Operating Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Operating Segments Abstract

Segment Reporting

			2013		2012		2011
Net revenue
	Americas Adhesives	$	902,573	$	838,615	$	637,043
	Construction Products		158,576		147,080		134,591
	EIMEA		733,211		672,423		473,763
	Asia Pacific		252,608		228,121		198,688
	Total	$	2,046,968	$	1,886,239	$	1,444,085
Inter-segment sales
	Americas Adhesives	$	22,120	$	26,096	$	34,224
	Construction Products		800		462		686
	EIMEA		13,918		9,228		10,031
	Asia Pacific		13,034		14,818		9,334
Segment operating income
	Americas Adhesives	$	123,265	$	112,368	$	81,510
	Construction Products		10,940		8,334		2,992
	EIMEA		51,526		34,483		24,590
	Asia Pacific		9,771		7,356		7,869
	Total	$	195,502	$	162,541	$	116,961
Depreciation and amortization
	Americas Adhesives	$	20,832	$	18,852	$	12,222
	Construction Products		11,021		11,001		11,000
	EIMEA		20,420		18,399		10,748
	Asia Pacific		6,522		6,238		5,080
	Total	$	58,795	$	54,490	$	39,050
Total assets1
	Americas Adhesives	$	471,520	$	465,253	$	280,692
	Construction Products		175,489		179,508		180,861
	EIMEA		759,757		674,665		344,935
	Asia Pacific		218,471		197,999		150,949
	Corporate		245,926		267,030		200,929
	Discontinued Operations		1,865		1,865		69,343
	Total	$	1,873,028	$	1,786,320	$	1,227,709
Capital expenditures
	Americas Adhesives	$	26,225	$	15,036	$	5,052
	Construction Products		1,737		1,762		3,823
	EIMEA		63,512		13,402		15,986
	Asia Pacific		10,150		3,511		3,411
	Corporate		22,664		2,202		4,562
	Total	$	124,288	$	35,913	$	32,834
1Segment assets include primarily inventory, accounts receivable, property, plant and equipment and other miscellaneous assets. Corporate assets include primarily corporate property, plant and equipment, deferred tax assets, certain investments and other assets.
Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments
			2013		2012		2011
Segment operating income		$	195,502	$	162,541	$	116,961
Special charges, net			(45,087)		(52,467)		(7,499)
Asset impairment charges			-		(1,517)		(332)
Other income (expense), net			(3,751)		784		4,101
Interest expense			(19,120)		(19,793)		(10,811)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments		$	127,544	$	89,548	$	102,420
Financial information about geographic areas
		Net Revenue
			2013		2012		2011
	United States	$	855,053	$	802,362	$	613,250
	All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		1,191,915		1,083,877		830,835
	Total	$	2,046,968	$	1,886,239	$	1,444,085
		Property, Plant and Equipment, net
			2013		2012		2011
	United States	$	185,260	$	158,973	$	121,333
	Germany		86,335		42,434		33,278
	All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		162,792		127,609		87,976
	Total	$	434,387	$	329,016	$	242,587