Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Acquired Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2016	Nov. 28, 2015
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 78,932,000	$ 75,562,000
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	223,969,000	253,593,000
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	302,901,000	329,155,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	0
Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	842,000	842,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(594,000)	(567,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	248,000	275,000
Customer relationships [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	265,196,000	269,508,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(77,744,000)	(57,655,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	187,452,000	211,853,000
Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	71,075,000	71,808,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(34,806,000)	(30,343,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	36,269,000	41,465,000
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	783,000	783,000
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	118,424,000	130,196,000
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	119,207,000	130,979,000
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	274,000	274,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(145,000)	(132,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	129,000	142,000
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	139,381,000	139,476,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(29,244,000)	(18,680,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	110,137,000	120,796,000
Engine Mobile Filtration [Member] | Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	11,243,000	11,243,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(3,085,000)	(1,985,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	8,158,000	9,258,000
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	73,149,000	74,779,000
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	105,545,000	123,397,000
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	178,694,000	198,176,000
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	568,000	568,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(449,000)	(435,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	119,000	133,000
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	125,815,000	130,032,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(48,500,000)	(38,975,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	77,315,000	91,057,000
Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member] | Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	59,832,000	60,565,000
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	(31,721,000)	(28,358,000)
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	28,111,000	32,207,000
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	5,000,000	0
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	0	0
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	5,000,000	0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	0	0
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	0	0
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	0	0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	0	0
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	0	0
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	0	0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	0	0
Accumulated amortization - finite lived intangible asset	0	0
Intangible asset, net - finite lived	0	0
Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	73,932,000	75,562,000
Trademarks [Member] | Engine Mobile Filtration [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	783,000	783,000
Trademarks [Member] | Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	73,149,000	74,779,000
Trademarks [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	0	0
Other Acquired Intangibles [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	5,000,000	0
Other Acquired Intangibles [Member] | Engine Mobile Filtration [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	0	0
Other Acquired Intangibles [Member] | Industrial Environmental Filtration [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	0	0
Other Acquired Intangibles [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 5,000,000	$ 0