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Segment Information (Segment Data) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Segment Data) (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($)	May. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2014 USD ($)	May. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($) segment	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments \| segment									3
Net sales	$ 372,547	$ 357,557	$ 399,799	$ 351,123	$ 413,375	$ 400,152	$ 386,642	$ 312,685	$ 1,481,026	$ 1,512,854	$ 1,130,770
Operating profit									197,947	210,428	174,616
Other income (expense), net									18	1,135	(316)
Earnings before income taxes									197,965	211,563	174,300
Assets	1,818,456				1,888,769				1,818,456	1,888,769	1,448,843
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									66,559	73,584	44,651
Depreciation and amortization									56,603	50,427	32,233
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,481,026	1,512,854	1,130,770
Operating profit									197,947	210,428	174,616
Operating Segments [Member] \| Engine Mobile Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									605,474	603,805	507,024
Operating profit									108,259	122,365	106,345
Assets	771,120				781,204				771,120	781,204	397,545
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									33,374	46,496	19,809
Depreciation and amortization									24,349	18,170	10,488
Operating Segments [Member] \| Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									834,643	833,100	549,746
Operating profit									87,545	83,351	61,996
Assets	1,028,793				1,022,996				1,028,793	1,022,996	715,759
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									14,024	20,215	21,467
Depreciation and amortization									29,661	28,789	18,093
Operating Segments [Member] \| Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									40,909	75,949	74,000
Operating profit									2,143	4,712	6,275
Assets	0				41,817				0	41,817	41,030
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									300	1,989	2,467
Depreciation and amortization									1,418	2,438	2,859
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other income (expense), net									18	1,135	(316)
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 18,543				$ 42,752				18,543	42,752	294,509
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									18,861	4,884	908
Depreciation and amortization									$ 1,175	$ 1,030	$ 793