Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies - Asbestos Related Lawsuits and Claims (Details) - Asbestos Related Lawsuits and Claims [Member] $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	36 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2018 USD ($)
Lawsuits and claims settled	5	7	30
Settlement amounts	$ 232	$ 334	$ 3,423
Insurance payments received or expected to be received	$ 177	$ 281	$ 2,530

Amount of receivable related to a loss contingency accrual. For example, an insurance recovery receivable.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118943654&loc=d3e12053-110248

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