Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 03, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of goodwill

The following table reconciles the activity for goodwill by segment for fiscal years 2016 and 2015.  All goodwill is stated on a gross basis, as the Company has not recorded any impairment charges against goodwill.

	Engine/Mobile Filtration			Industrial/ Environmental Filtration			Corporate		Total
November 30, 2014	$	216,114		$	291,058		$	—	$	507,172
Acquisitions	(7,377		)	11,938			—		4,561
Disposals and write-offs	—			(491		)	—		(491		)
Currency translation adjustments	(1,200		)	(3,777		)	—		(4,977		)
November 30, 2015	$	207,537		$	298,728		$	—	$	506,265
Acquisitions and purchase accounting adjustments	—			3,604			3,895		7,499
Currency translation adjustments	(990		)	(9,866		)	—		(10,856		)
November 30, 2016	$	206,547		$	292,466		$	3,895	$	502,908

Schedule of intangible assets by segment

The following table summarizes acquired intangible assets by segment.  Other acquired intangible assets include parts manufacturer regulatory approvals, developed technology, patents and noncompete agreements.

	Engine/Mobile Filtration			Industrial/ Environmental Filtration			Corporate		Total
November 30, 2016
Indefinite Lived Intangibles:
Trademarks - indefinite lived	$	783		$	73,149		$	—	$	73,932
Other acquired intangibles, gross	—			—			5,000		5,000
Total indefinite lived intangible assets	$	783		$	73,149		$	5,000	$	78,932
Finite Lived Intangibles:
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	$	274		$	568		$	—	$	842
Accumulated amortization	(145		)	(449		)	—		(594		)
Trademarks - finite lived, net	$	129		$	119		$	—	$	248
Customer relationships, gross	$	139,381		$	125,815		$	—	$	265,196
Accumulated amortization	(29,244		)	(48,500		)	—		(77,744		)
Customer relationships, net	$	110,137		$	77,315		$	—	$	187,452
Other acquired intangibles, gross	$	11,243		$	59,832		$	—	$	71,075
Accumulated amortization	(3,085		)	(31,721		)	—		(34,806		)
Other acquired intangibles, net	$	8,158		$	28,111		$	—	$	36,269
Total finite lived intangible assets, net	$	118,424		$	105,545		$	—	$	223,969
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	$	119,207		$	178,694		$	5,000	$	302,901

	Engine/Mobile Filtration			Industrial/ Environmental Filtration			Corporate		Total
November 30, 2015
Indefinite Lived Intangibles:
Trademarks - indefinite lived	$	783		$	74,779		$	—	$	75,562
Other acquired intangibles, gross	—			—			—		—
Total indefinite lived intangible assets	$	783		$	74,779		$	—	$	75,562
Finite Lived Intangibles:
Trademarks - finite lived, gross	$	274		$	568		$	—	$	842
Accumulated amortization	(132		)	(435		)	—		(567		)
Trademarks - finite lived, net	$	142		$	133		$	—	$	275
Customer relationships, gross	$	139,476		$	130,032		$	—	$	269,508
Accumulated amortization	(18,680		)	(38,975		)	—		(57,655		)
Customer relationships, net	$	120,796		$	91,057		$	—	$	211,853
Other acquired intangibles, gross	$	11,243		$	60,565		$	—	$	71,808
Accumulated amortization	(1,985		)	(28,358		)	—		(30,343		)
Other acquired intangibles, net	$	9,258		$	32,207		$	—	$	41,465
Total finite lived intangible assets, net	$	130,196		$	123,397		$	—	$	253,593
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	$	130,979		$	198,176		$	—	$	329,155

Schedule of expected amortization expense

The following tables summarize actual amortization expense for the past three fiscal years and estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years.

Amortization expense for the fiscal years ended:
2016	$	24,580
2015	25,528
2014	20,362

Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years:
2017	$	24,327
2018	23,747
2019	23,528
2020	23,249
2021	23,092