Charge from re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities due to an exchange rate change.

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Represents the percentage decrease in the value of foreign currency against the reporting currency of the entity.

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Represents the value of foreign currency per dollar after devaluation.

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Represents the value of foreign currency per dollar before devaluation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement.

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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016 VEF / $	Mar. 31, 2016 VEF / $	Feb. 29, 2016 VEF / $	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016
Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Sales revenue, net				$ 444,414		$ 445,503	$ 1,160,522	$ 1,159,977
Operating income				63,319		55,633	123,704	114,608
SG&A
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Net foreign exchange gains (losses), including the impact of currency hedges and currency swaps				(110)		(440)	(600)	(2,540)
Income tax expense
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Net foreign exchange gains (losses), including the impact of currency hedges and currency swaps				(160)		270	$ (90)	330
Venezuelan Bolivar \| SIMADI
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Value of foreign currency after devaluation (in Bolivars per dollar) \| VEF / $	205
Venezuelan Bolivar \| DIPRO
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Value of foreign currency before devaluation (in Bolivars per dollar) \| VEF / $			6.30
Value of foreign currency after devaluation (in Bolivars per dollar) \| VEF / $			10.00
Venezuelan Bolivar \| DICOM
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Value of foreign currency after devaluation (in Bolivars per dollar) \| VEF / $		207
Chinese Renminbi
Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Percentage decrease in Chinese renminbi against the U.S. Dollar							5.50%		6.00%
Venezuela
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Charge from re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities due to an exchange rate change					$ 18,730
Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Sales revenue, net				160		7,200	$ 530	17,240
Operating income				$ 50		$ 3,120	$ (60)	$ 6,440
Net sales revenue \| Geographic concentration \| International operations - transactions denominated in foreign currencies
Foreign Currency Risk and Currency Exchange Uncertainties
Concentration risk percentage				12.00%		16.00%	12.00%	15.00%