Segment Information (Segment Data) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2016 USD ($)	May 28, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($)	May 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($) segment	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments | segment									3
Net sales	$ 376,947	$ 331,387	$ 364,968	$ 316,272	$ 372,547	$ 357,557	$ 399,799	$ 351,123	$ 1,389,573	$ 1,481,026	$ 1,512,854
Operating profit									180,888	197,947	210,428
Other income (expense), net									20,718	18	1,135
Earnings before income taxes									201,606	197,965	211,563
Total assets	1,739,092				1,818,456				1,739,092	1,818,456	1,888,769
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									34,762	66,559	73,584
Depreciation and amortization									58,602	56,603	50,427
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,389,573	1,481,026	1,512,854
Operating profit									180,888	197,947	210,428
Operating Segments [Member] | Engine Mobile Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									586,029	605,474	603,805
Operating profit									103,056	108,259	122,365
Total assets	734,834				771,120				734,834	771,120	781,204
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									9,610	33,374	46,496
Depreciation and amortization									25,821	24,349	18,170
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									803,544	834,643	833,100
Operating profit									77,832	87,545	83,351
Total assets	947,409				1,028,793				947,409	1,028,793	1,022,996
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									8,933	14,024	20,215
Depreciation and amortization									29,365	29,661	28,789
Operating Segments [Member] | Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									0	40,909	75,949
Operating profit									0	2,143	4,712
Total assets	0				0				0	0	41,817
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									0	300	1,989
Depreciation and amortization									0	1,418	2,438
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other income (expense), net									20,718	18	1,135
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 56,849				$ 18,543				56,849	18,543	42,752
Additions to property, plant, and equipment									16,219	18,861	4,884
Depreciation and amortization									$ 3,416	$ 1,175	$ 1,030