Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	$ 0	$ 400,000	$ 0
Effective Income Tax Rate	(104.00%)	11.40%	(3.40%)
Income tax (Expense) Benefit	$ 10,300,000	$ (2,400,000)	$ (400,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$ 9,900,000	$ (21,100,000)	$ 11,700,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Dividend, Percent	22.20%	0.00%	10.80%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, French Legislation Change, Percent	16.10%	0.00%	0.00%
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 1,600,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Percent	(0.80%)	0.90%	3.10%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Impairment Losses, Amount	$ 0.000	$ 0.293	$ 0.000
Domestic federal net operating loss carryforwards (NOLCs)	92,000,000
State and local net operating loss carryforwards (NOLCs)	108,700,000
utilized federal net operating loss carryforward	$ 15,500,000	7,800,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	2017
Foreign tax credit carryforwards	$ 100,000
AMT credit carryforwards	700,000
Foreign NOLC	49,200,000
Foreign tax credit carryforwards with indefinite carryforward periods	39,900,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	32,000,000
Income Taxes Paid	4,200,000	3,800,000	3,900,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	300,000	0	600,000	$ 800,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, reductions resulting from lapse of open statute of limitations	0	600,000	$ 200,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$ 14,100,000	$ 10,200,000
Valuation allowance (reversal)	18.80%	(2.60%)	(49.70%)
Tax at Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	$ 100,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Recognition of Unrecognized Tax Benefits During Year, Amount		$ 600,000	$ 0
Net Realizable Cash Value [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
State and local net operating loss carryforwards (NOLCs)	$ 3,800,000
Minimum [Member] | Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	2017
Minimum [Member] | Domestic Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	2021
Maximum [Member] | Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	2022
Maximum [Member] | Domestic Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	2034
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax (Expense) Benefit	$ (0.105)	$ 0.148	$ (0.225)