Business Acquisitions, Investments and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Filter Resources) (Details)			1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 17, 2014 USD ($) employee	Dec. 16, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Goodwill				$ 506,265,000	$ 502,908,000	$ 506,265,000	$ 507,172,000
Intangible Assets Acquired
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 10,880,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets Acquired
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 10,800,000
Weighted average useful life	15 years
Trademarks [Member]
Intangible Assets Acquired
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 80,000
Weighted average useful life	1 year
Air Filtrations Segment of General Electric [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 263,758,000
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Accounts receivable		34,453,000
Inventories		41,884,000
Other current assets		837,000
Property, plant and equipment		22,903,000
Goodwill		74,324,000
Intangible assets		133,020,000
Total assets acquired		307,421,000
Net assets acquired		260,312,000
Intangible Assets Acquired
Net sales					194,302,000	208,036,000	226,709,000
Operating profit					27,213,000	$ 18,995,000	$ 13,984,000
Air Filtrations Segment of General Electric [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Intangible assets		$ 77,300,000
Intangible Assets Acquired
Weighted average useful life		13 years
Air Filtrations Segment of General Electric [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Intangible assets		$ 19,900,000
Intangible Assets Acquired
Weighted average useful life		13 years
Air Filtrations Segment of General Electric [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Intangible assets		$ 670,000
Intangible Assets Acquired
Weighted average useful life		1 year
Air Filtrations Segment of General Electric [Member] | Order or Production Backlog [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Intangible assets		$ 50,000
Intangible Assets Acquired
Weighted average useful life		1 year
Filter Resources, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 21,861,000
Assumed long-term debt	$ 1,250,000
Acquired workforce, number of employees | employee	75
Fair value of contingent consideration	$ 1,154,000				0
Contingent consideration face value	1,350,000
Contingent consideration increase (decrease)			$ 6,000
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Accounts receivable	3,180,000
Inventories	2,042,000
Other current assets	118,000
Property, plant and equipment	574,000
Goodwill	11,938,000
Intangible assets	10,880,000
Total assets acquired	28,732,000
Current liabilities	2,670,000
Other noncurrent liabilities	4,201,000
Net assets acquired	$ 21,861,000
Intangible Assets Acquired
Net sales				19,666,000	23,205,000
Operating profit				$ 1,898,000	$ 3,466,000
Trade Names [Member] | Air Filtrations Segment of General Electric [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Intangible assets		$ 35,100,000