Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($) reportable_segment	Aug. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | reportable_segment			3
Net sales	$ 357,557	$ 400,152	$ 1,108,479	$ 1,099,479
Operating profit	50,422	62,226	148,558	144,639
Other income (expense), net	4,419	(1,514)	1,485	1,764
Earnings before income taxes	54,841	60,712	150,043	146,403
Identifiable assets	1,877,400		1,877,400		$ 1,888,769
Operating Segments [Member] | Engine/Mobile Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	151,734	165,910	457,482	436,805
Operating profit	27,728	36,741	83,038	86,587
Identifiable assets	783,462		783,462		781,204
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial/Environmental Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	200,496	213,752	610,088	608,207
Operating profit	22,765	23,873	63,377	55,024
Identifiable assets	1,024,977		1,024,977		1,022,996
Operating Segments [Member] | Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	5,327	20,490	40,909	54,467
Operating profit	(71)	$ 1,612	2,143	$ 3,028
Identifiable assets	0		0		41,817
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable assets	$ 68,961		$ 68,961		$ 42,752