Note 6 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014
Americas Adhesives [Member]
Goodwill	$ 67,123	$ 71,325
EIMEA [Member]
Goodwill	122,641	139,666
Asia Pacific [Member]
Goodwill	143,660	24,201
Construction Products [Member]
Goodwill	20,780	20,780
Goodwill	$ 354,204	$ 255,972

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

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