Other (Income) Expense

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2016

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Operating Cost and Expense [Table Text Block]

Other (Income) Expense

Included in other (income) expense in 2016 were environmental remediation costs of $0.3 million, and other expenses of $0.4 million, which were more than offset by sales of scrap material of $1.0 million, and a reversal of operational development charges of $0.4 million.

Included in other expense (income) in 2015 were operational development costs of $5.4 million, environmental remediation costs of $3.0 million, shareholder activist costs of $1.9 million, which was partially offset by gains on foreign currency transactions of $1.5 million, sales of scrap material of $1.1 million, and net other income $0.8 million.

Included in other expense (income) in 2014 were income from scrap material sales of $1.8 million, a gain on settlement of notes receivable of $1.1 million, gain on foreign currency transactions of $1.1 million, and interest income of $0.8 million, partially offset by miscellaneous non-income tax expense of $1.1 million, environmental remediation costs of $1.0 million, and other expense of $0.3 million.