Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 28, 2016 USD ($)	May 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 28, 2016 USD ($) reportable_segment	May 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | reportable_segment			3
Net sales	$ 364,968	$ 399,799	$ 681,240	$ 750,922
Operating profit	53,784	58,943	85,743	98,136
Other income (expense), net	25,195	(1,888)	23,726	(2,934)
Earnings before income taxes	78,979	57,055	109,469	95,202
Identifiable assets	1,789,957		1,789,957		$ 1,818,456
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	364,968	399,799	681,240	750,922
Operating profit	53,784	58,943	85,743	98,136
Operating Segments [Member] | Engine/Mobile Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	154,019	161,290	288,573	305,748
Operating profit	29,501	30,564	48,568	55,310
Identifiable assets	750,018		750,018		771,120
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial/Environmental Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	210,949	218,676	392,667	409,592
Operating profit	24,283	26,604	37,175	40,612
Identifiable assets	994,326		994,326		1,028,793
Operating Segments [Member] | Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0	19,833	0	35,582
Operating profit	0	1,775	0	2,214
Identifiable assets	0		0		0
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other income (expense), net	25,195	$ (1,888)	23,726	$ (2,934)
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable assets	$ 45,613		$ 45,613		$ 18,543