Note 15 - Segments - Reportable Operating Segment Financial 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
Segment operating income		355,137	322,718	252,612
Depreciation and amortization		159,840	146,976	143,174
Assets	[1]	4,723,575	4,463,629
Capital expenditures		119,137	129,964
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue		0	0	0
Segment operating income	[2]	(53,258)	(34,930)	(35,815)
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	1,384	582	1,171
Assets	[1]	444,442	377,727
Capital expenditures		31,776	27,161
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,601,487	1,695,934	1,472,756
Segment operating income		215,088	165,786	138,366
Depreciation and amortization		53,398	46,374	45,919
Assets	[1]	1,661,122	1,488,277
Capital expenditures		67,933	110,877
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,428,744	1,532,639	1,371,756
Segment operating income		187,346	168,873	135,913
Depreciation and amortization		63,143	58,307	61,082
Assets	[1]	1,627,715	1,610,015
Capital expenditures		14,888	(2,302)
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		480,703	520,610	433,519
Segment operating income		5,961	22,989	14,148
Depreciation and amortization		41,915	41,713	35,002
Assets	[1]	990,296	987,610
Capital expenditures		4,540	(5,772)
Total Segment [Member]
Segment operating income		$ 408,395	$ 357,648	$ 288,427

[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.