Note 15 - Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2024

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	2024			2023			2022
Net revenue
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	1,546,351		$	1,601,487		$	1,695,934
Engineering Adhesives		1,459,137			1,428,744			1,532,639
Construction Adhesives		563,248			480,703			520,610
Total	$	3,568,736		$	3,510,934		$	3,749,183
Segment operating income (loss)
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	187,413		$	215,088		$	165,786
Engineering Adhesives		193,038			187,346			168,873
Construction Adhesives		25,304			5,961			22,989
Total segment		405,755			408,395			357,648
Corporate Unallocated1		(57,535	)		(53,258	)		(34,930	)
Total	$	348,220		$	355,137		$	322,718
Depreciation and amortization
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	53,359		$	53,398		$	46,374
Engineering Adhesives		73,041			63,143			58,307
Construction Adhesives		44,173			41,915			41,713
Corporate Unallocated1		4,137			1,384			582
Total	$	174,710		$	159,840		$	146,976
Total assets2
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	1,610,902		$	1,661,122
Engineering Adhesives		1,687,391			1,627,715
Construction Adhesives		1,085,811			990,296
Corporate		549,140			444,442
Total	$	4,933,244		$	4,723,575
Capital expenditures
Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives	$	87,945		$	67,933
Engineering Adhesives		11,071			14,888
Construction Adhesives		6,482			4,540
Corporate		33,740			31,776
Total	$	139,238		$	119,137

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	2024			2023			2022
Segment operating income	$	348,220		$	355,137		$	322,718
Other (expense) income, net		(37,115	)		9,682			12,952
Interest expense		(133,124	)		(134,602	)		(91,521	)
Interest income		4,682			3,943			7,779
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$	182,663		$	234,160		$	251,928

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

	Net Revenue
	2024		2023		2022
United States	$	1,623,854	$	1,551,846	$	1,692,903
China		438,512		430,948		462,587
Germany		362,919		393,029		419,141
Countries with more than 10 percent of total		2,425,285		2,375,823		2,574,631
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		1,143,451		1,135,111		1,174,552
Total	$	3,568,736	$	3,510,934	$	3,749,183

	Property, Plant and Equipment, net
	2024		2023		2022
United States	$	472,084	$	425,765	$	375,353
China		109,665		110,061		101,563
Germany		98,233		114,266		107,903
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		201,945		174,563		148,848
Total	$	881,927	$	824,655	$	733,667

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2024
	Hygiene, Health and Consumable		Engineering		Construction		Corporate
	Adhesives		Adhesives		Adhesives		Unallocated		Total
Americas	$	882,614	$	617,171	$	413,984	$	-	$	1,913,769
EIMEA		455,751		451,174		117,553		-		1,024,478
Asia Pacific		207,986		390,792		31,711		-		630,489
	$	1,546,351	$	1,459,137	$	563,248	$	-	$	3,568,736

	December 2, 2023
	Hygiene, Health and Consumable		Engineering		Construction		Corporate
	Adhesives		Adhesives		Adhesives		Unallocated		Total
Americas	$	919,024	$	577,751	$	363,517	$	-	$	1,860,292
EIMEA		476,397		460,327		85,738		-		1,022,462
Asia Pacific		206,066		390,666		31,448		-		628,180
	$	1,601,487	$	1,428,744	$	480,703	$	-	$	3,510,934

	December 3, 2022
	Hygiene, Health and Consumable		Engineering		Construction		Corporate
	Adhesives		Adhesives		Adhesives		Unallocated		Total
Americas	$	1,003,179	$	630,484	$	411,951	$	-	$	2,045,614
EIMEA		471,299		478,573		78,773		-		1,028,645
Asia Pacific		221,456		423,582		29,886		-		674,924
	$	1,695,934	$	1,532,639	$	520,610	$	-	$	3,749,183