Note 2 - Acquisitions - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 02, 2018	Dec. 02, 2017	Nov. 01, 2017	Oct. 20, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017
Goodwill, Ending Balance		$ 1,338,546	$ 1,336,684
Goodwill, adjustment	[1]	9,737
Adecol [Member]
Current assets		16,746	17,877
Current assets, adjustment		(1,131)
Property, plant and equipment		7,610	7,308
Property, plant and equipment, adjustment		302
Goodwill, Ending Balance		23,933	23,282	$ 23,933
Goodwill, adjustment		651
Other assets		4,811	4,811
Other assets, adjustment
Current liabilities		(12,474)	(12,765)
Current liabilities, adjustment		291
Other liabilities		(13,875)	(14,210)
Other liabilities, adjustment		335
Total purchase price		44,682	44,682
Total purchase price, adjustment
Adecol [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles		16,633	17,016
Other intangibles, adjustment		(383)
Adecol [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles		1,298	1,363
Other intangibles, adjustment		(65)
Royal Adhesives [Member]
Property, plant and equipment		120,137	126,192
Property, plant and equipment, adjustment		(6,055)
Goodwill, Ending Balance		875,122	866,013		$ 875,122
Goodwill, adjustment		9,109
Other assets		1,410	1,443
Other assets, adjustment		(33)
Other liabilities		(266,474)	(269,240)
Other liabilities, adjustment		2,766
Total purchase price		1,622,728	1,622,728
Total purchase price, adjustment
Accounts receivable		65,182	64,904
Accounts receivable		278
Inventory		94,052	93,680
Inventory		372
Other current assets		59,013	58,508
Other current assets		505
Accounts payable		(38,735)	(40,211)
Accounts payable		1,476
Other current liabilities		(38,579)	(37,261)
Other current liabilities		(1,318)
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles		638,800	645,300
Other intangibles, adjustment		(6,500)
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles		53,300	53,600
Other intangibles, adjustment		(300)
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Other intangibles		59,500	59,800
Other intangibles, adjustment		$ (300)
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member]
Current assets			13,844
Property, plant and equipment			8,641
Goodwill, Ending Balance			59,826			$ 59,826
Current liabilities			(8,462)
Total purchase price			123,549
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles			45,300
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles			$ 4,400

[1] Adjustments to preliminary goodwill for Royal Adhesives and Adecol as of June 2, 2018.