Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

	September 1, 2018
Amortizable Intangible Assets	Purchased Technology and Patents			Customer Relationships			All Other			Total
Original cost	$	130,971		$	956,923		$	109,304		$	1,197,198
Accumulated amortization		(35,024	)		(184,777	)		(47,693	)		(267,494	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	95,947		$	772,146		$	61,611		$	929,704

	December 2, 2017
Amortizable Intangible Assets	Purchased Technology and Patents			Customer Relationships			All Other			Total
Original cost	$	132,495		$	968,060		$	110,576		$	1,211,131
Accumulated amortization		(27,478	)		(144,964	)		(37,417	)		(209,859	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	105,017		$	823,096		$	73,159		$	1,001,272

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Year	Remainder 2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		Thereafter
Amortization Expense	$	19,024	$	75,846	$	73,309	$	71,767	$	69,193	$	620,565

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Americas						Asia			Construction			Engineering
	Adhesives			EIMEA			Pacific			Adhesives			Adhesives			Total
Balance at December 2, 2017	$	373,328		$	177,464		$	21,514		$	324,860		$	439,518		$	1,336,684
Acquisitions 1		2,550			20,582			(194	)		(14,322	)		(5,998	)		2,618
Currency impact		(3,839	)		(7,709	)		67			(332	)		(10,572	)		(22,385	)
Balance at September 1, 2018	$	372,039		$	190,337		$	21,387		$	310,206		$	422,948		$	1,316,917