Note 14 - Operating Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 28, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	2015		2014		2013
Net revenue
Americas Adhesives	$	876,810	$	920,679	$	902,573
EIMEA		605,064		719,787		733,211
Asia Pacific		368,736		275,809		252,608
Construction Products		233,050		188,179		158,576
Total	$	2,083,660	$	2,104,454	$	2,046,968
Inter-segment sales
Americas Adhesives	$	23,569	$	22,120	$	26,096
EIMEA		19,089		13,918		9,228
Asia Pacific		14,402		13,034		14,818
Construction Products		1,474		800		462
Segment operating income
Americas Adhesives	$	126,272	$	103,339	$	123,265
EIMEA		11,881		30,521		51,526
Asia Pacific		17,174		9,317		9,771
Construction Products		15,158		6,664		10,940
Total	$	170,485	$	149,841	$	195,502
Depreciation and amortization
Americas Adhesives	$	22,172	$	22,180	$	20,832
EIMEA		23,518		24,363		20,420
Asia Pacific		15,966		7,230		6,522
Construction Products		13,234		11,751		11,021
Total	$	74,890	$	65,524	$	58,795
Total assets 1
Americas Adhesives	$	458,385	$	474,691	$	471,520
EIMEA		669,883		787,194		759,757
Asia Pacific		551,410		238,627		218,471
Construction Products		204,758		198,276		175,489
Corporate		157,816		168,353		245,926
Discontinued Operations		-		1,865		1,865
Total	$	2,042,252	$	1,869,006	$	1,873,028
Capital expenditures
Americas Adhesives	$	9,775	$	18,045	$	26,225
EIMEA		16,864		71,926		63,512
Asia Pacific		13,338		22,377		10,150
Construction Products		13,925		2,073		1,737
Corporate		4,722		25,373		22,664
Total	$	58,624	$	139,794	$	124,288

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	2015			2014			2013
Segment operating income	$	170,485		$	149,841		$	195,502
Special charges, net		(4,654	)		(51,501	)		(45,087	)
Other income (expense), net		(2,465	)		716			(3,751	)
Interest expense		(25,021	)		(19,744	)		(19,120	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$	138,345		$	79,312		$	127,544

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

	Net Revenue
	2015		2014		2013
United States	$	891,436	$	878,058	$	855,053
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		1,192,224		1,226,396		1,191,915
Total	$	2,083,660	$	2,104,454	$	2,046,968

	Property, Plant and Equipment, net
	2015		2014		2013
United States	$	193,819	$	205,412	$	185,260
Germany		101,013		116,301		86,335
China		94,763		40,748		29,202
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		123,265		140,173		133,590
Total	$	512,860	$	502,634	$	434,387