Note 15 - Segments - Disaggregated Revenue Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2024		Sep. 02, 2023		Aug. 31, 2024	Sep. 02, 2023
Revenue	$ 917,927		$ 900,634		$ 2,645,452	$ 2,608,055
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	0
Americas [Member] | Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue	502,412		475,572		1,432,869	1,391,830
EIMEA [Member] | Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue	255,089		259,674		747,716	748,524
Asia Pacific [Member] | Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue	160,426		165,388		464,867	467,701
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	389,854		402,388		1,150,658	1,190,402
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	222,605		227,947		665,979	688,890
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	115,960		127,080		332,480	348,876
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	51,289		47,361		152,199	152,636
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	374,923		365,862		1,077,206	1,063,009
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	164,343		147,115		456,610	429,824
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	109,742		109,151		331,341	341,710
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	100,838		109,596		289,255	291,475
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	153,150		132,384		417,588	354,644
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	115,464		100,510		310,280	273,116
Construction Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	29,387		23,443		83,895	57,938
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	$ 8,299		$ 8,431		$ 23,413	$ 23,590

[1] 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.