Note 11 - Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2016

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended
	August 27, 2016						August 29, 2015
	Trade Revenue		Inter- Segment Revenue		Segment Operating Income		Trade Revenue		Inter- Segment Revenue		Segment Operating Income
Americas Adhesives	$	198,957	$	4,096	$	31,900	$	206,623	$	4,725	$	33,617
EIMEA		130,619		4,056		8,430		133,512		4,513		5,325
Asia Pacific		57,488		1,540		2,510		54,645		1,137		2,749
Construction Products		64,402		185		2,093		72,404		119		3,421
Engineering Adhesives		61,392		-		3,496		56,949		-		3,431
Total	$	512,858			$	48,429	$	524,133			$	48,543

	Nine Months Ended
	August 27, 2016						August 29, 2015
	Trade Revenue		Inter- Segment Revenue		Segment Operating Income		Trade Revenue		Inter- Segment Revenue		Segment Operating Income
Americas Adhesives	$	588,422	$	11,821	$	94,043	$	618,172	$	16,428	$	91,021
EIMEA		394,807		13,821		25,620		405,044		12,174		8,303
Asia Pacific		171,467		3,801		9,299		167,541		8,570		8,838
Construction Products		192,111		340		5,412		206,690		541		10,790
Engineering Adhesives		172,891		-		6,465		138,109		-		(681	)
Total	$	1,519,698			$	140,839	$	1,535,556			$	118,271

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	August 27, 2016			August 29, 2015			August 27, 2016			August 29, 2015
Segment operating income	$	48,429		$	48,543		$	140,839		$	118,271
Special charges, net		2,807			(1,297	)		2,024			(4,592	)
Other income (expense), net		(956	)		(1,040	)		(7,603	)		(1,246	)
Interest expense		(6,809	)		(6,448	)		(19,714	)		(18,765	)
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$	43,471		$	39,758		$	115,546		$	93,668