|**Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Guarantees (Tables)** | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|**Payables and Accruals [Abstract]**                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Schedule of accounts payable and accrued liabilities              | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities atMarch 1, 2014andNovember 30, 2013were as follows:March 1, 2014November 30, 2013Accounts payable$107,738$79,164Accrued salaries, wages and commissions9,34414,908Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities216278Compensated absences8,3318,600Accrued insurance liabilities8,2727,599Customer deposits20,42016,081Other accrued liabilities43,44530,908Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$197,766$157,538                                                  
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|Accounts payable                                                  | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Accrued salaries, wages and commissions                           | 9,344                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities        | 216                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Compensated absences                                              | 8,331                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Accrued insurance liabilities                                     | 8,272                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Customer deposits                                                 | 20,420                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Other accrued liabilities                                         | 43,445                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Schedule of product warranty liability                            | Changes in the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in Other accrued liabilities, are as follows:Three Months EndedMarch 1, 2014March 2, 2013Warranty accrual at beginning of period$1,599$1,533Warranty accrual added through business acquisitions10,677—Accruals for warranties issued during the period28182Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties4427Settlements made during the period(664)(178)Other adjustments, including currency translation(6)(6)Warranty accrual at end of period$11,678$1,558
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|Warranty accrual at beginning of period                           | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Warranty accrual added through business acquisitions              | 10,677                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Accruals for warranties issued during the period                  | 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties                    | 44                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Settlements made during the period                                | (664                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Other adjustments, including currency translation                 | (6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Warranty accrual at end of period                                 | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Schedule of restructuring charges                                 | The charge consisted of approximately$863related to the impairment of long-lived assets and leasehold improvements and approximately$452related to severance and employee termination costs, which severance and employee termination costs are included in accrued liabilities as ofMarch 1, 2014.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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