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Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2014 | Dec. 09, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash dividend declared | $ 0.34 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.31 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.34 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared |
Subsequent Events [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage increase in quarterly cash dividend |  |  |  | 12.00%wdfc_PercentageIncreaseDecreaseOfDividends / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Cash dividend declared |  |  |  | $ 0.38 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Dividend payable date |  |  |  | Jan. 30, 2015
Dividend payable record date |  |  |  | Jan. 05, 2015

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- Definition Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 + Details
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- Definition Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in CCYY-MM-DD format. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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