Note 15 - Segments - Disaggregated Revenue Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 02, 2023	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Revenue	$ 3,510,934	$ 3,749,183	$ 3,278,031
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Americas [Member]
Revenue	1,860,292	2,045,614	1,715,374
Americas [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
EIMEA [Member]
Revenue	1,022,462	1,028,645	917,946
EIMEA [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Asia Pacific [Member]
Revenue	628,180	674,924	644,711
Asia Pacific [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	1,601,487	1,695,934	1,472,756
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	919,024	1,003,179	826,172
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	476,397	471,299	425,324
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	206,066	221,456	221,260
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	1,428,744	1,532,639	1,371,756
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	577,751	630,484	504,626
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	460,327	478,573	470,466
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	390,666	423,582	396,664
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	480,703	520,610	433,519
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	363,517	411,951	384,576
Construction Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	85,738	78,773	22,156
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	$ 31,448	$ 29,886	$ 26,787