Note 13 - Segments - Disaggregated Revenue Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 27, 2022		Aug. 28, 2021		Aug. 27, 2022	Aug. 28, 2021
Revenue	$ 941,230		$ 826,830		$ 2,790,969	$ 2,380,607
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	0
Americas [Member]
Revenue	533,318		441,747
EIMEA [Member]
Revenue	249,439		235,489
Asia Pacific [Member]
Revenue	158,473		149,594
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member]
Revenue	424,978		369,439		1,252,405	1,069,922
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	424,978		369,439		1,252,405	1,069,922
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	261,751		210,589		737,689	594,071
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	114,186		108,626		351,983	312,908
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	49,041		50,224		162,733	162,943
Engineering Adhesives [Member]
Revenue	378,264		342,300		1,137,587	1,000,337
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	378,264		342,300		1,137,587	1,000,337
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	165,398		127,683		465,285	367,260
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	111,734		121,905		361,485	345,249
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	101,132		92,712		310,817	287,828
Construction Adhesives [Member]
Revenue	137,988		115,091		400,977	310,348
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	137,988		115,091		400,977	310,348
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	106,169		103,475		321,167	274,502
Construction Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	23,519		4,958		58,450	16,191
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	$ 8,300		$ 6,658		21,360	19,655
Corporate Segment [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue					2,790,969	2,380,607
Corporate Segment [Member] | Americas [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue					1,524,141	1,235,833
Corporate Segment [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue					771,918	674,348
Corporate Segment [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue					$ 494,910	$ 470,426

[1] 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.