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Fair value at acquisition-date of the assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interests issued by the acquirer, including but not limited to, instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations - Narrative (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014 Segment acre	Aug. 31, 2013	Jun. 14, 2013 Rocketdyne Business [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Rocketdyne Business [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Rocketdyne Business [Member] ExtensionPeriod	Jun. 14, 2013 Rocketdyne Business [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Sales Revenue, Net [Member] Government Contracts Concentration Risk [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 Sales Revenue, Net [Member] Government Contracts Concentration Risk [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of operating segments	2
Acres of land owned by the Company	11,900
Acquisition, purchase price				$ 550.0
Aggregate consideration	(0.2)	411.2	411.0
Decrease in initial purchase price			55.0		55.0
Expected future acquisition of ownership interest percentage					50.00%	50.00%
Number of additional periods for termination extension date					4
Agreement extension period					3 months
Number of days required to provide notice period prior to termination date					5 days
Extended purchase agreement term					3 months
Number of weeks in first quarter									91 days	98 days
Additional net sales due to additional week of operations										$ 27.8
Percentage of Net Sales							85.00%	85.00%