Operating Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015	Mar. 01, 2014
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 470,661,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 485,981,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Segment operating income	21,373,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	36,246,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Americas Adhesives [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net revenue	203,943,000	209,666,000
Inter-Segment Revenue	5,383,000	5,680,000
Segment operating income	20,788,000	25,206,000
Construction Products [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net revenue	49,163,000	39,709,000
Inter-Segment Revenue	176,000	272,000
Segment operating income	1,793,000	812,000
EIMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net revenue	147,562,000	171,559,000
Inter-Segment Revenue	4,551,000	4,106,000
Segment operating income	(722,000)	8,440,000
Asia Pacific [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net revenue	69,993,000	65,047,000
Inter-Segment Revenue	3,466,000	3,471,000
Segment operating income	$ (486,000)	$ 1,788,000

The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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