets
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									73,584	44,651	36,647
Depreciation and amortization									50,427	32,233	31,815
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									603,805	507,024	503,607
Operating profit									122,365	106,345	111,653
Assets	781,204				397,545				781,204	397,545	372,011
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									46,496	19,809	24,062
Depreciation and amortization									18,170	10,488	9,327
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									833,100	549,746	541,364
Operating profit									83,351	61,996	64,766
Assets	1,022,996				715,759				1,022,996	715,759	706,610
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									20,215	21,467	9,264
Depreciation and amortization									28,789	18,093	18,692
Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									75,949	74,000	76,794
Operating profit									4,712	6,275	6,295
Assets	41,817				41,030				41,817	41,030	36,350
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									1,989	2,467	3,250
Depreciation and amortization									2,438	2,859	3,090
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	42,752				294,509				42,752	294,509	90,531
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									4,884	908	71
Depreciation and amortization									$ 1,030	$ 793	$ 706