Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

Notes Tables

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

	August 31, 2019
Amortizable Intangible Assets	Purchased Technology and Patents			Customer Relationships			Trade Names			Other			Total
Original cost	$	112,680		$	910,817		$	63,480		$	27,640		$	1,114,617
Accumulated amortization		(43,881	)		(210,835	)		(24,698	)		(22,697	)		(302,111	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	68,799		$	699,982		$	38,782		$	4,943		$	812,506

	December 1, 2018
Amortizable Intangible Assets	Purchased Technology and Patents			Customer Relationships			Trade Names			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	$	18,151	$	68,078	$	66,530	$	65,251	$	62,492	$	532,004

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
Divestiture		(15,757	)		-			-			-		-			(15,757	)
Currency impact		(2,059	)		(6,872	)		(79	)		234		(8,980	)		(17,756	)
Balance at August 31, 2019	$	322,491		$	148,680		$	21,349		$	310,954	$	468,691		$	1,272,165