Note 16 - Operating Segments - Disaggregated Revenue Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Mar. 02, 2019
Net revenue	$ 646,564	$ 672,935
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Net revenue	0	5,919
Americas [Member]
Net revenue	352,906
Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue		358,751
Americas [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Net revenue	0
EIMEA [Member]
Net revenue	182,184	194,109
EIMEA [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Net revenue	0
Asia Pacific [Member]
Net revenue	111,474
Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue		120,075
Asia Pacific [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Net revenue	0
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member]
Net revenue	312,512	319,854
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	312,512	319,854
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	173,275	174,865
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	92,382	95,428
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	46,855	49,561
Engineering Adhesives [Member]
Net revenue	248,895	264,372
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	248,895	264,372
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	105,373	105,621
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	83,676	93,800
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	59,846	64,951
Construction Adhesives [Member]
Net revenue	85,157	82,790
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	85,157	82,790
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	74,258	72,346
Construction Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	6,126	4,881
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net revenue	$ 4,773	5,563
Corporate Segment [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Net revenue		5,919
Corporate Segment [Member] | Americas [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Net revenue		5,919
Corporate Segment [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Net revenue		0
Corporate Segment [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Net revenue		$ 0