Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	2018			2017
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,336,684		$	366,248
Adecol acquisition		(1,881	)		23,282
Royal Adhesives acquisition		1,730			866,013
Wisdom acquisition		-			59,826
Foreign currency translation effect		(31,362	)		21,315
Balance at end of year	$	1,305,171		$	1,336,684

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

Amortizable Intangible Assets	Purchased Technology and  Patents			Customer Relationships			Tradenames			All Other			Total
As of December 1, 2018
Original cost	$	118,930		$	953,929		$	65,975		$	33,550		$	1,172,384
Accumulated amortization		(41,503	)		(175,318	)		(21,573	)		(26,332	)		(264,726	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	77,427		$	778,611		$	44,402		$	7,218		$	907,658
Weighted-average useful lives (in years)		12			17			14			9			17
As of December 2, 2017
Original cost	$	132,495		$	968,060		$	76,159		$	34,417		$	1,211,131
Accumulated amortization		(27,478	)		(144,964	)		(14,688	)		(22,729	)		(209,859	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	105,017		$	823,096		$	61,471		$	11,688		$	1,001,272
Weighted-average useful lives (in years)		12			18			14			9			17

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

Fiscal Year	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Thereafter
Amortization Expense	$	75,938	$	71,751	$	70,360	$	69,042	$	66,465	$	554,096

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	2018		2017
Americas Adhesives	$	370,443	$	373,328
EIMEA		184,714		177,464
Asia Pacific		21,428		21,514
Construction Adhesives		309,924		324,860
Engineering Adhesives		418,662		439,518
Total	$	1,305,171	$	1,336,684