Note 15 - Operating Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	2018		2017			2016
Net revenue
Americas Adhesives	$	1,099,918	$	907,765		$	806,062
EIMEA		738,553		568,658			545,135
Asia Pacific		278,079		264,692			241,827
Construction Adhesives		446,101		260,330			256,346
Engineering Adhesives		478,351		304,598			245,235
Total	$	3,041,002	$	2,306,043		$	2,094,605
Inter-segment sales
Americas Adhesives	$	18,717	$	15,943		$	16,064
EIMEA		19,765		19,153			19,165
Asia Pacific		6,952		6,498			4,716
Segment operating income
Americas Adhesives	$	115,363	$	91,198		$	121,998
EIMEA		40,060		18,821			40,121
Asia Pacific		17,995		14,826			15,410
Construction Adhesives		32,917		(12,975	)		3,265
Engineering Adhesives		48,427		16,170			17,390
Total	$	254,762	$	128,040		$	198,184
Depreciation and amortization
Americas Adhesives	$	39,558	$	22,999		$	18,979
EIMEA		32,184		21,071			21,441
Asia Pacific		8,483		8,162			7,484
Construction Adhesives		37,885		18,656			14,977
Engineering Adhesives		27,015		16,427			14,804
Total	$	145,125	$	87,315		$	77,685
Total assets 1
Americas Adhesives	$	1,092,622	$	1,188,027
EIMEA		782,831		837,313
Asia Pacific		272,735		289,191
Construction Adhesives		843,847		867,574
Engineering Adhesives		855,189		880,310
Corporate		328,047		310,828
Total	$	4,175,271	$	4,373,243
Capital expenditures
Americas Adhesives	$	28,983	$	19,022
EIMEA		16,407		16,110
Asia Pacific		5,005		4,910
Construction Adhesives		4,876		4,369
Engineering Adhesives		2,534		2,484
Corporate		10,458		8,039
Total	$	68,263	$	54,934

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	2018			2017			2016
Segment operating income	$	254,762		$	128,040		$	198,184
Special charges, net		-			-			168
Other income (expense), net		1,184			(27,667	)		(9,594	)
Interest expense		(110,994	)		(43,701	)		(27,359	)
Interest income		11,774			3,927			2,045
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$	156,726		$	60,599		$	163,444

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

	Net Revenue
	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	1,374,147	$	969,346	$	869,919
China		343,960		302,009		257,779
Countries with more than 10 percent of total		1,718,107		1,271,355		1,127,698
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		1,322,895		1,034,688		966,907
Total	$	3,041,002	$	2,306,043	$	2,094,605

	Property, Plant and Equipment, net
	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	286,639	$	212,078	$	202,944
Germany		137,677		149,269		99,229
China		77,861		83,808		83,548
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		134,371		225,039		129,554
Total	$	636,548	$	670,194	$	515,275