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Business Acquisitions, Investments and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 03, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of pro forma information | The pro forma amounts include the Company’s determination of purchase accounting adjustments based on available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable.
| Twelve Months Ended November 30, 2014
| CLARCOR Inc. As reported | CLARCOR Engine Mobile Solutions |  | CLARCOR Industrial Air |  | CLARCOR Inc. Pro forma
Net sales | $ | 1,512,854 |  | $ | 46,837 |  |  | $ | 15,422 |  |  | $ | 1,575,113 |
Operating profit | 210,428 |  | 17,677 |  | (a) | 8,814 |  | (b) | 236,919 |
Net earnings attributable to CLARCOR | 144,084 |  | 10,485 |  |  | 6,551 |  |  | 161,120 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 2.83 |  | $ | 0.21 |  |  | $ | 0.13 |  |  | $ | 3.17 |
(a) | Includes adjustments to remove transaction costs of $3,035 and cost of sales related to the step-up of inventory to its estimated acquisition-date fair value of $1,368, which have been pushed back to the twelve months ended November 30, 2013 for pro forma presentation. Also includes adjustments to intangible asset amortization, depreciation expense and interest expense.
(b) | Includes adjustments to remove transaction costs of $2,089 and cost of sales related to the step-up of inventory to its estimated acquisition-date fair value of $4,342, which have been pushed back to the twelve months ended November 30, 2013 for pro forma presentation. Also includes adjustments to intangible asset amortization, depreciation expense and interest expense.
Filter Resources, Inc. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of business acquisitions | The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition of Filter Resources:
Accounts receivable | $ | 3,180 |
Inventories | 2,042 |
Other current assets | 118 |
Property, plant and equipment | 574 |
Goodwill | 11,938 |
Intangible assets | 10,880 |
| Total assets acquired | 28,732 |
Current liabilities | 2,670 |
Noncurrent liabilities | 4,201 |
| Net assets acquired | $ | 21,861 |
Schedule of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired | A summary of the intangible assets acquired is shown in the following table:
| Estimated | Weighted average | Amortization
Identifiable intangible assets | Value | Useful life | Method
Customer relationships | $ | 10,800 |  | 15 years | Straight-line
Trademarks | 80 |  | 1 year | Straight-line
| $ | 10,880 |  |  |
Stanadyne [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of business acquisitions | The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition of CLARCOR Engine Mobile Solutions:
Accounts receivable | $ | 19,098 |
Inventories | 7,257 |
Deferred income taxes | 4,445 |
Property, plant and equipment | 10,176 |
Goodwill | 187,611 |
Intangible assets | 146,430 |
| Total assets acquired | 375,017 |
Current liabilities | 9,105 |
Other noncurrent liabilities | 2,000 |
Deferred income taxes | 36,193 |
| Net assets acquired | $ | 327,719 |
Schedule of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired | A summary of the intangible assets acquired is shown in the following table:
| Estimated | Weighted average | Amortization
Identifiable intangible assets | Value | Useful life | Method
Customer relationships | $ | 135,250 |  | 13 years | Straight-line
Developed technology | 11,000 |  | 10 years | Straight-line
Trademarks | 180 |  | Indefinite | Not amortized
| $ | 146,430 |  |  |
Schedule of results of acquiree | Net sales and operating profit attributable to CLARCOR Engine Mobile Solutions for the years ended November 30, 2016, November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014 were as follows:
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Net sales | $ | 78,012 |  | $ | 88,255 |  | $ | 65,701 |
Operating profit | 14,335 |  | 17,659 |  | 11,604 |
Air Filtrations Segment of General Electric [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of business acquisitions | The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition of CLARCOR Industrial Air:
Accounts receivable | $ | 34,453 |
Inventories | 41,884 |
Other current assets | 837 |
Property, plant and equipment | 22,903 |
Goodwill | 74,324 |
Intangible assets | 133,020 |
| Total assets acquired | 307,421 |
Total liabilities | 47,109 |
| Net assets acquired | $ | 260,312 |
Schedule of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired | A summary of the intangible assets acquired, weighted-average useful lives and amortization methods is shown in the following table:
| Estimated | Weighted average | Amortization
Identifiable intangible assets | Value | Useful life | Method
Customer relationships | $ | 77,300 |  | 13 years | Straight-line
Trade names | 35,100 |  | Indefinite | Not amortized
Developed technology | 19,900 |  | 13 years | Straight-line
Backlog | 670 |  | Less than 1 Year | Accelerated
GE Transitional Trademark License | 50 |  | Less than 1 Year | Accelerated
| $ | 133,020 |  |  |
Schedule of results of acquiree | Net sales and operating profit attributable to CLARCOR Industrial Air for the years ended November 30, 2016, November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014 were as follows:
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Net sales | $ | 194,302 |  | $ | 208,036 |  | $ | 226,709 |
Operating profit | 27,213 |  | 18,995 |  | 13,984 |
Bekaert Business [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of results of acquiree | Net sales and operating loss attributable to the Bekaert Business for the years ended November 30, 2016, November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014 were as follows:
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Net sales | $ | 12,522 |  | $ | 11,824 |  | $ | 13,926 |
Operating profit (loss) | 714 |  | (387 | ) | (21 | )

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