Note 16 - Operating Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2019

Notes Tables

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

	2019		2018		2017
Net revenue
Americas Adhesives	$	1,022,775	$	1,051,365	$	902,777
EIMEA		640,913		697,448		564,439
Asia Pacific		271,585		278,162		264,696
Construction Adhesives		394,912		452,046		260,466
Engineering Adhesives		566,815		561,981		313,665
Total	$	2,897,000	$	3,041,002	$	2,306,043
Inter-segment sales
Americas Adhesives	$	17,747	$	18,717	$	15,943
EIMEA		35,005		19,765		19,153
Asia Pacific		4,675		6,952		6,498
Segment operating income
Americas Adhesives	$	92,195	$	98,966	$	84,847
EIMEA		22,256		29,589		17,173
Asia Pacific		22,165		17,742		14,910
Construction Adhesives		11,971		30,418		(15,255	)
Engineering Adhesives		77,407		61,176		17,852
Total	$	225,994	$	237,891	$	119,527
Depreciation and amortization
Americas Adhesives	$	34,570	$	35,434	$	22,208
EIMEA		26,828		28,259		20,269
Asia Pacific		8,338		8,447		8,163
Construction Adhesives		36,339		37,699		19,044
Engineering Adhesives		35,131		35,286		17,631
Total	$	141,206	$	145,125	$	87,315
Total assets1
Americas Adhesives	$	927,024	$	1,003,926
EIMEA		692,225		724,633
Asia Pacific		236,653		272,923
Construction Adhesives		816,821		876,448
Engineering Adhesives		991,811		970,357
Corporate		321,200		328,027
Total	$	3,985,734	$	4,176,314
Capital expenditures
Americas Adhesives	$	25,967	$	28,983
EIMEA		13,110		16,407
Asia Pacific		5,506		5,005
Construction Adhesives		6,421		4,876
Engineering Adhesives		5,896		2,534
Corporate		6,654		10,458
Total	$	63,554	$	68,263

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

	2019			2018			2017
Segment operating income	$	225,994		$	237,891		$	119,527
Other income (expense), net		37,943			18,055			(19,154	)
Interest expense		(103,287	)		(110,994	)		(43,701	)
Interest income		12,178			11,774			3,927
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$	172,828		$	156,726		$	60,599

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

	Net Revenue
	2019		2018		2017
United States	$	1,309,056	$	1,374,147	$	969,346
China		347,304		343,960		302,009
Countries with more than 10 percent of total		1,656,360		1,718,107		1,271,355
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		1,240,640		1,322,895		1,034,688
Total	$	2,897,000	$	3,041,002	$	2,306,043

	Property, Plant and Equipment, net
	2019		2018		2017
United States	$	287,372	$	286,639	$	212,078
Germany		127,497		137,677		149,269
China		80,606		77,861		83,808
All other countries with less than 10 percent of total		134,338		134,372		225,039
Total	$	629,813	$	636,549	$	670,194