Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2018	Dec. 02, 2017	Dec. 03, 2016	Nov. 28, 2015
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	75.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	4.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Annual Retirement Percentage	3.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 11,034	$ 10,899	$ 10,417
Liability, Defined Benefit Plan, Total	$ 20,183	$ 6,307
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Increase (decrease) in Discount Rate	0.50%
Impact on Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense from a Change in Discount Rate	$ 22
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	40.00%
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Rate of Compensation Increase		4.50%	4.50%	4.50%
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	60.00%
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	40.00%
UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, (Increase) Decrease for Settlement, Total	$ 0	$ 0	$ 8,399
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$ 364,788	$ 409,376
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate	4.51%	3.73%	4.10%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	7.75%	7.75%	7.75%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Increase (Decrease) in Expected Long-term Return on Assets	0.50%
Impact on Pension and Other Retirement Benefiit Expense of a Change in Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Assets	$ 2,147
UNITED STATES | Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	8.25%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	60.00%
UNITED STATES | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	5.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	40.00%
Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$ 200,193	$ 214,512
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	6.20%	6.21%	6.20%
UNITED KINGDOM
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	6.75%
GERMANY
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	5.75%
Four Percent Match [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 5,293
Three Percent Match [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 5,741