Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 02, 2017	Dec. 03, 2016	Nov. 28, 2015
Goodwill	$ 1,336,684	$ 366,248	$ 354,204
Americas Adhesives [Member]
Goodwill	141,138	59,821
EIMEA [Member]
Goodwill	107,978	98,876
Asia Pacific [Member]
Goodwill	18,080	17,481
Construction Products [Member]
Goodwill	21,951	21,901
Engineering Adhesives [Member]
Goodwill	178,791	168,169
Royal Adhesives [Member]
Goodwill	$ 868,746

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
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975

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