Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	2019			2018
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,305,171		$	1,336,684
Ramapo acquisition		910			-
Dalton Holdings divestiture		(15,757	)		-
Adecol acquisition		-			(1,881	)
Royal Adhesives acquisition		-			1,730
Foreign currency translation effect		(8,516	)		(31,362	)
Balance at end of year	$	1,281,808		$	1,305,171

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

Amortizable Intangible Assets	Purchased Technology and Patents			Customer Relationships			Tradename			All Other			Total
As of November 30, 2019
Original cost	$	109,967		$	913,968		$	62,537		$	27,453		$	1,113,925
Accumulated amortization		(43,351	)		(223,563	)		(24,819	)		(23,273	)		(315,006	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	66,616		$	690,405		$	37,718		$	4,180		$	798,919
Weighted-average useful lives (in years)		13			17			14			10			17
As of December 1, 2018
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
Weighted-average useful lives (in years)		12			17			14			9			17

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

Fiscal Year	2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter
Amortization Expense	$	69,467	$	67,800	$	66,298	$	63,448	$	58,655	$	473,251

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	2019		2018
Americas Adhesives	$	322,875	$	339,800
EIMEA		151,626		155,552
Asia Pacific		21,357		21,428
Construction Adhesives		310,979		310,720
Engineering Adhesives		474,971		477,671
Total	$	1,281,808	$	1,305,171