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|Schedule of segment information     | Segment information is summarized as follows:Quarter EndedFebruary 27, 2016February 28, 2015Net sales:Engine/Mobile Filtration$134,554$144,458Industrial/Environmental Filtration181,718190,916Packaging—15,749$316,272$351,123Operating profit:Engine/Mobile Filtration$19,067$24,746Industrial/Environmental Filtration12,89214,008Packaging—43931,95939,193Other income (expense), net(1,469)(1,046)Earnings before income taxes$30,490$38,147February 27, 2016November 28, 2015Identifiable assets:Engine/Mobile Filtration$746,649$771,120Industrial/Environmental Filtration997,5491,028,793Packaging——Corporate38,05918,543$1,782,257$1,818,456
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|Engine/Mobile Filtration            | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Industrial/Environmental Filtration | 997,549                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|Corporate                           | 38,059                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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X- DefinitionTabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.
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