Note 2 - Acquisitions - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Dec. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2017 EUR (€)	Jan. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2015 USD ($)
Goodwill		$ 1,336,684	$ 1,336,684	$ 366,248								$ 354,204
Adecol [Member]
Current assets		17,877	17,877
Property, plant and equipment		7,308	7,308
Goodwill		23,282	23,282		$ 23,282
Other assets		4,811	4,811
Current liabilities		(12,765)	(12,765)
Other liabilities		(14,210)	(14,210)
Total purchase price		44,682	44,682
Goodwill, adjustment			23,282
Adecol [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles		17,016	17,016
Other intangibles		17,016	17,016
Adecol [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles		1,363	1,363
Other intangibles		1,363	1,363
Tonsan Adhesive [Member]
Current assets													$ 49,839
Property, plant and equipment													59,142
Goodwill	[1]												125,790
Current liabilities													(38,068)
Other liabilities													(24,305)
Total purchase price													215,925
Goodwill, adjustment				700
Redeemable non-controlling interests								€ (4,206)					(11,773)
Tonsan Adhesive [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Other intangibles													18,600
Other intangibles													18,600
Tonsan Adhesive [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles													25,700
Other intangibles													25,700
Tonsan Adhesive [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles													11,000
Other intangibles													$ 11,000
Advanced Adhesives Pty Limited and Advance Adhesives (New Zealand) [Member]
Current assets											$ 5,704
Property, plant and equipment											594
Goodwill											102
Current liabilities											(2,671)
Other liabilities											(1,085)
Total purchase price											10,365
Advanced Adhesives Pty Limited and Advance Adhesives (New Zealand) [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles											7,575
Other intangibles											7,575
Advanced Adhesives Pty Limited and Advance Adhesives (New Zealand) [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles											146
Other intangibles											$ 146
Cyberbond LLC [Member]
Current assets										$ 4,425
Property, plant and equipment										2,038
Goodwill										23,654
Other assets										161
Current liabilities										(1,889)
Other liabilities										(3,307)
Total purchase price										42,182
Goodwill, adjustment				23,654
Cyberbond LLC [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Other intangibles										2,000
Other intangibles										2,000
Cyberbond LLC [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles										14,400
Other intangibles										14,400
Cyberbond LLC [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles										700
Other intangibles										$ 700
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member]
Current assets		13,844	13,844				$ 13,729
Property, plant and equipment		8,641	8,641				10,516
Goodwill		59,826	59,826				60,313		$ 59,826
Current liabilities		(8,462)	(8,462)				(8,153)
Current assets, adjustment		115
Property, plant and equipment, adjustment		(1,875)
Goodwill, adjustment		(487)
Current liabilities, adjustment		(309)
Total purchase price		123,549	123,549				123,305
Total purchase price, adjustment		244
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles		45,300	45,300				33,300
Other intangibles, adjustment		12,000
Other intangibles		45,300	45,300				33,300
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles		4,400	4,400				13,600
Other intangibles, adjustment		(9,200)
Other intangibles		4,400	4,400				$ 13,600
Royal Adhesives [Member]
Property, plant and equipment		126,192	126,192
Goodwill		866,013	866,013			$ 866,013
Other assets		1,443	1,443
Other liabilities		(269,240)	(269,240)
Total purchase price		1,622,728	1,622,728
Accounts receivable		64,904	64,904
Inventory		93,680	93,680
Other current assets		58,508	58,508
Accounts payable		(40,211)	(40,211)
Other current liabilities		(37,261)	(37,261)
Goodwill, adjustment			866,013
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Other intangibles		59,800	59,800
Other intangibles		59,800	59,800
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles		645,300	645,300
Other intangibles		645,300	645,300
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles		53,600	53,600
Other intangibles		$ 53,600	$ 53,600

[1] Included in goodwill is the correction of an error related to the valuation of the contingent consideration and goodwill of $9,572 as of February 28, 2015.