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Business Segment Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes operations by segment and a reconciliation of segment sales to consolidated sales and segment operating profit to income (loss) before income taxes:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(Dollars in millions)
Net Sales
 
 
 
 
 
Specialty Solutions
$
513.0

 
$
487.6

 
$
441.4

Performance Materials
223.2

 
282.2

 
341.7

Total Net Sales
$
736.2

 
$
769.8

 
$
783.1

Segment Operating Profit
 
 
 
 
 
Specialty Solutions
$
66.2

 
$
70.7

 
$
59.9

Performance Materials
(15.8
)
 
(9.8
)
 
(12.6
)
Total segment operating profit
50.4

 
60.9

 
47.3

Interest expense
(20.0
)
 
(19.3
)
 
(21.5
)
Corporate expenses
(21.1
)
 
(24.0
)
 
(24.5
)
Realized foreign currency translation losses
(17.9
)
 
—

 
—

Merger transaction costs
(9.4
)
 
—

 
—

Corporate severance
(0.3
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(2.9
)
Operational improvement costs
(0.3
)
 
—

 
—

Asset impairments
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(1.8
)
Acquisition and integration related expense
0.1

 
(2.2
)
 
(0.3
)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets
(0.2
)
 
0.9

 
—

Debt issuance costs write-off
(0.2
)
 
(0.8
)
 
—

Pension settlement
—

 
—

 
(0.4
)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
$
(19.0
)
 
$
14.5

 
$
(4.1
)
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(Dollars in millions)
Capital Expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
Specialty Solutions
$
23.2

 
$
16.9

 
$
13.4

Performance Materials
8.2

 
6.0

 
10.9

Corporate
1.7

 
0.9

 
0.8

 
$
33.1

 
$
23.8

 
$
25.1

Depreciation and Amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
Specialty Solutions
$
19.6

 
$
17.6

 
$
14.5

Performance Materials
11.3

 
12.4

 
11.4

Corporate
0.4

 
0.2

 
2.0

 
$
31.3

 
$
30.2

 
$
27.9
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(Dollars in millions)
Net Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
428.2

 
$
449.6

 
$
481.7

Europe
200.1

 
164.0

 
141.4

Asia
107.9

 
156.2

 
160.0

 
$
736.2

 
$
769.8

 
$
783.1

Segment Operating Profit:
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
28.7

 
$
37.1

 
$
38.4

Europe
15.0

 
18.6

 
17.4

Asia
6.7

 
5.2

 
(8.5
)
 
$
50.4

 
$
60.9

 
$
47.3

Total Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
237.7

 
$
246.4

 
$
313.5

Europe
233.5

 
261.1

 
205.9

Asia
84.9

 
81.7

 
93.4

 
$
556.1

 
$
589.2

 
$
612.8

Long-Lived Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
124.1

 
$
115.7

 
$
124.7

Europe
57.8

 
61.1

 
49.8

Asia
27.1

 
29.0

 
34.4

 
$
209.0

 
$
205.8

 
$
208.9