Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2024

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Hygiene, Health
	and Consumable		Engineering		Construction
	Adhesives		Adhesives		Adhesives		Total
Balance at December 2, 2023	$	402,598	$	651,145	$	432,769	$	1,486,512
Acquisitions		1,674		83,859		7,654		93,187
Foreign currency translation effect		4,131		6,938		941		12,010
Balance at August 31, 2024	$	408,403	$	741,942	$	441,364	$	1,591,709

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

	August 31, 2024
	Purchased
	Technology			Customer
Amortizable Intangible Assets	and Patents			Relationships			Trade Names			Other			Total
Original cost	$	146,315		$	1,073,123		$	68,851		$	10,094		$	1,298,383
Accumulated amortization		(53,478	)		(404,711	)		(27,731	)		(6,797	)		(492,717	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	92,837		$	668,412		$	41,120		$	3,297		$	805,666

	December 2, 2023
	Purchased
	Technology			Customer
Amortizable Intangible Assets	and Patents			Relationships			Trade Names			Other			Total
Original cost	$	144,763		$	986,470		$	58,484		$	10,911		$	1,200,628
Accumulated amortization		(59,631	)		(382,220	)		(23,099	)		(7,012	)		(471,962	)
Net identifiable intangibles	$	85,132		$	604,250		$	35,385		$	3,899		$	728,666

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

	Remainder
Fiscal Year	2024		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter
Amortization expense	$	18,564	$	88,100	$	81,291	$	77,938	$	77,666	$	462,103