Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	75.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	4.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Annual Retirement Percentage	1.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 12,113	$ 12,488	$ 10,764
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	950	5,205
Liability, Defined Benefit Plan, Total	$ 12,263	10,494
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Increase (decrease) in Discount Rate	0.50%
Impact on Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense from a Change in Discount Rate	$ 11
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	0	0
Group Term Life Insurance Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	$ 0	0
Equity Funds [Member] | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	55.00%
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45.00%
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45.00%
UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, (Increase) Decrease for Settlement, Total	$ 0	6,673
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$ 289,049	$ 384,124
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate	5.36%	2.76%	2.53%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Increase (decrease) in Discount Rate	0.50%
Impact on Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense from a Change in Discount Rate	$ 2,238
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	7.00%	7.25%	7.50%
UNITED STATES | Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	8.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	55.00%
UNITED STATES | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	5.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45.00%
UNITED KINGDOM
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	2.50%
GERMANY
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	4.50%
Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$ 148,927	$ 228,713
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	3.49%	6.15%	6.23%
Four Percent Match [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 9,082
One Percent Match [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 3,031
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Rate of Compensation Increase		0.00%	4.50%