Note 15 - Segments - Reportable Operating Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2024	Dec. 02, 2023	Dec. 03, 2022
Revenue		$ 3,568,736	$ 3,510,934	$ 3,749,183
Segment operating income		348,220	355,137	322,718
Depreciation and amortization		174,710	159,840	146,976
Assets	[1]	4,933,244	4,723,575
Capital expenditures		139,238	119,137
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue		0	0	0
Segment operating income	[2]	(57,535)	(53,258)	(34,930)
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	4,137	1,384	582
Assets	[1]	549,140	444,442
Capital expenditures		33,740	31,776
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,546,351	1,601,487	1,695,934
Segment operating income		187,413	215,088	165,786
Depreciation and amortization		53,359	53,398	46,374
Assets	[1]	1,610,902	1,661,122
Capital expenditures		87,945	67,933
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,459,137	1,428,744	1,532,639
Segment operating income		193,038	187,346	168,873
Depreciation and amortization		73,041	63,143	58,307
Assets	[1]	1,687,391	1,627,715
Capital expenditures		11,071	14,888
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		563,248	480,703	520,610
Segment operating income		25,304	5,961	22,989
Depreciation and amortization		44,173	41,915	41,713
Assets	[1]	1,085,811	990,296
Capital expenditures		6,482	4,540
Total Segment [Member]
Segment operating income		$ 405,755	$ 408,395	$ 357,648

[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.