Note 15 - Segments - Reportable Operating Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022		Nov. 27, 2021		Nov. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenue		$ 3,749,183		$ 3,278,031		$ 2,790,269
Segment operating income		322,718		252,612		218,317
Depreciation and amortization		146,976		143,174		138,817
Assets		4,463,629	[1]	4,274,530	[1]		$ 4,463,629	$ 4,274,530
Capital expenditures		129,964		96,089
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue		0		0		0
Segment operating income	[2]	(34,930)		(35,815)		(27,594)
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	582		1,171		575
Assets	[1]	377,727		382,782
Capital expenditures		27,161		23,519
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,695,934		1,472,756		1,332,786
Segment operating income		165,786		138,366		130,789
Depreciation and amortization		46,374		45,919		44,329
Assets	[1]	1,488,277		1,370,924
Capital expenditures		110,877		60,164
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,532,639		1,371,756		1,088,313
Segment operating income		168,873		135,913		103,974
Depreciation and amortization		58,307		61,082		58,102
Assets	[1]	1,610,015		1,710,000
Capital expenditures		(2,302)		8,815
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		520,610		433,519		369,170
Segment operating income		22,989		14,148		11,148
Depreciation and amortization		41,713		35,002		35,811
Assets	[1]	987,610		810,824
Capital expenditures		(5,772)		3,591
Total Segment [Member]
Segment operating income		$ 357,648		$ 288,427		$ 245,911

[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.