Percentage of voting equity interests to be acquired at a future date, as per the agreement.

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Amount of consideration to be transferred to acquire the remaining equity interest.

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions					3 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2015 EUR (€)	Feb. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2015 CNY (¥)	Feb. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2015 CNY (¥)
Continental Products Limited [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	€ 1,459	$ 1,647
Cash Acquired from Acquisition		$ 371
Tonsan Adhesive [Member] \| Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			14 years	14 years
Tonsan Adhesive [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			$ 215,925	¥ 1,400
Cash Acquired from Acquisition			$ 7,754
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			95.00%					95.00%
Business Combination, Agreement to Purchase Remaining Equity					$ 11,773		$ 11,773
Tonson Adhesive [Member]
Business Acquisition, Remaining Percentage of Voting Interests to Be Acquired			5.00%					5.00%
Business Combination, Agreement to Purchase Remaining Equity			$ 13,038		$ 11,773		$ 7,714	¥ 82
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High			$ 66,848					¥ 418
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired						$ 217,638