Note 16 - Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	August 31, 2019						September 1, 2018
			Inter-		Segment				Inter-			Segment
	Trade		Segment		Operating		Trade		Segment			Operating
	Revenue		Revenue		Income		Revenue		Revenue			Income
Americas Adhesives	$	259,758	$	4,426	$	28,263	$	268,736	$	4,595		$	31,474
EIMEA		154,278		10,467		6,458		171,505		5,255			6,199
Asia Pacific		65,624		528		6,114		65,960		1,435			3,677
Construction Adhesives		107,920		2		7,380		123,977		(3	)		11,907
Engineering Adhesives		137,796		-		18,491		139,929		-			14,034
Total	$	725,376			$	66,706	$	770,107				$	67,291

	Nine Months Ended
	August 31, 2019						September 1, 2018
			Inter-		Segment				Inter-			Segment
	Trade		Segment		Operating		Trade		Segment			Operating
	Revenue		Revenue		Income		Revenue		Revenue			Income
Americas Adhesives	$	761,408	$	13,166	$	70,472	$	785,931	$	15,491		$	72,793
EIMEA		476,244		23,566		18,454		522,658		14,702			22,714
Asia Pacific		200,109		4,133		15,651		206,990		5,032			11,005
Construction Adhesives		301,619		-		11,148		345,125		(4	)		24,410
Engineering Adhesives		418,514		-		57,573		411,869		-			42,472
Total	$	2,157,894			$	173,298	$	2,272,573				$	173,394

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	August 31,			September 1,			August 31,			September 1,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Segment operating income	$	66,706		$	67,291		$	173,298		$	173,394
Other income, net		22,762			2,469			29,113			15,120
Interest expense		(25,607	)		(27,858	)		(79,354	)		(83,420	)
Interest income		3,115			2,934			9,191			8,769
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$	66,976		$	44,836		$	132,248		$	113,863