Note 15 - Segments - Disaggregated Revenue 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 Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Americas [Member]
Revenue	1,913,769	1,860,292	2,045,614
Americas [Member] \| Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
EIMEA [Member]
Revenue	1,024,478	1,022,462	1,028,645
EIMEA [Member] \| Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Asia Pacific [Member]
Revenue	630,489	628,180	674,924
Asia Pacific [Member] \| Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	1,546,351	1,601,487	1,695,934
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] \| Americas [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	882,614	919,024	1,003,179
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] \| EIMEA [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	455,751	476,397	471,299
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] \| Asia Pacific [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	207,986	206,066	221,456
Engineering Adhesives [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	1,459,137	1,428,744	1,532,639
Engineering Adhesives [Member] \| Americas [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	617,171	577,751	630,484
Engineering Adhesives [Member] \| EIMEA [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	451,174	460,327	478,573
Engineering Adhesives [Member] \| Asia Pacific [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	390,792	390,666	423,582
Construction Adhesives [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	563,248	480,703	520,610
Construction Adhesives [Member] \| Americas [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	413,984	363,517	411,951
Construction Adhesives [Member] \| EIMEA [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	117,553	85,738	78,773
Construction Adhesives [Member] \| Asia Pacific [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	$ 31,711	$ 31,448	$ 29,886

Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise.

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