Note 4 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill by Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 02, 2019 USD ($)
Goodwill	$ 1,305,171
Currency impact	9,444
Goodwill	1,314,615
Americas Adhesives [Member]
Goodwill	339,800
Currency impact	422
Goodwill	340,222
EIMEA [Member]
Goodwill	155,552
Currency impact	2,002
Goodwill	157,554
Asia Pacific [Member]
Goodwill	21,428
Currency impact	(149)
Goodwill	21,279
Construction Adhesives [Member]
Goodwill	310,720
Currency impact	149
Goodwill	310,869
Engineering Adhesives [Member]
Goodwill	477,671
Currency impact	7,020
Goodwill	$ 484,691

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99380562&loc=d3e13770-109266

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