Note 2 - Acquisitions - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 02, 2017	Dec. 01, 2018	Dec. 02, 2017	Nov. 01, 2017	Oct. 20, 2017	Mar. 04, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017	Dec. 03, 2016
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 1,336,684	$ 1,305,171	$ 1,336,684					$ 366,248
Adecol [Member]
Current assets	17,877	16,137	17,877
Current assets, adjustment		(1,740)
Property, plant and equipment	7,308	8,047	7,308
Property, plant and equipment, adjustment		739
Goodwill, Ending Balance	23,282	21,401	23,282	$ 21,401
Goodwill, adjustment		(1,881)	23,282
Other assets	4,811	4,811	4,811
Other assets, adjustment
Current liabilities	(12,765)	(14,274)	(12,765)
Current liabilities, adjustment		(1,509)
Other liabilities	(14,210)	(13,708)	(14,210)
Other liabilities, adjustment		502
Total purchase price	44,682	40,345	44,682
Total purchase price, adjustment		(4,337)
Adecol [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles	17,016	16,633	17,016
Other intangibles, adjustment		(383)
Adecol [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles	1,363	1,298	1,363
Other intangibles, adjustment		(65)
Royal Adhesives [Member]
Property, plant and equipment	126,192	118,783	126,192
Property, plant and equipment, adjustment		(7,409)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	866,013	867,743	866,013		$ 867,743
Goodwill, adjustment		1,730	866,013
Other assets	1,443	1,400	1,443
Other assets, adjustment		(43)
Other liabilities	(269,240)	(269,423)	(269,240)
Other liabilities, adjustment		(183)
Total purchase price	1,622,728	1,620,339	1,622,728
Total purchase price, adjustment		(2,389)
Accounts receivable	64,904	65,896	64,904
Accounts receivable, adjustment		992
Inventory	93,680	93,485	93,680
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Inventory		(195)	10,815
Other current assets	58,508	59,297	58,508
Other current assets, adjustment		789
Accounts payable	(40,211)	(38,759)	(40,211)
Accounts payable, adjustment		1,452
Other current liabilities	(37,261)	(33,483)	(37,261)
Other current liabilities, adjustment		3,778
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles	645,300	664,700	645,300
Other intangibles, adjustment		19,400
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles	53,600	31,000	53,600
Other intangibles, adjustment		22,600
Royal Adhesives [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Other intangibles	59,800	59,700	$ 59,800
Other intangibles, adjustment		(100)
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member]
Current assets		13,844				$ 13,729
Current assets, adjustment	115
Property, plant and equipment		8,641				10,516
Property, plant and equipment, adjustment	(1,875)
Goodwill, Ending Balance		59,826				60,313	$ 59,826
Goodwill, adjustment	(487)
Current liabilities		(8,462)				(8,153)
Current liabilities, adjustment	(309)
Total purchase price, adjustment	244
Total purchase price		123,549				123,305
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles		45,300				33,300
Other intangibles, adjustment	12,000
H. E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc. and Wisdom Adhesives Southeast, LLC [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles		$ 4,400				$ 13,600
Other intangibles, adjustment	$ (9,200)