Acquistions and Divestitures (Details)	3 Months Ended										3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Tonsan Adhesive Inc [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Tonsan Adhesive Inc [Member] CNY	Feb. 28, 2015 Tonsan Adhesive Inc [Member] Goodwill Asia Pacific [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Tonsan Adhesive Inc [Member] Customer relationships [Member] Goodwill Asia Pacific [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Tonsan Adhesive Inc [Member] Trademarks [Member] Goodwill Asia Pacific [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Tonsan Adhesive Inc [Member] Other intangibles [Member] Goodwill Asia Pacific [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Tonsan Adhesive Inc [Member] Other intangibles [Member] Remaining Earn Out Period [Member] Minimum [Member] Goodwill Asia Pacific [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Continental Products Limited [Member] Goodwill EIMEA [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Continental Products Limited [Member] Customer relationships [Member] Goodwill EIMEA [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Continental Products Limited [Member] Non-competition agreements [Member] Goodwill EIMEA [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Continental Products Limited [Member] Other intangibles [Member] Remaining Earn Out Period [Member] Minimum [Member] Goodwill EIMEA [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 ProSpec Construction Products [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 ProSpec Construction Products [Member] Customer relationships [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 ProSpec Construction Products [Member] Trademarks [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 ProSpec Construction Products [Member] Other intangibles [Member] USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total acquisition cost											$ 1,713				$ 26,183,000
Total purchase price net of cash acquired	217,638,000	0
Cash acquired from acquisition											371
Acquisition related costs						373,000					16
Remaining Equity Fair Value				10,630,000
Maximum additional consideration				11,773,000	74,000,000
Contingent Consideration Liability Fair Value Disclosure				38,772,000
Purchase price allocation [Abstract]
Current assets				50,922,000						58,676				1,439	6,502,000
Property, plant and equipment				58,549,000						58,549				183	7,976,000
Goodwill	396,849,000		255,972,000	155,232,000						155,376				418	7,443,000
Other intangibles, net							12,400	10,900,000	18,500			416	30		6,000,000	4,300,000	200,000	1,500,000
Other assets acquired				139,000						139				7
Current liabilities				30,590,000						30,734				591	(1,738,000)
Other liabilities				49,497,000						9,897
Contingent consideration liabilities				(68,113,000)	(426,000,000)					50,230
Total purchase price											1,713				26,183,000
Discontinued operations balance sheet items
Current assets of discontinued operations	1,865,000		1,865,000
Long-term assets of discontinued operations	0		0
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	5,000,000		5,000,000
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations	$ 0		$ 0