Note 15 - Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 28, 2020

Notes Tables

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

	2020			2019			2018
Net revenue
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	1,332,786		$	1,328,286		$	1,375,562
Engineering Adhesives		1,088,313			1,158,403			1,186,533
Construction Adhesives		369,170			396,580			454,149
Corporate Unallocated		-			13,731			24,758
Total	$	2,790,269		$	2,897,000		$	3,041,002
Segment operating income
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	130,789		$	115,961		$	120,513
Engineering Adhesives		103,974			136,299			119,391
Construction Adhesives		11,148			16,657			39,111
Corporate Unallocated		(27,594	)		(42,923	)		(41,124	)
Total	$	218,317		$	225,994		$	237,891
Depreciation and amortization
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	44,329		$	45,448		$	46,171
Engineering Adhesives		58,102			57,175			59,773
Construction Adhesives		35,811			35,851			35,625
Corporate Unallocated		575			2,732			3,557
Total	$	138,817		$	141,206		$	145,126
Total assets1
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	1,268,236		$	1,253,864
Engineering Adhesives		1,515,302			1,610,748
Construction Adhesives		934,397			799,995
Corporate		318,769			321,127
Total	$	4,036,704		$	3,985,734
Capital expenditures
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	57,416		$	44,583
Engineering Adhesives		18,212			5,896
Construction Adhesives		7,635			6,421
Corporate		12,580			6,654
Total	$	95,843		$	63,554

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

	2020			2019			2018
Segment operating income	$	218,317		$	225,994		$	237,891
Other income, net		15,398			37,943			18,055
Interest expense		(86,776	)		(103,287	)		(110,994	)
Interest income		11,417			12,178			11,774
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$	158,356		$	172,828		$	156,726

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

	Net Revenue
	2020		2019		2018
United States	$	1,248,495	$	1,309,056	$	1,374,147
China		351,204		347,304		343,960
Germany		330,755		-		-
Countries with more than 10 percent of total		1,930,454		1,656,360		1,718,107
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		859,815		1,240,640		1,322,895
Total	$	2,790,269	$	2,897,000	$	3,041,002

	Property, Plant and Equipment, net
	2020		2019		2018
United States	$	297,046	$	287,372	$	286,639
Germany		131,879		127,497		137,677
China		99,513		80,606		77,861
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		142,306		134,338		134,372
Total	$	670,744	$	629,813	$	636,549

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	November 28, 2020
	Hygiene, Health
	and Consumable		Engineering		Construction		Corporate
	Adhesives		Adhesives		Adhesives		Unallocated		Total
Americas	$	736,681	$	430,866	$	325,622	$	-	$	1,493,169
EIMEA		388,271		347,417		20,506		-		756,194
Asia Pacific		207,834		310,030		23,042		-		540,906
	$	1,332,786	$	1,088,313	$	369,170	$	-	$	2,790,269

	November 30, 2019
	Hygiene, Health
	and Consumable		Engineering		Construction		Corporate
	Adhesives		Adhesives		Adhesives		Unallocated		Total
Americas	$	733,125	$	469,764	$	351,924	$	13,731	$	1,568,544
EIMEA		392,497		380,673		20,767		-		793,937
Asia Pacific		202,664		307,966		23,889		-		534,519
	$	1,328,286	$	1,158,403	$	396,580	$	13,731	$	2,897,000

	December 1, 2018
	Hygiene, Health
	and Consumable		Engineering		Construction		Corporate
	Adhesives		Adhesives		Adhesives		Unallocated		Total
Americas	$	744,096	$	476,322	$	403,765	$	24,758	$	1,648,941
EIMEA		424,521		416,906		24,630		-		866,057
Asia Pacific		206,945		293,305		25,754		-		526,004
	$	1,375,562	$	1,186,533	$	454,149	$	24,758	$	3,041,002