Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables provides segment data for the years ended November 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011:



	2013			2012		2011
Net sales:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	507,024		$	503,607	$	510,012
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	549,746			541,364		523,026
Packaging	74,000			76,794		93,563
	$	1,130,770		$	1,121,765	$	1,126,601
Operating profit:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	106,345		$	111,653	$	112,839
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	61,996			64,766		58,028
Packaging	6,275			6,295		10,400
	174,616			182,714		181,267
Other income (expense), net	(316		)	283		41
Earnings before income taxes	$	174,300		$	182,997	$	181,308



	2013		2012		2011
Identifiable assets:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	397,545	$	372,011	$	338,197
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	715,759		706,610		693,266
Packaging	41,030		36,350		39,571
Corporate	294,509		90,531		63,899
	$	1,448,843	$	1,205,502	$	1,134,933
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	19,809	$	24,062	$	11,406
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	21,467		9,264		8,775
Packaging	2,467		3,250		3,824
Corporate	908		71		166
	$	44,651	$	36,647	$	24,171
Depreciation and amortization:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	10,488	$	9,327	$	9,325
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	18,093		18,692		19,231
Packaging	2,859		3,090		3,166
Corporate	793		706		713
	$	32,233	$	31,815	$	32,435

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

Financial data relating to the geographic areas in which the Company operates are shown for the years ended November 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Net sales by geographic area are based on sales to final customers within that region.



	2013		2012		2011
Net sales:
United States	$	778,952	$	779,811	$	775,987
Europe	96,255		102,144		106,712
Asia	103,030		98,880		95,363
Other International	152,533		140,930		148,539
	$	1,130,770	$	1,121,765	$	1,126,601
Property, plant and equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation:
United States	$	183,166	$	173,018	$	164,712
Europe	12,499		3,619		2,924
Asia	2,702		8,013		7,561
Other International	10,586		10,451		9,795
	$	208,953	$	195,101	$	184,992

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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