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Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 03, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of goodwill | The following table reconciles the activity for goodwill by segment for fiscal years 2016 and 2015. All goodwill is stated on a gross basis, as the Company has not recorded any impairment charges against goodwill.
| Engine/Mobile Filtration |  | Industrial/ Environmental Filtration |  | Corporate |  | Total
November 30, 2014 | $ | 216,114 |  |  | $ | 291,058 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 507,172 |
Acquisitions | (7,377 | ) |  | 11,938 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,561 |
Disposals and write-offs | — |  |  | (491 | ) |  | — |  |  | (491 | )
Currency translation adjustments | (1,200 | ) |  | (3,777 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4,977 | )
November 30, 2015 | $ | 207,537 |  |  | $ | 298,728 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 506,265 |
Acquisitions and purchase accounting adjustments | — |  |  | 3,604 |  |  | 3,895 |  |  | 7,499 |
Currency translation adjustments | (990 | ) |  | (9,866 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10,856 | )
November 30, 2016 | $ | 206,547 |  |  | $ | 292,466 |  |  | $ | 3,895 |  |  | $ | 502,908 |
Schedule of intangible assets by segment | The following table summarizes acquired intangible assets by segment. Other acquired intangible assets include parts manufacturer regulatory approvals, developed technology, patents and noncompete agreements.
| Engine/Mobile Filtration |  | Industrial/ Environmental Filtration |  | Corporate |  | Total
November 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite Lived Intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks - indefinite lived | $ | 783 |  |  | $ | 73,149 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 73,932 |
Other acquired intangibles, gross | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 5,000 |
Total indefinite lived intangible assets | $ | 783 |  |  | $ | 73,149 |  |  | $ | 5,000 |  |  | $ | 78,932 |
Finite Lived Intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks - finite lived, gross | $ | 274 |  |  | $ | 568 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 842 |
Accumulated amortization | (145 | ) |  | (449 | ) |  | — |  |  | (594 | )
Trademarks - finite lived, net | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 248 |
Customer relationships, gross | $ | 139,381 |  |  | $ | 125,815 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 265,196 |
Accumulated amortization | (29,244 | ) |  | (48,500 | ) |  | — |  |  | (77,744 | )
Customer relationships, net | $ | 110,137 |  |  | $ | 77,315 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 187,452 |
Other acquired intangibles, gross | $ | 11,243 |  |  | $ | 59,832 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 71,075 |
Accumulated amortization | (3,085 | ) |  | (31,721 | ) |  | — |  |  | (34,806 | )
Other acquired intangibles, net | $ | 8,158 |  |  | $ | 28,111 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36,269 |
Total finite lived intangible assets, net | $ | 118,424 |  |  | $ | 105,545 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 223,969 |
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 119,207 |  |  | $ | 178,694 |  |  | $ | 5,000 |  |  | $ | 302,901 |
| Engine/Mobile Filtration |  | Industrial/ Environmental Filtration |  | Corporate |  | Total
November 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite Lived Intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks - indefinite lived | $ | 783 |  |  | $ | 74,779 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 75,562 |
Other acquired intangibles, gross | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total indefinite lived intangible assets | $ | 783 |  |  | $ | 74,779 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 75,562 |
Finite Lived Intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks - finite lived, gross | $ | 274 |  |  | $ | 568 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 842 |
Accumulated amortization | (132 | ) |  | (435 | ) |  | — |  |  | (567 | )
Trademarks - finite lived, net | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 275 |
Customer relationships, gross | $ | 139,476 |  |  | $ | 130,032 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 269,508 |
Accumulated amortization | (18,680 | ) |  | (38,975 | ) |  | — |  |  | (57,655 | )
Customer relationships, net | $ | 120,796 |  |  | $ | 91,057 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 211,853 |
Other acquired intangibles, gross | $ | 11,243 |  |  | $ | 60,565 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 71,808 |
Accumulated amortization | (1,985 | ) |  | (28,358 | ) |  | — |  |  | (30,343 | )
Other acquired intangibles, net | $ | 9,258 |  |  | $ | 32,207 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41,465 |
Total finite lived intangible assets, net | $ | 130,196 |  |  | $ | 123,397 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 253,593 |
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 130,979 |  |  | $ | 198,176 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 329,155 |
Schedule of expected amortization expense | The following tables summarize actual amortization expense for the past three fiscal years and estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years.
Amortization expense for the fiscal years ended: |
2016 | $ | 24,580 |
2015 | 25,528 |
2014 | 20,362 |
Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years: |
2017 | $ | 24,327 |
2018 | 23,747 |
2019 | 23,528 |
2020 | 23,249 |
2021 | 23,092 |

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