Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Acquired Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - indefinite lived	$ 75,562,000	$ 76,933,000
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	253,593,000	270,645,000
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	329,155,000	347,578,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	0
Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	842,000	782,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(567,000)	(461,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	275,000	321,000
Customer relationships [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	269,508,000	261,292,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(57,655,000)	(37,394,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	211,853,000	223,898,000
Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	71,808,000	72,201,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(30,343,000)	(25,775,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	41,465,000	46,426,000
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - indefinite lived	783,000	783,000
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	130,196,000	141,976,000
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	130,979,000	142,759,000
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	274,000	294,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(132,000)	(119,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	142,000	175,000
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	139,476,000	139,551,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(18,680,000)	(8,109,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	120,796,000	131,442,000
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member] | Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	11,243,000	11,243,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(1,985,000)	(884,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	9,258,000	10,359,000
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - indefinite lived	74,779,000	76,150,000
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	123,397,000	128,669,000
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	198,176,000	204,819,000
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	568,000	488,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(435,000)	(342,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	133,000	146,000
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	130,032,000	121,741,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(38,975,000)	(29,285,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	91,057,000	92,456,000
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member] | Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	60,565,000	60,958,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(28,358,000)	(24,891,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	32,207,000	36,067,000
Packaging [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - indefinite lived	0	0
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	0	0
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	0	0
Packaging [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	0	0
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	0	0
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	0	0
Packaging [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	0	0
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	0	0
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	0	0
Packaging [Member] | Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	0	0
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	0	0
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	$ 0	$ 0