Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 01, 2019

Notes Tables

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

	June 1, 2019
Amortizable Intangible Assets	Purchased Technology and Patents			Customer Relationships			Trade Names			All Other			Total
Original cost	$	114,577		$	959,237		$	66,067		$	27,460		$	1,167,341
Accumulated amortization		(43,749	)		(202,260	)		(23,547	)		(21,767	)		(291,323	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	70,828		$	756,977		$	42,520		$	5,693		$	876,018

	December 1, 2018
Amortizable Intangible Assets	Purchased Technology and Patents			Customer Relationships			Trade Names			All Other			Total
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

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

	Remainder
Fiscal Year	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Thereafter
Amortization Expense	$	38,370	$	72,311	$	70,766	$	69,564	$	66,982	$	558,025

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Americas						Asia			Construction		Engineering
	Adhesives			EIMEA			Pacific			Adhesives		Adhesives			Total
Balance at December 1, 2018	$	339,800		$	155,552		$	21,428		$	310,720	$	477,671		$	1,305,171
Acquisition		507			-			-			-		-			507
Currency impact		(443	)		(2,715	)		(208	)		75		(1,095	)		(4,386	)
Balance at June 1, 2019	$	339,864		$	152,837		$	21,220		$	310,795	$	476,576		$	1,301,292