Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at November 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	2013		2012
Accounts payable	$	79,164	$	69,206
Accrued salaries, wages and commissions	14,908		16,884
Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities	278		21,442
Compensated absences	8,600		9,010
Accrued insurance liabilities	7,599		7,733
Customer deposits	16,081		14,207
Other accrued liabilities	30,908		33,780
	$	157,538	$	172,262

Schedule of product warranty liability

Changes in the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in Other accrued liabilities, for the years ended November 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	1,533		$	2,580		$	3,499
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	844			514			622
Adjustments related to business acquisitions	—			32			—
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(290		)	(691		)	(846		)
Settlements made during the period	(500		)	(850		)	(316		)
Other adjustments, including currency translation	12			(52		)	(379		)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	1,599		$	1,533		$	2,580