Note 15 - Segments - Reportable Operating Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Revenue		$ 3,278,031	$ 2,790,269	$ 2,897,000
Segment operating income (loss)		252,612	218,317	225,994
Depreciation and amortization		143,174	138,817	141,206
Assets	[1]	4,274,530	4,036,704
Capital expenditures		96,089	95,843
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment operating income (loss)	[2]	(35,815)	(27,594)	(42,923)
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,472,756	1,332,786	1,328,286
Segment operating income (loss)		138,366	130,789	115,961
Depreciation and amortization		45,919	44,329	45,448
Assets	[1]	1,370,924	1,268,236
Capital expenditures		60,164	57,416
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,371,756	1,088,313	1,158,403
Segment operating income (loss)		135,913	103,974	136,299
Depreciation and amortization		61,082	58,102	57,175
Assets	[1]	1,710,000	1,515,302
Capital expenditures		8,815	18,212
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		433,519	369,170	396,580
Segment operating income (loss)		14,148	11,148	16,657
Depreciation and amortization		35,002	35,811	35,851
Assets	[1]	810,824	934,397
Capital expenditures		3,591	7,635
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue				396,580
Corporate Segment [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	[2]	0	0	13,731
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	1,171	575	2,732
Assets	[1]	382,782	318,769
Capital expenditures		23,519	12,580
Total Segment [Member]
Segment operating income (loss)		$ 288,427	$ 245,911	$ 268,917

[1] Segment assets include primarily inventory, accounts receivable, property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets and other miscellaneous assets. Corporate assets include primarily corporate property, plant and equipment, deferred tax assets, certain investments and other assets.

[2] Consistent with our internal management reporting, Corporate Unallocated amounts in the tables above include charges that are not allocated to the Company’s reportable segments.