H.B. Fuller (FUL) 10-K 24 Jan 23 2022 FY Annual report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Jan. 18, 2023	May 28, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Central Index Key	0000039368
Entity Registrant Name	FULLER H B CO
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-26
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 03, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-09225
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MN
Entity Tax Identification Number	41-0268370
Entity Address, Address Line One	1200 Willow Lake Boulevard
Entity Address, City or Town	St. Paul
Entity Address, State or Province	MN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	55110-5101
City Area Code	651
Local Phone Number	236-5900
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $1.00
Trading Symbol	FUL
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 3,754,704,477
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		53,707,768
Auditor Name	Ernst & Young LLP
Auditor Firm ID	42
Auditor Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota

Consolidated Statements of Inco

Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Net revenue	$ 3,749,183	$ 3,278,031	$ 2,790,269
Cost of sales	(2,785,484)	(2,432,709)	(2,033,620)
Gross profit	963,699	845,322	756,649
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(640,981)	(592,710)	(538,332)
Other income, net	12,952	32,855	15,398
Interest expense	(91,521)	(78,092)	(86,776)
Interest income	7,779	9,476	11,417
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	251,928	216,851	158,356
Income tax expense	(77,186)	(63,033)	(41,921)
Income from equity method investments	5,665	7,657	7,353
Net income including non-controlling interest	180,407	161,475	123,788
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(94)	(82)	(69)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 180,313	$ 161,393	$ 123,719
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.37	$ 3.05	$ 2.38
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.26	$ 2.97	$ 2.36
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	53,580	52,887	52,039
Diluted (in shares)	55,269	54,315	52,520
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.738	$ 0.665	$ 0.648

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022		Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Net income including non-controlling interest		$ 180,407		$ 161,475	$ 123,788
Foreign currency translation		(131,806)		(26,294)	41,742
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of tax		(15,063)		48,181	4,588
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(181,171)		32,580	40,771
Comprehensive (loss) income		(764)		194,055	164,559
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest		33		50	99
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to H.B. Fuller		(797)		194,005	164,460
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, net of tax	[1]	9,924		15,179	(11,765)
Other Contract [Member]
Derivatives, net of tax	[1]	(3,483)		(4,486)	6,206
Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Derivatives, net of tax		$ (40,743)	[1]	$ 0	$ 0
[1]Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings is reported in other income, net.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 79,910	$ 61,786
Trade receivables, net	607,365	614,645
Inventories	491,781	448,404
Other current assets	120,319	96,335
Total current assets	1,299,375	1,221,170
Property, plant and equipment, net	733,667	695,367
Goodwill	1,392,627	1,298,845
Other intangibles, net	702,092	687,075
Other assets	335,868	372,073
Total assets	4,463,629	4,274,530
Current liabilities:
Notes payable	28,860	24,983
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Trade payables	460,669	500,321
Accrued compensation	108,328	109,542
Income taxes payable	18,530	15,943
Other accrued expenses	89,345	86,061
Total current liabilities	705,732	736,850
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	1,736,256	1,591,479
Accrued pension liabilities	52,561	71,651
Other liabilities	358,286	277,190
Total liabilities	2,852,835	2,677,170
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock (no shares outstanding) Shares authorized – 10,045,900	0	0
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, Shares authorized – 160,000,000, Shares outstanding – 53,676,576 and 52,777,753 for 2022 and 2021, respectively	53,677	52,778
Additional paid-in capital	266,491	213,637
Retained earnings	1,741,359	1,600,601
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(451,357)	(270,247)
Total H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity	1,610,170	1,596,769
Non-controlling interest	624	591
Total equity	1,610,794	1,597,360
Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity	$ 4,463,629	$ 4,274,530

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,045,900	10,045,900
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	160,000,000	160,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	53,676,576	52,777,753

Consolidated Statements of Tota

Consolidated Statements of Total Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance at November 30, 2019, as adjusted at Nov. 30, 2019	$ 51,241	$ 130,295	$ 1,384,411	$ (343,600)	$ 442	$ 1,222,789
Comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	123,719	40,741	99	164,559
Dividends	0	0	(33,724)	0	0	(33,724)
Stock option exercises	397	11,924	0	0	0	12,321
Share-based compensation plans other, net	341	19,008	0	0	0	19,349
Repurchases of common stock	(72)	(3,360)	0	0	0	(3,432)
Balance at Nov. 28, 2020	51,907	157,867	1,474,406	(302,859)	541	1,381,862
Comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	161,393	32,612	50	194,055
Dividends	0	0	(35,198)	0	0	(35,198)
Stock option exercises	741	31,584	0	0	0	32,325
Share-based compensation plans other, net	181	26,817	0	0	0	26,998
Repurchases of common stock	(51)	(2,631)	0	0	0	(2,682)
Balance at Nov. 27, 2021	52,778	213,637	1,600,601	(270,247)	591	1,597,360
Comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	180,313	(181,110)	33	(764)
Dividends	0	0	(39,555)	0	0	(39,555)
Stock option exercises	658	29,464	0	0	0	30,122
Share-based compensation plans other, net	296	27,284	0	0	0	27,580
Repurchases of common stock	(55)	(3,894)	0	0	0	(3,949)
Balance at Dec. 03, 2022	$ 53,677	$ 266,491	$ 1,741,359	$ (451,357)	$ 624	$ 1,610,794

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income including non-controlling interest	$ 180,407	$ 161,475	$ 123,788
Adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interest to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	72,593	72,106	68,226
Amortization	74,383	71,068	70,591
Deferred income taxes	(15,230)	16,192	(24,730)
Income from equity method investments, net of dividends received	(9)	2,776	375
(Gain) loss on sale of assets	(1,195)	648	86
Share-based compensation	24,368	22,366	16,914
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions	(3,009)	(3,840)	(5,479)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan income	(24,021)	(28,662)	(14,763)
Mark to market adjustment related to contingent consideration liabilities	0	2,300	800
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Trade receivables, net	(24,753)	(124,849)	(14,842)
Inventories	(55,772)	(135,351)	15,708
Other assets	46,499	(79,097)	38,412
Trade payables	(22,629)	176,337	23,130
Accrued compensation	1,135	27,741	2,588
Other accrued expenses	6,303	1,186	16,361
Income taxes payable	(12,873)	(4,137)	5,511
Other liabilities	4,104	(73,508)	24,566
Other	6,213	108,566	(15,683)
Net cash provided by operating activities	256,514	213,317	331,559
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchased property, plant and equipment	(129,964)	(96,089)	(87,288)
Purchased businesses, net of cash acquired	(250,807)	(5,445)	(9,500)
Purchased business assets	0	0	(5,623)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	1,556	2,896	1,506
Cash received from government grant	3,928	5,800	0
Cash outflow related to government grant	0	(1,822)	(8,555)
Net cash used in investing activities	(375,287)	(94,660)	(109,460)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	335,000	0	300,000
Repayment of long-term debt	(159,500)	(156,500)	(518,000)
Payment of debt issue costs	(600)	0	0
Net proceeds from notes payable	3,455	9,346	4,128
Dividends paid	(39,207)	(34,859)	(33,461)
Contingent consideration payment	(5,000)	(1,700)	(767)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	30,122	32,325	12,321
Repurchases of common stock	(3,950)	(2,682)	(3,432)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	160,320	(154,070)	(239,211)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(23,423)	(3,335)	5,455
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	18,124	(38,748)	(11,657)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	61,786	100,534	112,191
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	79,910	61,786	100,534
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Dividends paid with company stock	348	339	263
Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of $1,518, $905, and $565 for the years ended December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021 and November 28, 2020, respectively	83,527	62,753	69,452
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$ 73,449	$ 72,955	$ 49,986

Consolidated Statements of Ca_2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Capitalized interest costs	$ 1,518	$ 905	$ 565

Note 1 - Nature of Business and

Note 1 - Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block]	Note 1: Nature of Business H.B. Fuller Company and our subsidiaries formulate, manufacture and market specialty adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives and other specialty chemical products globally, with sales operations in 34 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Asia Pacific region, India, the Middle East and Africa. We have three reportable segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives, Engineering Adhesives and Construction Adhesives. 2022 Our Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives operating segment produces and supplies a full range of specialty industrial adhesives such as thermoplastic, thermoset, reactive, water-based and solvent-based products for applications in various markets, including packaging (food and beverage containers, flexible packaging, consumer goods, package integrity and re-enforcement, and non-durable goods), converting (corrugation, folding carton, tape and label, paper converting, envelopes, books, multi-wall bags, sacks, and tissue and towel), nonwoven and hygiene (disposable diapers, feminine care and medical garments) and health and beauty. Our Engineering Adhesives operating segment produces and supplies high performance industrial adhesives such as reactive, light cure, two Our Construction Adhesives operating segment includes products used for tile setting (adhesives, grouts, mortars, sealers and levelers), the commercial roofing industry (pressure-sensitive adhesives, tapes and sealants) and heating, ventilation and air conditioning and insulation applications (duct sealants, weather barriers and fungicidal coatings and block fillers). This operating segment also includes caulks and sealants for the consumer market and professional trade, sold through retailers, primarily in Australia. Principles of Consolidation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of H.B. Fuller Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. Investments in affiliated companies in which we exercise significant influence, but which we do not not 20 Our 50 percent ownership in Sekisui-Fuller Company, Ltd., our Japan joint venture, is accounted for under the equity method of accounting as we do not 2022, 2021 2020 not X 1934. December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 not Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to November 30. December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 2022, 2021 2020 five six 53rd 2022 53 Use of Estimates Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Revenue Recognition We sell a variety of adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products to a diverse customer base. The vast majority of our arrangements contain a single performance obligation to transfer manufactured goods to the customer as governed by an individual purchase order. We recognize revenue at the amount of consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods to the customer. The transaction price includes an estimation of any variable amounts of consideration to which we will be entitled. The most common forms of variable consideration within our arrangements are customer rebates, which are recorded as a reduction to revenue at the time of the initial sale using the expected value method. The expected value method is the sum of probability-weighted amounts in a range of possible consideration amounts and is based on a consideration of historical, current and forecast information. Changes in estimates are updated each reporting period. There are no not not We recognize revenue when control of goods is transferred to the customer. For the vast majority of our arrangements, control transfers at a point in time either upon shipment or upon delivery of the goods to the customer. The timing of transfer of control is determined considering the timing of the transfer of legal title, physical possession, and risks and rewards of goods to the customer. We record shipping and handling revenue in net revenue and outbound shipping and handling costs in cost of goods sold. The majority of our shipping and handling activities are performed prior to transfer of control of the goods to the customer. For those arrangements where we provide shipping and handling services after control of the goods has transferred to the customer, we have elected the practical expedient allowed under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 Provisions for sales returns are estimated based on historical experience and are adjusted for known returns, if material. Customer incentive programs (primarily volume purchase rebates) and arrangements such as cooperative advertising, slotting fees and buy-downs are recorded as a reduction of net revenue in accordance with ASC 606. 2022, 2021 2020 For certain products, consigned inventory is maintained at customer locations. For this inventory, revenue is recognized in the period that the inventory is consumed. Sales to distributors require a distribution agreement or purchase order. As a normal practice, distributors do not Cost of Sales Cost of sales includes raw materials, container costs, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, freight costs and other less significant indirect costs related to the production of our products. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include sales and marketing, research and development, technical and customer service, finance, legal, human resources, general management and similar expenses. Income Taxes The income tax provision is computed based on income before income from equity method investments included in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The asset and liability approach is used to recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. Enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years are applied to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances reduce deferred tax assets when it is not not 11 Acquisition Accounting As we enter into business combinations, we perform acquisition accounting requirements including the following: ● Identifying the acquirer, ● Determining the acquisition date, ● Recognizing and measuring the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, and ● Recognizing and measuring goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase We complete valuation procedures and record the resulting fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based upon the valuation of the business enterprise and the tangible and intangible assets acquired. Enterprise value allocation methodology requires management to make assumptions and apply judgment to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If estimates or assumptions used to complete the enterprise valuation and estimates of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities significantly differed from assumptions made, the resulting difference could materially affect the fair value of net assets. The calculation of the fair value of the tangible assets, including property, plant and equipment, utilizes the cost approach, which computes the cost to replace the asset, less accrued depreciation resulting from physical deterioration, functional obsolescence and external obsolescence. The calculation of the fair value of the identified intangible assets is determined using cash flow models following the income approach or a discounted market-based methodology approach. Significant inputs include estimated revenue growth rates, gross margins, operating expenses and estimated attrition, royalty and discount rates. Goodwill is recorded as the difference in the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and the purchase price. Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents are highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three Restrictions on Cash There were no December 3, 2022 November 28, 2020. no Trade Receivables and Allowances Trade receivables are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not not 4 Inventories Inventories are recorded at cost ( not Investments Investments with a value of $8,957 and $9,584 represent the cash surrender value of life insurance contracts as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Equity Investments Investments in an entity where we own less than 20% not December 3, 2022 not November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost and depreciated over the useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives range from 20 to 40 years for buildings and improvements, 3 to 20 years for machinery and equipment, and the shorter of the lease or expected life for leasehold improvements. Fully depreciated assets are retained in property and accumulated depreciation accounts until removed from service. Upon disposal, assets and related accumulated depreciation are removed. Upon sale of an asset, the difference between the proceeds and remaining net book value is charged or credited to other income, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Expenditures that add value or extend the life of the respective assets are capitalized, while expenditures that are typical recurring repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Interest costs associated with construction and implementation of property, plant and equipment of $1,518, $905 and $565 were capitalized in 2022, 2021 2020 Goodwill We evaluate our goodwill for impairment annually at the beginning of the fourth not 2022 no 5 Intangible Assets Intangible assets include patents, customer lists, technology, trademarks and other intangible assets acquired from independent parties and are amortized on a straight-line basis with estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 20 years. The straight-line method of amortization of these assets reflects an appropriate allocation of the costs of the intangible assets to earnings in proportion to the amount of economic benefits obtained in each reporting period. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Our long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that a carrying amount of an asset (asset group) may not Foreign Currency Translation Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. functional currency entities are translated to U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates, and the resulting gains and losses arising from the translation of those net assets are recorded as a cumulative translation adjustment, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders' equity. Revenues and expenses are translated using average exchange rates during the year. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. We consider a subsidiary’s sales price drivers, currency denomination of sales transactions and inventory purchases to be the primary indicators in determining a foreign subsidiary’s functional currency. Our subsidiaries in certain European countries have a functional currency different than their local currency. All other foreign subsidiaries, which are located in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, have the same local and functional currency. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits We sponsor defined-benefit pension plans in both the U.S. and non-U.S. entities. Also in the U.S., we sponsor other postretirement plans for health care and life insurance benefits. Expenses and liabilities for the pension plans and other postretirement plans are actuarially calculated. These calculations are based on our assumptions related to the discount rate, expected return on assets, projected salary increases, health care cost trend rates and mortality rates. The discount rate assumption is determined using an actuarial yield curve approach, which results in a discount rate that reflects the characteristics of the plan. The approach identifies a broad population of corporate bonds that meet the quality and size criteria for the particular plan. We use this approach rather than a specific index that has a certain set of bonds that may may not 10 Asset Retirement Obligations We recognize asset retirement obligations ("ARO") in the period in which we have an existing legal obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The ARO is recognized at fair value when the liability is incurred. Upon initial recognition of a liability, that cost is capitalized as part of the related long-lived asset and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the remaining estimated useful life of the related asset. We have recognized a liability related to special handling of asbestos related materials in certain facilities for which we have plans or expectation of plans to undertake a major renovation or demolition project that would require the removal of asbestos or have plans or expectation of plans to exit a facility. In addition, we have determined that we have facilities with some level of asbestos that will require abatement action in the future. Once the probability and timeframe of an action are determined, we apply certain assumptions to determine the related liability and asset. These assumptions include the use of inflation rates, the use of credit adjusted risk-free discount rates and the estimation of costs to handle asbestos related materials. The recorded liability is required to be adjusted for changes resulting from the passage of time and/or revisions to the timing or the amount of the original estimate. The asset retirement obligation liability was $2,888 and $2,917 at December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Environmental Costs Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, and which do not no Contingent Consideration Liability Concurrent with business acquisitions, we enter into agreements that require us to pay the sellers a certain amount based upon a formula related to the entity’s financial results. The change in fair value of the contingent consideration liability is recorded in SG&A expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Share-based Compensation We have various share-based compensation programs which provide for equity awards, including non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock units, performance awards and deferred compensation. We use the straight-line attribution method to recognize compensation expense associated with share-based awards based on the fair value on the date of grant, net of the estimated forfeiture rate. Expense is recognized over the requisite service period related to each award, which is the period between the grant date and the earlier of the award’s stated vesting term or the date the employee is eligible for early retirement based on the terms of the plan. The fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. All of our stock compensation expense is recorded in SG&A expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. 9 Earnings per Share Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to H.B. Fuller by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the applicable period. The difference between basic and diluted earnings per share is attributable to share-based compensation awards. We use the treasury stock method to calculate the effect of outstanding awards, which computes total employee proceeds as the sum of (a) the amount the employee must pay upon exercise of the award and (b) the amount of unearned share-based compensation costs attributed to future services. Share-based compensation awards for which total employee proceeds exceed the average market price over the applicable period have an antidilutive effect on earnings per share, and accordingly, are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. The computations for basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows: (in thousands, except per share data) 2022 2021 2020 Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller $ 180,313 $ 161,393 $ 123,719 Weighted-average common shares – basic 53,580 52,887 52,039 Equivalent shares from share-based compensation plans 1,689 1,428 481 Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares – diluted 55,269 54,315 52,520 Basic earnings per share $ 3.37 $ 3.05 $ 2.38 Diluted earnings per share $ 3.26 $ 2.97 $ 2.36 Share-based compensation awards for 707,197, 1,535,503 and 3,982,275 shares for 2022, 2021 2020 Financial Instruments and Derivatives As a part of our ongoing operations, we are exposed to market risks such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. To manage these risks, we may Our objective is to balance, where possible, non-functional currency denominated assets to non-functional currency denominated liabilities to have a natural hedge and minimize foreign exchange impacts. We minimize risks from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations through normal operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative instruments. Derivatives consisted primarily of forward currency contracts used to manage foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. For derivative instruments outstanding that were not may The company manages interest expense using a mix of fixed and floating rate debt. To manage exposure to interest rate movements and to reduce borrowing costs, the company may Changes in the fair values of derivatives are recorded in net earnings or other comprehensive income, based on the type of derivative, and whether the instrument is designated and effective as a hedge transaction. Gains or losses on derivative instruments reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified to earnings in the period the hedged item affects earnings. Any ineffectiveness is recognized in earnings in the current period. We maintain master netting arrangements that allow us to net settle contracts with the same counterparties; we do not not not 12 Purchase of Company Common Stock Under the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, repurchased stock is included in authorized shares, but is not 2022, 2021 2020 Change in Accounting Principle - Credit Losses In June 2016, No. 2016 13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326 No. 2018 19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, November 2018, No. 2019 04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments, April 2019 No. 2019 11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, November 2019. No. 2018 19 842, Leases. No. 2019 04 No. 2019 11 No. 2016 13 . No. 2016 13 No. 2016 13. first February 27, 2021. not not New Accounting Pronouncements In September 2022, No. 2022 04, Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405 50 December 1, 2024. Recently issued accounting standards or pronouncements not not

Note 2 - Acquisitions

Note 2 - Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]	Note 2: GSSI On October 24, 2022, 12 December 3, 2022 ZKLT On August 16, 2022, 12 18 December 3, 2022 not 13 Apollo On January 26, 2022, December 3, 2022, December 3, 2022. The following table summarizes the fair value measurement of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of December 3, 2022: December 3, 2022 Cash $ 12,165 Current assets 19,074 Property, plant and equipment 7,877 Goodwill 119,358 Other intangibles Customer relationships 67,447 Trademarks/trade names 2,289 Technology 6,462 Current liabilities (9,615 ) Other liabilities (19,465 ) Total $ 205,592 The expected useful lives of the acquired intangible assets are 15 years for technology, 10 years for customer relationships and five Based on the fair value measurement of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, we allocated $119,358 to goodwill for the expected synergies from combining Apollo with our existing business. Such goodwill is not Fourny NV On January 11, 2022, 18 December 3, 2022 not TissueSeal, LLC On November 30, 2021, first November 30, 2024 December 3, 2022 13 STR Holdings, Inc. On January 13, 2021, first November 27, 2021. November 27, 2021, All acquisitions, individually and in the aggregate, are not not

Note 3 - Restructuring Actions

Note 3 - Restructuring Actions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 3: Restructuring Actions The company has approved restructuring plans consisting of consolidation plans, organizational changes and other actions related to the reorganization of our business into three segments, the integration of the operations of Royal Adhesives with the operations of the company and other actions to optimize operations. The following table summarizes the pre-tax distribution of charges under these restructuring plans by income statement classification: December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 November 28, 2020 Cost of sales $ (152 ) $ (188 ) $ 1,013 Selling, general and administrative (297 ) 975 3,567 $ (449 ) $ 787 $ 4,580 The restructuring charges are all recorded in Corporate Unallocated for segment reporting purposes. A summary of the restructuring liability is presented below: Employee- Related Other Total Balance at end November 28, 2020 $ 5,834 $ 248 $ 6,082 Expense incurred (807 ) 1,594 787 Non-cash charges - (135 ) (135 ) Cash payments (3,917 ) (1,707 ) (5,624 ) Foreign currency translation (15 ) - (15 ) Balance at end November 27, 2021 $ 1,095 $ - $ 1,095 Expense incurred (449 ) - (449 ) Non-cash charges - - - Cash payments (529 ) - (529 ) Foreign currency translation (60 ) - (60 ) Balance at end December 3, 2022 $ 57 $ - $ 57 Non-cash charges include accelerated depreciation resulting from the cessation of use of certain long-lived assets. Restructuring liabilities have been classified as a component of other accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 4: Statement of Income Information Additional details of income statement amounts for 2022, 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Foreign currency transaction losses, net $ (12,935 ) $ (5,962 ) $ (3,078 ) Gain (loss) on disposal of assets 1,416 (648 ) (86 ) Net periodic pension benefit 26,787 32,070 17,902 Other, net (2,316 ) 7,395 660 Total other income, net $ 12,952 $ 32,855 $ 15,398 Research and development expenses (included in SG&A expenses) $ 44,853 $ 39,344 $ 36,969 Balance Sheet Information Additional details of balance sheet amounts as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 2022 2021 Inventories Raw materials $ 237,071 $ 226,723 Finished goods 254,710 221,681 Total inventories $ 491,781 $ 448,404 Other current assets Other receivables $ 36,338 $ 28,874 Prepaid income taxes 27,169 13,359 Prepaid taxes other than income taxes 29,322 26,929 Prepaid expenses 27,490 25,889 Assets held for sale - 1,284 Total other current assets $ 120,319 $ 96,335 Property, plant and equipment Land $ 84,320 $ 84,492 Buildings and improvements 405,037 395,849 Machinery and equipment 957,371 915,914 Construction in progress 133,010 104,734 Total, at cost 1,579,738 1,500,989 Accumulated depreciation (846,071 ) (805,622 ) Net property, plant and equipment $ 733,667 $ 695,367 Other assets Investments in company owned life insurance $ 8,957 $ 9,584 Equity method investments 42,143 49,333 Equity investments 1,362 1,667 Long-term deferred income taxes 39,048 37,116 Prepaid pension costs 86,616 90,946 Postretirement other than pension asset 98,848 107,323 Operating lease right-of-use assets 32,440 32,744 Other long-term receivables 9,262 23,661 Other long-term assets 17,192 19,699 Total other assets $ 335,868 $ 372,073 Other accrued expenses Taxes other than income taxes $ 14,642 $ 14,280 Miscellaneous services 7,092 5,626 Customer rebates 24,915 20,743 Interest 7,498 2,964 Product liability 154 432 Contingent consideration liability 1,977 8,100 Current operating lease liabilities 9,794 8,921 Accrued expenses 23,273 24,995 Total other accrued expenses $ 89,345 $ 86,061 Other liabilities Asset retirement obligations $ 2,888 $ 2,917 Long-term deferred income taxes 183,190 179,401 Long-term income tax liability 22,202 14,364 Long-term deferred compensation 9,957 9,665 Postretirement other than pension 2,021 2,657 Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 23,421 24,061 Environmental liabilities 3,064 3,521 Net investment hedge liabilities 54,046 - Other long-term liabilities 57,497 40,604 Total other liabilities $ 358,286 $ 277,190 Additional details on the trade receivables allowance for doubtful accounts, credits related to pricing or quantities shipped and early payment discounts for 2022, 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Balance at beginning of year $ 9,935 $ 12,905 $ 10,682 Charged to expenses and other adjustments 1,794 (546 ) 8,313 Write-offs (851 ) (2,278 ) (6,158 ) Foreign currency translation effect 61 (146 ) 68 Balance at end of year $ 10,939 $ 9,935 $ 12,905 Statement of Comprehensive Income Information The following tables provides details of total comprehensive income (loss): December 3, 2022 Non-controlling H.B. Fuller Stockholders Interest Pretax Tax Net Net Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller and non-controlling interests - - $ 180,313 $ 94 Other comprehensive income (loss) Foreign currency translation adjustment 1 $ (131,745 ) - (131,745 ) (61 ) Defined benefit pension plans adjustment 2 (18,881 ) 3,818 (15,063 ) - Interest rate swap 3 13,148 (3,224 ) 9,924 - Other cash flow hedges 3 (3,536 ) 53 (3,483 ) - Net investment hedges 3 (54,040 ) 13,297 (40,743 ) - Other comprehensive income (loss) $ (195,054 ) $ 13,944 $ (181,110 ) $ (61 ) Comprehensive income $ (797 ) $ 33 November 27, 2021 Non-controlling H.B. Fuller Stockholders Interest Pretax Tax Net Net Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller and non-controlling interests - - $ 161,393 $ 82 Other comprehensive income (loss) Foreign currency translation adjustment 1 $ (26,262 ) - (26,262 ) (32 ) Defined benefit pension plans adjustment 2 64,912 (16,731 ) 48,181 - Interest rate swap 3 20,109 (4,930 ) 15,179 - Other cash flow hedges 3 (4,554 ) 68 (4,486 ) - Other comprehensive income $ 54,205 $ (21,593 ) 32,612 (32 ) Comprehensive income $ 194,005 $ 50 November 28, 2020 Non-controlling H.B. Fuller Stockholders Interest Pretax Tax Net Net Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller and non-controlling interests - - $ 123,719 $ 69 Other comprehensive income (loss) Foreign currency translation adjustment 1 $ 41,712 - 41,712 30 Defined benefit pension plans adjustment 2 5,823 (1,235 ) 4,588 - Interest rate swap 3 (15,618 ) 3,853 (11,765 ) - Other cash flow hedges 3 6,307 (101 ) 6,206 - Other comprehensive (loss) income $ 38,224 $ 2,517 40,741 30 Comprehensive income $ 164,460 $ 99 1 not 2 3 Statement of Total Equity Information Components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows: December 3, 2022 Non- H.B. Fuller controlling Total Stockholders Interests Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (264,054 ) $ (264,012 ) $ (42 ) Net investment hedges, net of taxes of $ 13,297 (40,743 ) (40,743 ) - Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $ 67,744 (128,261 ) (128,261 ) - Reclassification of AOCI tax effects (18,341 ) (18,341 ) - Total accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (451,399 ) $ (451,357 ) $ (42 ) November 27, 2021 Non- H.B. Fuller controlling Total Stockholders Interests Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (132,370 ) $ (132,267 ) $ (103 ) Interest rate swap, net of taxes of $ 3,224 (9,924 ) (9,924 ) - Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of ($53) 3,483 3,483 - Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $ 63,925 (113,198 ) (113,198 ) - Reclassification of AOCI tax effects (18,341 ) (18,341 ) - Total accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (270,350 ) $ (270,247 ) $ (103 ) November 28, 2020 Non- H.B. Fuller controlling Total Stockholders Interests Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (106,140 ) $ (106,005 ) $ (135 ) Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($8,153) (25,103 ) (25,103 ) - Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of ($121) 7,969 7,969 - Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $ 80,656 (161,379 ) (161,379 ) - Reclassification of AOCI tax effects (18,341 ) (18,341 ) - Total accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (302,994 ) $ (302,859 ) $ (135 )

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Int

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 5: Goodwill balances by reportable segment consisted of the following: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Engineering Construction Adhesives Adhesives Adhesives Total As of November 27, 2021 $ 325,470 $ 662,021 $ 311,354 $ 1,298,845 TissueSeal acquisition 13,765 - - 13,765 Fourny acquisition - - 6,455 6,455 Apollo acquisition - - 119,358 119,358 ZKLT acquisition - 3,720 - 3,720 Foreign currency translation effect (10,273 ) (27,831 ) (11,412 ) (49,516 ) As of December 3, 2022 $ 328,962 $ 637,910 $ 425,755 $ 1,392,627 We evaluate our goodwill for impairment annually at the beginning of the fourth fourth 2022 no Balances of amortizable identifiable intangible assets, excluding goodwill and other non-amortizable intangible assets, are as follows: Purchased Technology Customer Amortizable Intangible Assets and Patents Relationships Tradename All Other Total As of December 3, 2022 Original cost $ 118,727 $ 1,004,008 $ 50,324 $ 11,053 $ 1,184,112 Accumulated amortization (66,433 ) (388,394 ) (21,401 ) (6,251 ) (482,479 ) Net identifiable intangibles $ 52,294 $ 615,614 $ 28,923 $ 4,802 $ 701,633 Weighted-average useful lives (in years) 13 17 13 13 16 As of November 27, 2021 Original cost $ 115,980 $ 932,644 $ 63,543 $ 11,343 $ 1,123,510 Accumulated amortization (62,364 ) (335,143 ) (33,786 ) (5,635 ) (436,928 ) Net identifiable intangibles $ 53,616 $ 597,501 $ 29,757 $ 5,708 $ 686,582 Weighted-average useful lives (in years) 13 17 14 12 17 Amortization expense with respect to amortizable intangible assets was $74,383, $71,068 and $70,591 in 2022, 2021 2020 Estimated aggregate amortization expense based on the current carrying value of amortizable intangible assets for the next five Fiscal Year 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Thereafter Amortization Expense $75,151 $69,611 $67,091 $60,396 $57,201 $372,183 The above amortization expense forecast is an estimate. Actual amounts may Non-amortizable intangible assets as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 2022 2021

Note 6 - Leases

Note 6 - Leases	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Lessee, Operating and Finance Leases [Text Block]	Note 6: As a lessee, the company leases office, manufacturing and warehouse space, and equipment. Certain lease agreements include rental payments adjusted annually based on changes in an inflation index. Our leases do not Operating lease and finance lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The discount rate used to calculate present value is the company’s incremental borrowing rate. We determine the incremental borrowing rate for each lease based primarily on its lease term and the economic environment of the applicable country or region. Certain leases include one five not For the measurement and classification of lease agreements, we group lease and non-lease components into a single lease component for all underlying asset classes. Variable lease payments primarily include payments for non-lease components, such as maintenance costs, payments for leased assets used beyond their non-cancelable lease term as adjusted for contractual options to terminate or renew, and payments for non-components such as sales tax. Certain leases contain immaterial variable lease payments based on usage. The components of lease expense are as follows: December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Operating lease cost $ 12,026 $ 11,958 Finance lease cost: Amortization of assets 1,535 673 Interest on lease liabilities 261 110 Variable lease cost 6,481 5,990 Total net lease cost $ 20,303 $ 18,731 Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows: Location on Balance Sheet December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Operating leases: Operating lease right-of-use assets Other assets $ 32,440 $ 32,744 Current operating lease liabilities Other accrued expenses 9,794 8,921 Noncurrent operating lease liabilities Other liabilities 23,421 24,061 Total operating lease liabilities $ 33,215 $ 32,982 Finance leases: Equipment right-of-use assets Property, plant and equipment $ 11,150 $ 9,455 Current obligations of finance leases Other accrued expenses $ 1,541 $ 1,109 Finance leases, net of current obligations Other liabilities 7,507 7,548 Total finance lease liabilities $ 9,048 $ 8,657 As of December 3, 2022 3.6% Supplemental information related to leases is as follows: December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Cash paid amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 15,209 $ 15,251 Operating cash flows from finance leases 261 110 Financing cash flows from finance leases 607 546 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities: Operating leases $ 15,442 $ 20,030 Finance leases 1,258 7,630 Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows: December 3, 2022 Fiscal Year Finance Leases Operating Leases 2023 $ 1,786 $ 10,714 2024 1,528 7,525 2025 1,483 5,272 2026 1,360 3,763 2027 1,072 2,672 2028 and beyond 2,985 6,689 Total 10,214 36,635 Less: amounts representing interest (1,166 ) (3,420 ) Present value of future minimum payments 9,048 33,215 Less: current obligations (1,541 ) (9,794 ) Noncurrent lease liabilities $ 7,507 $ 23,421

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-te

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 7: Notes Payable Notes payable were $28,860 and $24,983 at December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 not 2022 2021 2020. December 3, 2022 Long-Term Debt Weighted-Average Fiscal Year Balance at Balance at Interest Rate at Maturity December 3, November 27, Long-Term Debt December 3, 2022 Date 2022 2021 Revolving credit facility 5.94 % 2024 $ 175,500 $ - Term Loan B 6.19 % 2024 1,001,150 1,001,150 Public Notes 2 4.00 % 2027 300,000 300,000 Public Notes 3 4.25 % 2028 300,000 300,000 Other, including debt issuance cost and discount (40,394 ) (9,671 ) Total debt $ 1,736,256 $ 1,591,479 Less: current maturities - - Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 1,736,256 $ 1,591,479 1 October 20, 2024, s 2.00 percent December 3, 2022 2 February 15, 2027, 3 October 15, 2028, Term Loans On October 20, 2017, first December 3, 2022 s 2.00 percent (6.19 December 3, 2022 October 20, 2024. On February 27, 2018, second 2021, second 2021. October 20, 2017, October 20, 2021, October 20, 2022 December 3, 2022. 12 We are subject to mandatory prepayments in the first 4.25:1.00 0% 3.75:1.00. 2022 2022 2023 Public Notes On February 14, 2017, 10 “10 February 15, 2027 February 14, 2017, 1 May 1, 2020, 12 On October 20, 2020, “8 October 15, 2028 February 12, 2021, 8 1 The Public Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the company and will rank equally with the company’s other unsecured and unsubordinated debt from time to time outstanding. Fair Value of Long-Term Debt Long-term debt had an estimated fair value of $1,713,257 and $1,618,291 as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 not Long-term Debt Maturities Maturities of long-term debt for the next five Fiscal Year 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Thereafter Long-term debt obligations $ - $ 1,001,150 $ - $ - $ 300,000 $ 300,000 Revolving Credit Facility On October 20, 2020, January 24, 2022, February 28, 2022, The revolving credit facility is secured along with the Term Loan B Credit Agreement, by a first first 5.94 December 3, 2022 July 22, 2024. As of December 3, 2022 Committed Drawn Unused Revolving credit facility $ 700,000 $ 175,500 $ 515,186 The secured, multi-currency revolving credit facility can be drawn upon for general corporate purposes up to a maximum of $700,000, less issued letters of credit. At December 3, 2022 $9,314 Covenants The secured Term Loan B Credit Agreement and secured revolving credit facility are subject to certain covenants and restrictions. Restrictive covenants include, but are not third twelve December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 The Indenture under which the Public Notes have been issued contains covenants imposing certain limitations on the ability of the company to incur liens or enter into sales and leaseback transactions. It also provides for customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), which include among other things nonpayment, breach of covenants in the Indenture and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. If an event of default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Public Notes, the Trustee or holders of at least 25% may

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 8: Preferred Stock The Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 10,045,900 shares of preferred stock that may one may Common Stock There were 160,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $1.00 authorized and 53,676,576 and 52,777,753 shares issued and outstanding at December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 On April 7, 2022, five April 6, 2017 not 2022, 2021 2020 may Common Shares Outstanding 2022 2021 2020 Beginning balance 52,777,753 51,906,663 51,241,190 Stock options exercised 657,789 740,731 397,456 Deferred compensation paid 118,429 19,895 118,742 Restricted units vested 172,474 157,945 221,275 Shares withheld for taxes (49,869 ) (47,481 ) (72,000 ) Ending balance 53,676,576 52,777,753 51,906,663

Note 9 - Accounting for Share-b

Note 9 - Accounting for Share-based Compensation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]	Note 9: Overview We have various share-based compensation programs, which provide for equity awards including non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock units, performance awards and deferred compensation. These equity awards fall under several plans and are described below. Share-based Compensation Plans We currently grant stock options and restricted stock units under equity compensation and deferred compensation plans. Stock options are granted to officers and key employees at prices not one Restricted stock awards are nonvested stock-based awards that include grants of restricted stock units. Restricted stock awards are independent of option grants and are subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the release of the restrictions. Such awards generally vest beginning one three Restricted stock units have dividend equivalent rights equal to the cash dividend paid on restricted stock shares. However, restricted stock units do not not We expense the cost, which is the grant date fair market value, of the restricted stock units ratably over the period during which the restrictions lapse. The grant date fair value is our closing stock price on the date of grant. We are required to recognize compensation expense when an employee is eligible to retire. We consider employees eligible to retire at age 55 10 180 180 2020 This plan allows for granting of awards to to any employee, officer, non-employee director, consultant, independent contractor or advisor providing services to us or any of our affiliates, or any person to whom an offer of employment or engagement with us or any of our affiliates has been made. The plan permits granting of (a) stock options; (b) stock appreciation rights; (c) restricted stock and restricted stock units; (d) performance awards; (e) dividend equivalents; (f) other awards based on our common stock, including shares for amounts employees or non-employee directors deferred under the deferred compensation plans. There were 1,268,608 common shares available for grant as of December 3, 2022 2018 This plan allows for granting of awards to employees. The plan permits granting of (a) stock options; (b) stock appreciation rights; (c) restricted stock and restricted stock units; (d) performance awards; (e) dividend equivalents; (f) other awards based on our common stock, including shares for amounts employees deferred under the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan. Year 2016 This plan allows for granting of awards to employees. The plan permits granting of (a) stock options; (b) stock appreciation rights; (c) restricted stock awards; (d) performance awards; (e) dividend equivalents; and (f) other awards based on our common stock, including shares for amounts employees deferred under the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan. 2009 This plan permits granting of (a) shares for amounts non-employee directors defer under the Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan and (b) discretionary grants of restricted stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards and other stock awards. Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan This plan allows non-employee directors to defer all or a portion of their retainer and meeting fees in a number of investment choices, including units representing shares of our common stock. We provide a 10 percent match on deferred compensation invested in these units. These units are required to be paid out in our common stock. Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan This plan allows key employees to defer a portion of their eligible compensation in a number of investment choices, including units representing shares of company common stock. We provide a 10 percent match on deferred compensation invested in these units. Grant-Date Fair Value We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of stock option awards. The fair value of options granted during 2022, 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Expected life (in years) 5.00 5.00 5.00 Weighted-average expected volatility 33.35 % 32.50 % 24.32 % Expected volatility range 33.33-34.34 % 32.48% - 32.94% 24.18% - 30.99% Risk-free interest rate 1.53-4.06 % 0.39% - 1.20% 0.21% - 1.51% Weighted-average expected dividend 0.95 % 1.26 % 1.38 % Expected dividend yield range 0.94-1.23 % 0.92% - 1.27% 1.35% - 2.53% Weighted-average fair value of grants $ 20.91 $ 13.29 $ 9.63 Expected life – We use historical employee exercise and option expiration data to estimate the expected life assumption for the Black-Scholes grant-date valuation. We believe that this historical data is currently the best estimate of the expected term of a new option. We use a weighted-average expected life for all awards. Expected volatility – Volatility is calculated using our stock’s historical volatility for the same period of time as the expected life. We have no Risk-free interest rate – The rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant for the same period of time as the expected life. Expected dividend yield – The calculation is based on the total expected annual dividend payout divided by the average stock price. Expense We use the straight-line attribution method to recognize share-based compensation expense for option awards and restricted stock units with graded and cliff vesting. Incentive stock options and performance awards are based on certain performance-based metrics and the expense is adjusted quarterly, based on our projections of the achievement of those metrics. The amount of share-based compensation expense recognized during a period is based on the value of the portion of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. The expense is recognized over the requisite service period, which for us is the period between the grant date and the earlier of the award’s stated vesting term or the date the employee is eligible for early vesting based on the terms of the plans. Total share-based compensation expense was $24,368, $22,366 and $16,914 for 2022, 2021 2020 As of December 3, 2022 Stock Option Activity The stock option activity for the years ended December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 Weighted- Average Options Exercise Price Outstanding at November 30, 2019 5,060,310 $ 46.04 Granted 1,052,968 47.70 Exercised (397,456 ) 31.00 Forfeited or cancelled (169,907 ) 49.11 Outstanding at November 28, 2020 5,545,915 $ 47.34 Granted 1,237,094 53.33 Exercised (740,731 ) 43.64 Forfeited or cancelled (1,069,886 ) 56.33 Outstanding at November 27, 2021 4,972,392 $ 47.45 Granted 549,458 72.75 Exercised (657,789 ) 45.79 Forfeited or cancelled (40,991 ) 61.31 Outstanding at December 3, 2022 4,823,070 $ 50.42 The fair value of options granted during 2022, 2021 2020 2022, 2021 2020 December 3, 2022 December 3, 2022 December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 2022, 2021 2020 Restricted Stock Unit Activity The nonvested restricted stock unit activity for the years ended December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 Weighted- Weighted- Average Average Remaining Grant Contractual Date Fair Life Units Value (in Years) Nonvested at November 30, 2019 487,997 $ 46.56 0.8 Granted 216,293 46.39 3.4 Vested (221,275 ) 46.83 - Forfeited (50,666 ) 47.55 0.1 Nonvested at November 28, 2020 432,349 $ 46.22 0.8 Granted 356,779 54.49 3.2 Vested (157,945 ) 48.69 - Forfeited (78,818 ) 47.79 0.8 Nonvested at November 27, 2021 552,365 $ 50.63 1.9 Granted 179,603 67.92 3.2 Vested (172,474 ) 46.74 - Forfeited (68,374 ) 45.83 0.1 Nonvested at December 3, 2022 491,120 $ 58.98 0.7 Total fair value of restricted stock units vested during 2022 2021 2020 December 3, 2022 We repurchased 55,081, 50,799 and 70,380 shares during 2022, 2021 2020 2022, 2021 2020 Deferred Compensation Activity Deferred compensation units are fully vested at the date of contribution. The deferred compensation units outstanding for the years ended December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 Non-employee Directors Employees Total Units outstanding November 30, 2019 525,660 36,664 562,324 Participant contributions 18,008 13,814 31,822 Company match contributions 1 23,033 1,381 24,414 Payouts (111,436 ) (7,306 ) (118,742 ) Units outstanding November 28, 2020 455,265 44,553 499,818 Participant contributions 13,036 10,487 23,523 Company match contributions 1 20,118 1,049 21,167 Payouts (19,895 ) (7,728 ) (27,623 ) Units outstanding November 27, 2021 468,524 48,361 516,885 Participant contributions 89,054 12,985 102,039 Company match contributions 1 26,843 1,299 28,142 Payouts (118,429 ) (6,073 ) (124,502 ) Units outstanding December 3, 2022 465,992 56,572 522,564 1 2022, 2021 2020 The fair value of non-employee directors’ company matches for 2022, 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 2022, 2021 2020

Note 10 - Pension and Postretir

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]	Note 10: Defined Contribution Plan All U.S. employees have the option of contributing up to 75 percent of their pre-tax earnings to a 401 first 401 401 2022 $3,031. T 401 2021 2020 All U.S. employees are eligible to receive an annual discretionary non-elective contribution to the 401 3 2022 2021, The defined contribution plan liability recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets was $12,263 2022 2021 Defined Benefit Plans Noncontributory defined benefit pension plans cover all U.S. employees employed prior to January 1, 2007. 2011, May 31, 2011, no three three 401 2020, 2022 of $6,673 2021 Health care and life insurance benefits are provided for eligible retired employees and their eligible dependents. These benefits are provided through various insurance companies and health care providers. Costs are accrued during the years the employee renders the necessary service. Certain non-U.S. subsidiaries provide pension benefits for their employees consistent with local practices and regulations. These plans are primarily defined benefit plans covering substantially all employees upon completion of a specified period of service. Benefits for these plans are generally based on years of service and annual compensation. Following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Benefits 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 Change in projected benefit obligation Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 361,212 $ 388,530 $ 238,400 $ 250,561 $ 31,262 $ 39,075 Service cost - - 2,765 3,280 - 21 Interest cost 9,653 9,299 2,893 2,941 748 822 Participant contributions - - - - 296 365 Actuarial (gain)/loss1 (80,296 ) (9,177 ) (57,159 ) (3,630 ) (5,395 ) (6,115 ) Other - - - - - - Curtailments - - 231 - - - Settlement payments (200 ) (6,673 ) (7,988 ) 996 - - Benefits paid (20,495 ) (20,767 ) (8,370 ) (8,578 ) (2,738 ) (2,906 ) Foreign currency translation effect - - (15,922 ) (7,170 ) - - Benefit obligation at end of year 269,874 361,212 154,850 238,400 24,173 31,262 Change in plan assets Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 409,811 398,403 216,623 202,242 135,701 109,056 Actual return on plan assets (63,562 ) 37,466 (45,328 ) 25,204 (12,613 ) 28,716 Employer contributions 1,232 1,382 1,640 1,989 136 470 Participant contributions - - - - 296 365 Other - - - 996 - - Settlement payments (200 ) (6,673 ) - - - - Benefits paid 2 (20,495 ) (20,767 ) (8,369 ) (8,578 ) (2,738 ) (2,906 ) Foreign currency translation effect - - (22,658 ) (5,230 ) - - Fair value of plan assets at end of year 326,786 409,811 141,908 216,623 120,782 135,701 Plan assets in excess of (less than) benefit obligation as of year end $ 56,912 $ 48,599 $ (12,942 ) $ (21,776 ) $ 96,608 $ 104,439 1 2022 2021 2022 2021 2 Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that have not been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost Pension Benefits Other Postretirement U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Benefits 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 Unrecognized actuarial loss $ 137,351 $ 129,198 $ 49,306 $ 64,782 $ (8,530 ) $ (30,278 ) Unrecognized prior service (benefit) cost - (3 ) 1,219 1,390 - - Ending balance $ 137,351 $ 129,195 $ 50,525 $ 66,172 $ (8,530 ) $ (30,278 ) Pension Benefits Other Postretirement U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Benefits 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 Statement of financial position as of fiscal year-end Non-current assets $ 69,826 $ 66,157 $ 16,790 $ 24,772 $ 98,848 $ 107,323 Accrued benefit cost Current liabilities (1,248 ) (1,342 ) (1,727 ) (1,795 ) (218 ) (227 ) Non-current liabilities (11,666 ) (16,216 ) (28,006 ) (44,753 ) (2,021 ) (2,657 ) Ending balance $ 56,912 $ 48,599 $ (12,943 ) $ (21,776 ) $ 96,609 $ 104,439 The accumulated benefit obligation of the U.S. pension and other postretirement plans was $289,049 at December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 The following amounts relate to pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Pension Benefits and Other Postretirement Benefits U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans 2022 2021 2022 2021 Accumulated benefit obligation $ 12,914 $ 17,558 $ 36,820 $ 48,912 Fair value of plan assets - - 9,617 11,350 The following amounts relate to pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Pension Benefits and Other Postretirement Benefits U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans 2022 2021 2022 2021 Projected benefit obligation $ 12,914 $ 17,558 $ 39,350 $ 131,174 Fair value of plan assets - - $ 9,617 84,626 Information about the expected cash flows is as follows: Pension Benefits Other Non-U.S. Postretirement U.S. Plans Plans Benefits Employer contributions 2023 $ - $ 6 $ - Expected benefit payments 2023 21,081 8,055 2,832 2024 21,247 8,132 2,731 2025 21,280 8,276 2,617 2026 21,247 8,559 2,519 2027- 2032 123,707 53,015 12,305 The components of our net period defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit costs other than service cost are presented as non-operating expenses and service cost is presented in operating expenses. Components of net periodic benefit cost and other supplemental information for the years ended December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 Pension Benefits Other U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits Net periodic cost (benefit) 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Service cost $ - $ - $ - $ 2,765 $ 3,280 $ 2,950 $ - $ 21 $ 73 Interest cost 9,653 9,299 11,738 2,893 2,941 3,158 748 822 1,135 Expected return on assets (29,018 ) (31,123 ) (25,758 ) (6,465 ) (12,348 ) (11,312 ) (11,084 ) (8,945 ) (7,976 ) Amortization: Prior service cost (benefit) (3 ) (3 ) (3 ) 63 69 64 - - - Actuarial loss 4,132 3,198 7,195 2,411 4,053 3,829 (3,445 ) 73 62 Curtailment loss - - - - - 14 - - - Settlement charge - - - 3,329 - 67 - - - Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (15,237 ) $ (18,629 ) $ (6,828 ) $ 4,996 $ (2,005 ) $ (1,230 ) $ (13,781 ) $ (8,029 ) $ (6,706 ) Pension Benefits Other U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Discount rate 5.36 % 2.75 % 2.50 % 3.70 % 1.27 % 1.16 % 5.29 % 2.51 % 2.19 % Rate of compensation increase 1 0.00 % 0.00 % 4.50 % 1.83 % 1.48 % 1.74 % N/A N/A N/A Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net costs for years ended 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Discount rate 2.75 % 2.50 % 3.17 % 1.29 % 1.19 % 1.34 % 2.51 % 2.19 % 3.00 % Expected return on plan assets 7.00 % 7.24 % 7.49 % 3.49 % 6.15 % 6.23 % 8.25 % 8.25 % 8.50 % Rate of compensation increase 1 0.00 % 0.00 % 4.50 % 1.68 % 1.67 % 1.74 % 0.00 % 0.00 % N/A 1 May 31, 2011 no 2020 2021, November 27, 2021, no The discount rate assumption is determined using an actuarial yield curve approach, which results in a discount rate that reflects the characteristics of the plan. The approach identifies a broad population of corporate bonds that meet the quality and size criteria for the particular plan. We use this approach rather than a specific index that has a certain set of bonds that may may not December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 November 28, 2020 December 3, 2022 2023. For the U.S. pension plan, we adopte d the Adjusted Pri- 2012 2021. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption for the U.S. pension plan was 7.00 percent in 2022 2021 2020 2022 was 8.50 p mately $2,238 Management, in conjunction with our external financial advisors, uses the actual historical rates of return of the asset categories to assess the reasonableness of the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption for non-U.S. pension plans was a weighted-average of 3.49 percent in 2022 2021 2020 Assumed health care trend rates 2022 2021 2020 Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year 6.50 % 6.50 % 6.75 % Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate) 5.75 % 5.00 % 5.00 % Fiscal year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate 2026 2028 2028 The asset allocation for the company’s U.S. and non-U.S. pension plans at the end of 2022 2021 U.S. Pension Plans Non-U.S. Pension Plans Other Postretirement Plans Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of Plan Assets at Plan Assets at Plan Assets at Target Year-End Target Year-End Target Year-End Asset Category 2022 2022 2021 2022 2022 2021 2022 2022 2021 Equities 55.0 % 53.1 % 57.7 % 24.8 % 25.5 % 21.3 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Fixed income 45.0 % 45.8 % 40.1 % 75.2 % 70.0 % 67.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Insurance 0.0 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 100.0 % 98.9 % 99.8 % Cash 1 0.0 % 1.0 % 2.2 % 0.0 % 4.5 % 11.7 % 0.0 % 1.1 % 0.2 % Total 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % Plan Asset Management Plan assets are held in trust and invested in mutual funds, separately managed accounts and other commingled investment vehicles holding U.S. and non-U.S. equity securities, fixed income securities and other investment classes. We employ a total return approach whereby a mix of equities and fixed income investments are used to maximize the long-term return of plan assets for a prudent level of risk. Futures and options may The U.S. pension plans consist of two 2022 2021 During 2022 tion mix of 55 percent equities and 45 pe 5 The non-U.S. pension plans consist of all the pension plans administered by us outside the U.S., principally consisting of plans in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Canada. During 2022 2023. Other postretirement benefits plans consist of two 2022 2021 500. Fair Value of Plan Assets The following table presents plan assets categorized within a three 13. December 3, 2022 U.S. Pension Plans Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Equities $ - $ 152,084 $ 21,525 $ 173,609 Fixed income - 126,114 23,547 149,661 Insurance - - 179 179 Cash 3,337 - - 3,337 Total categorized in the fair value hierarchy 3,337 278,198 45,251 326,786 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Equities $ 28,422 $ - $ - $ 28,422 Fixed income 41,515 - 703 42,218 Cash 491 - - 491 Total categorized in the fair value hierarchy 70,428 - 703 71,131 Other investments measured at NAV1 70,777 Total $ 70,428 $ - $ 703 $ 141,908 Other Postretirement Benefits Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Insurance $ - $ - $ 119,446 $ 119,446 Cash 1,336 - - 1,336 Total $ 1,336 $ - $ 119,446 $ 120,782 November 27, 2021 U.S. Pension Plans Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Equities $ - $ 236,557 $ - $ 236,557 Fixed income - 164,133 186 164,319 Cash 8,935 - - 8,935 Total categorized in the fair value hierarchy 8,935 400,690 186 409,811 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Equities $ 35,117 $ - $ - $ 35,117 Fixed income 48,243 5,285 749 54,277 Cash 4,399 - - 4,399 Total categorized in the fair value hierarchy 87,759 5,285 749 93,793 Other investments measured at NAV1 122,830 Total $ 87,759 $ 5,285 $ 749 $ 216,623 Other Postretirement Benefits Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Insurance $ - $ - $ 135,484 $ 135,484 Cash 217 - - 217 Total $ 217 $ - $ 135,484 $ 135,701 1 820 10, Fair Value Measurement not 2 2021 The definitions of fair values of our pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets at December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Equities no no Fixed income Insurance Cash – The following is a roll forward of the Level 3 December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Fixed Income U.S. Pension Plans 2022 2021 Level 3 balance at beginning of year $ 186 $ 205 Net transfers into / (out of) level 3 16,564 - Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net 28,501 (19 ) Level 3 balance at end of year $ 45,251 $ 186 Fixed Income Non-U.S. Pension Plans 2022 2021 Level 3 balance at beginning of year $ 749 $ 770 Net transfers into / (out of) level 3 7 64 Net (losses)/gains (1 ) (43 ) Currency change effect (52 ) (42 ) Level 3 balance at end of year $ 703 $ 749 Insurance Other Postretirement Benefits 2022 2021 Level 3 balance at beginning of year $ 135,484 $ 108,406 Net transfers into / (out of) level 3 (1,992 ) (1,658 ) Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net (1,122 ) (1,093 ) Net (losses)/gains (12,924 ) 29,829 Level 3 balance at end of year $ 119,446 $ 135,484

Note 11 - Income Taxes

Note 11 - Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 11: Income Taxes Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments 2022 2021 2020 United States $ 63,718 $ 14,989 $ 20,328 Non-U.S. 188,210 201,862 138,028 Total $ 251,928 $ 216,851 $ 158,356 Components of the provision for income tax expense (benefit) 2022 2021 2020 Current: U.S. federal $ 12,181 $ 10,310 $ 5,243 State 3,389 2,265 1,320 Non-U.S. 63,750 57,801 56,542 79,320 70,376 63,105 Deferred: U.S. federal 8,150 (6,891 ) (4,709 ) State (1,767 ) (350 ) (4,111 ) Non-U.S. (8,517 ) (102 ) (12,364 ) (2,134 ) (7,343 ) (21,184 ) Total $ 77,186 $ 63,033 $ 41,921 Reconciliation of effective income tax 2022 2021 2020 Tax at statutory U.S. federal income tax rate $ 52,760 $ 45,539 $ 33,255 State income taxes, net of federal benefit 1,252 1,444 (2,104 ) Foreign dividend repatriation 2,596 1,104 900 Foreign operations 1,868 19,673 (563 ) Executive compensation over $1.0 million 2,847 2,507 1,420 Non-U.S. stock option expense 525 575 358 Change in valuation allowance 3,187 (9,572 ) 5,925 Research and development tax credit (927 ) (993 ) (906 ) Foreign-derived intangible income (2,786 ) (2,617 ) (1,396 ) Global intangible low-taxed income 1,890 2,334 1,932 Provision to return 840 1,122 1,704 Cross currency swap 7,020 3,931 (6,748 ) Contingency reserve 5,909 (2,139 ) 8,287 Other 205 125 (143 ) Total income tax expense $ 77,186 $ 63,033 $ 41,921 Deferred income tax balances at each year-end related to: 2022 2021 Deferred tax assets: Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans $ 6,752 $ 12,118 Employee benefit costs 25,196 26,799 Foreign tax credit carryforward 7,884 7,309 Tax loss carryforwards 22,948 24,071 Leases 8,538 8,590 Hedging activity 13,299 2,623 Interest deduction limitation 17,736 12,428 Other 28,840 27,410 Gross deferred tax assets 131,193 121,348 Less: valuation allowance (14,424 ) (11,341 ) Total net deferred tax assets 116,769 110,007 Deferred tax liability: Depreciation and amortization (215,219 ) (207,726 ) Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans (37,362 ) (36,042 ) Leases (8,329 ) (8,524 ) Total deferred tax liability (260,910 ) (252,292 ) Net deferred tax liability $ (144,141 ) $ (142,285 ) The difference between the change in the deferred tax assets in the balance sheet and the deferred tax provision is primarily due to the defined benefit pension plan adjustment and floating-to-fixed hedges recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Valuation allowances primarily relate to foreign net operating loss carryforwards and branch foreign tax credit carryforwards where the future potential benefits do not not not Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the currently enacted tax rates that apply to taxable income in effect for the years in which those deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. We record a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed more-likely-than- not not not not U.S. income taxes have not While non-U.S. operations have been profitable overall, there are cumulative tax losses of $77,315 in various countries. These tax losses can be carried forward to offset the income tax liabilities on future income in these countries. Cumulative tax losses of $58,762 can be carried forward indefinitely, while the remaining $18,553 of tax losses must be utilized during 2023 2040. The U.S. has a branch foreign tax credit carryforward of $5,042. A valuation allowance has been recorded against this foreign tax credit carryforward to reflect that this amount is not not The table below sets forth the changes to our gross unrecognized tax benefit as a result of uncertain tax positions, excluding accrued interest. We do not twelve 2022 2021 Balance at beginning of year $ 13,281 $ 14,569 Tax positions related to the current year: Additions 469 401 Tax positions related to prior years: Additions 5,885 1,323 Reductions (1,019 ) (950 ) Settlements - (161 ) Lapses in applicable statutes of limitation (1,034 ) (1,901 ) Balance at end of year $ 17,582 $ 13,281 Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 We report accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. For the year ended December 3, 2022 December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 November 27, 2021 We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in numerous state and foreign jurisdictions. We are no 2019 2018. second 2016, 2005 2014.

Note 12 - Financial Instruments

Note 12 - Financial Instruments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 12: Overview As a result of being a global enterprise foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates may We use foreign currency forward contracts, cross-currency swaps, interest rate swaps and net investment hedges to manage risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We do not no We are exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance of counterparties for foreign currency forward exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements. We select investment-grade multinational banks and financial institutions as counterparties for derivative transactions and monitor the credit quality of each of these banks on a periodic basis as warranted. We do not de minimis Cash Flow Hedges October 20, 2017, four October 20, 2022. two On February 27, 2018, second 2021, second 2021. October 20, 2017, October 20, 2021, October 20, 2022 no December 3, 2022 The amounts of pretax gains (losses) recognized in comprehensive income related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges are as follows: December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 November 28, 2020 Cross-currency swap contracts $ (3,536 ) $ (4,554 ) $ 6,307 Interest rate swap contracts $ 13,148 $ 20,109 $ (15,618 ) Net investment hedges $ (54,040 ) - - Fair Value Hedges On February 12, 2021, October 20, 2020 1 7 October 15, 2028. y of $42,542 December 3, 2022 February 14, 2017, February 14, 2017 1 May 1, 2020, seven Net Investment Hedges On October 17, 2022, €307,173 October 2028. October 20, 2022, €300,000 August 2025, August 2026 February 2027. December 3, 2022, The swaps are designated as net investment hedges for accounting treatment. The net gains or losses attributable to changes in spot exchange rates are recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment within other comprehensive income (loss). The gains or losses are reclassified into earnings upon a liquidation event or deconsolidation of the foreign subsidiary. Any ineffective portions of net investment hedges are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings during the period of change. The amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to net investment hedge cross-currency swaps was a loss of $40,743 December 3, 2022 2022, not not twelve No Derivatives Not The company uses foreign currency forward contracts to offset its exposure to the change in value of certain foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities held at foreign subsidiaries that are remeasured at the end of each period. Although the contracts are effective economic hedges, they are not 13 As of December 3, 2022 n December 5, 2022 November 21, 2023. The amounts of pretax gains (losses) recognized in other income, net related to derivative instruments not December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 November 28, 2020 Foreign currency forward contracts $ 5,711 $ (357 ) $ (2,908 ) Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are limited due to the large number of entities in the customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and countries. As of December 3, 2022 no

Note 13 - Fair Value Measuremen

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	Note 13: Overview Estimates of fair value for financial assets and liabilities are based on the framework established in the accounting guidance for fair value measurements. The framework defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. The framework discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow) and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The framework utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three three ● Level 1: ● Level 2: not ● Level 3: Balances Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis The following table presents information about our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Fair Value Measurements Using: December 3, Description 2022 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Marketable securities $ 4,013 $ 4,013 $ - $ - Foreign exchange contract assets 10,282 - 10,282 - Liabilities: Foreign exchange contract liabilities $ 4,570 $ - $ 4,570 $ - Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedge liabilities 42,542 42,542 Net investment hedge 54,046 - 54,046 - Contingent consideration liabilities 1,977 - - 1,977 Fair Value Measurements Using: November 27, Description 2021 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Marketable securities $ 2,079 $ 2,079 $ - $ - Foreign exchange contract assets 5,725 - 5,725 - Cross-currency cash flow hedge assets 14,496 - 14,496 - Liabilities: Foreign exchange contract liabilities $ 6,082 $ - $ 6,082 $ - Cross-currency cash flow hedge liabilities 12,366 - 12,366 - Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedge liabilities 10,539 - 10,539 - Contingent consideration liability 8,100 - - 8,100 The valuation of our contingent consideration liability related to the acquisitions of ZKLT and TissueSeal was $1,477 and $500, respectively, as of December 3, 2022 December 3, 2022 2022. 2 Contingent consideration liability 2022 Level 3 balance at beginning of year $ 8,100 Acquisitions 1,977 Payment of contingent consideration (8,122 ) Mark to market adjustment 22 Level 3 balance at end of year $ 1,977 Balances Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis We measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets include intangible assets acquired in an acquisition. The identified intangible assets of customer relationships, technology and tradenames acquired in connection with our acquisitions were measured using unobservable (Level 3 See Note 2 See Note 7

Note 14 - Commitments and Conti

Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 14: Environmental Matters From time to time, we become aware of compliance matters relating to, or receive notices from, federal, state or local entities regarding possible or alleged violations of environmental, health or safety laws and regulations. We review the circumstances of each individual site, considering the number of parties involved, the level of potential liability or our contribution relative to the other parties, the nature and magnitude of the hazardous substances involved, the method and extent of remediation, the estimated legal and consulting expense with respect to each site and the time period over which any costs would likely be incurred. Also, from time to time, we are identified as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA") and/or similar state laws that impose liability for costs relating to the clean up of contamination resulting from past spills, disposal or other release of hazardous substances. We are also subject to similar laws in some of the countries where current and former facilities are located. Our environmental, health and safety department monitors compliance with applicable laws on a global basis. To the extent we can reasonably estimate the amount of our probable liabilities for environmental matters, we establish an undiscounted financial provision. We recorded liabilities of $5,754 and $6,603 as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Currently we are involved in various environmental investigations, clean up activities and administrative proceedings and lawsuits. In particular, we are currently deemed a PRP in conjunction with numerous other parties, in a number of government enforcement actions associated with landfills and/or hazardous waste sites. As a PRP, we may not Other Legal Proceedings From time to time and in the ordinary course of business, we are a party to, or a target of, lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including product liability, personal injury, contract, patent and intellectual property, environmental, health and safety, tax and employment matters. While we are unable to predict the outcome of these matters, we have concluded, based upon currently available information, that the ultimate resolution of any pending matter, individually or in the aggregate, including the asbestos litigation described in the following paragraphs, will not We have been named as a defendant in lawsuits in which plaintiffs have alleged injury due to products containing asbestos manufactured more than 35 A significant portion of the defense costs and settlements in asbestos-related litigation is paid by third 1976 third third third In addition to the indemnification arrangements with third A summary of the number of and settlement amounts for asbestos-related lawsuits and claims is as follows: Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 3, November 27, November 28, 2022 2021 2020 Lawsuits and claims settled 7 2 4 Settlement amounts $ 296 $ 85 $ 130 Insurance payments received or expected to be received $ 195 $ 55 $ 88 We do not Based on currently available information, we have concluded that the resolution of any pending matter, including asbestos-related litigation, individually or in the aggregate, will not

Note 15 - Segments

Note 15 - Segments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 15: We are required to report segment information in the same way that we internally organize our business for assessing performance and making decisions regarding allocation of resources. Revenue and operating income of each of our segments are regularly reviewed by our chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and assess their performance. Segment operating income is identified as gross profit less SG&A expenses. Corporate expenses, other than those included in Corporate Unallocated, are allocated to each operating segment. Consistent with our internal management reporting, Corporate Unallocated amounts include business acquisition and integration costs, organizational restructuring charges and project costs associated with our implementation of Project ONE. Corporate assets are not We have three reportable segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives, Engineering Adhesives and Construction Adhesives. The business components within each operating segment are managed to maximize the results of the overall operating segment rather than the results of any individual business component of the operating segment. Results of individual components of each operating segment are subject to numerous allocations of segment-wide costs that may may not not Reportable operating segment financial information for all periods presented is as follows: 2022 2021 2020 Net revenue Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 1,695,934 $ 1,472,756 $ 1,332,786 Engineering Adhesives 1,532,639 1,371,756 1,088,313 Construction Adhesives 520,610 433,519 369,170 Total $ 3,749,183 $ 3,278,031 $ 2,790,269 Segment operating income Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 165,786 $ 138,366 $ 130,789 Engineering Adhesives 168,873 135,913 103,974 Construction Adhesives 22,989 14,148 11,148 Total segment 357,648 288,427 245,911 Corporate Unallocated 1 (34,930 ) (35,815 ) (27,594 ) Total $ 322,718 $ 252,612 $ 218,317 Depreciation and amortization Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 46,374 $ 45,919 $ 44,329 Engineering Adhesives 58,307 61,082 58,102 Construction Adhesives 41,713 35,002 35,811 Corporate Unallocated 1 582 1,171 575 Total $ 146,976 $ 143,174 $ 138,817 Total assets 2 Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 1,488,277 $ 1,370,924 Engineering Adhesives 1,610,015 1,710,000 Construction Adhesives 987,610 810,824 Corporate 377,727 382,782 Total $ 4,463,629 $ 4,274,530 Capital expenditures Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 110,877 $ 60,164 Engineering Adhesives (2,302 ) 8,815 Construction Adhesives (5,772 ) 3,591 Corporate 27,161 23,519 Total $ 129,964 $ 96,089 1 not 2 Reconciliation of segment operating income to income before income taxes and income from equity method investments: 2022 2021 2020 Segment operating income $ 322,718 $ 252,612 $ 218,317 Other income, net 12,952 32,855 15,398 Interest expense (91,521 ) (78,092 ) (86,776 ) Interest income 7,779 9,476 11,417 Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments $ 251,928 $ 216,851 $ 158,356 Financial information about geographic areas Net Revenue 2022 2021 2020 United States $ 1,692,903 $ 1,421,623 $ 1,248,495 China 462,587 433,998 351,204 Germany 419,141 409,193 330,755 Countries with more than 10 percent of total 2,574,631 2,264,814 1,930,454 All other countries with less than 10 percent of total 1,174,552 1,013,217 859,815 Total $ 3,749,183 $ 3,278,031 $ 2,790,269 Property, Plant and Equipment, net 2022 2021 2020 United States $ 375,353 $ 331,864 $ 297,046 Germany 107,903 120,548 131,879 China 101,563 96,300 99,513 All other countries with less than 10 percent of total 148,848 146,655 142,306 Total $ 733,667 $ 695,367 $ 670,744 We view the following disaggregation of net revenue by geographic region as useful to understanding the composition of revenue recognized during the respective reporting periods: December 3, 2022 Hygiene, Health and Engineering Construction Corporate Consumable 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 November 27, 2021 Hygiene, Health and Engineering Construction Corporate Consumable Adhesives Adhesives Adhesives Unallocated Total Americas $ 826,172 $ 504,626 $ 384,576 $ - $ 1,715,374 EIMEA 425,324 470,466 22,156 - 917,946 Asia Pacific 221,260 396,664 26,787 - 644,711 $ 1,472,756 $ 1,371,756 $ 433,519 $ - $ 3,278,031 November 28, 2020 Hygiene, Health and Engineering Construction Corporate Consumable Adhesives Adhesives Adhesives Unallocated Total Americas $ 736,681 $ 430,866 $ 325,622 $ - $ 1,493,169 EIMEA 388,271 347,417 20,506 - 756,194 Asia Pacific 207,834 310,030 23,042 - 540,906 $ 1,332,786 $ 1,088,313 $ 369,170 $ - $ 2,790,269

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Principles of Consolidation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of H.B. Fuller Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. Investments in affiliated companies in which we exercise significant influence, but which we do not not 20 Our 50 percent ownership in Sekisui-Fuller Company, Ltd., our Japan joint venture, is accounted for under the equity method of accounting as we do not 2022, 2021 2020 not X 1934. December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 not Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to November 30. December 3, 2022, November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 2022, 2021 2020 five six 53rd 2022 53
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block]	Revenue Recognition We sell a variety of adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products to a diverse customer base. The vast majority of our arrangements contain a single performance obligation to transfer manufactured goods to the customer as governed by an individual purchase order. We recognize revenue at the amount of consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods to the customer. The transaction price includes an estimation of any variable amounts of consideration to which we will be entitled. The most common forms of variable consideration within our arrangements are customer rebates, which are recorded as a reduction to revenue at the time of the initial sale using the expected value method. The expected value method is the sum of probability-weighted amounts in a range of possible consideration amounts and is based on a consideration of historical, current and forecast information. Changes in estimates are updated each reporting period. There are no not not We recognize revenue when control of goods is transferred to the customer. For the vast majority of our arrangements, control transfers at a point in time either upon shipment or upon delivery of the goods to the customer. The timing of transfer of control is determined considering the timing of the transfer of legal title, physical possession, and risks and rewards of goods to the customer. We record shipping and handling revenue in net revenue and outbound shipping and handling costs in cost of goods sold. The majority of our shipping and handling activities are performed prior to transfer of control of the goods to the customer. For those arrangements where we provide shipping and handling services after control of the goods has transferred to the customer, we have elected the practical expedient allowed under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 Provisions for sales returns are estimated based on historical experience and are adjusted for known returns, if material. Customer incentive programs (primarily volume purchase rebates) and arrangements such as cooperative advertising, slotting fees and buy-downs are recorded as a reduction of net revenue in accordance with ASC 606. 2022, 2021 2020 For certain products, consigned inventory is maintained at customer locations. For this inventory, revenue is recognized in the period that the inventory is consumed. Sales to distributors require a distribution agreement or purchase order. As a normal practice, distributors do not
Cost of Goods and Service [Policy Text Block]	Cost of Sales Cost of sales includes raw materials, container costs, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, freight costs and other less significant indirect costs related to the production of our products.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include sales and marketing, research and development, technical and customer service, finance, legal, human resources, general management and similar expenses.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Income Taxes The income tax provision is computed based on income before income from equity method investments included in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The asset and liability approach is used to recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. Enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years are applied to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances reduce deferred tax assets when it is not not 11
Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Acquisition Accounting As we enter into business combinations, we perform acquisition accounting requirements including the following: ● Identifying the acquirer, ● Determining the acquisition date, ● Recognizing and measuring the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, and ● Recognizing and measuring goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase We complete valuation procedures and record the resulting fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based upon the valuation of the business enterprise and the tangible and intangible assets acquired. Enterprise value allocation methodology requires management to make assumptions and apply judgment to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If estimates or assumptions used to complete the enterprise valuation and estimates of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities significantly differed from assumptions made, the resulting difference could materially affect the fair value of net assets. The calculation of the fair value of the tangible assets, including property, plant and equipment, utilizes the cost approach, which computes the cost to replace the asset, less accrued depreciation resulting from physical deterioration, functional obsolescence and external obsolescence. The calculation of the fair value of the identified intangible assets is determined using cash flow models following the income approach or a discounted market-based methodology approach. Significant inputs include estimated revenue growth rates, gross margins, operating expenses and estimated attrition, royalty and discount rates. Goodwill is recorded as the difference in the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and the purchase price.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents are highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Restrictions on Cash There were no December 3, 2022 November 28, 2020. no
Accounts Receivable [Policy Text Block]	Trade Receivables and Allowances Trade receivables are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not not 4
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Inventories Inventories are recorded at cost ( not
Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Investments Investments with a value of $8,957 and $9,584 represent the cash surrender value of life insurance contracts as of December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value [Policy Text Block]	Equity Investments Investments in an entity where we own less than 20% not December 3, 2022 not November 27, 2021, November 28, 2020 December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost and depreciated over the useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives range from 20 to 40 years for buildings and improvements, 3 to 20 years for machinery and equipment, and the shorter of the lease or expected life for leasehold improvements. Fully depreciated assets are retained in property and accumulated depreciation accounts until removed from service. Upon disposal, assets and related accumulated depreciation are removed. Upon sale of an asset, the difference between the proceeds and remaining net book value is charged or credited to other income, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Expenditures that add value or extend the life of the respective assets are capitalized, while expenditures that are typical recurring repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Interest costs associated with construction and implementation of property, plant and equipment of $1,518, $905 and $565 were capitalized in 2022, 2021 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Goodwill We evaluate our goodwill for impairment annually at the beginning of the fourth not 2022 no 5
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Intangible Assets Intangible assets include patents, customer lists, technology, trademarks and other intangible assets acquired from independent parties and are amortized on a straight-line basis with estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 20 years. The straight-line method of amortization of these assets reflects an appropriate allocation of the costs of the intangible assets to earnings in proportion to the amount of economic benefits obtained in each reporting period.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Including Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Our long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that a carrying amount of an asset (asset group) may not
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Foreign Currency Translation Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. functional currency entities are translated to U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates, and the resulting gains and losses arising from the translation of those net assets are recorded as a cumulative translation adjustment, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders' equity. Revenues and expenses are translated using average exchange rates during the year. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. We consider a subsidiary’s sales price drivers, currency denomination of sales transactions and inventory purchases to be the primary indicators in determining a foreign subsidiary’s functional currency. Our subsidiaries in certain European countries have a functional currency different than their local currency. All other foreign subsidiaries, which are located in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, have the same local and functional currency.
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits We sponsor defined-benefit pension plans in both the U.S. and non-U.S. entities. Also in the U.S., we sponsor other postretirement plans for health care and life insurance benefits. Expenses and liabilities for the pension plans and other postretirement plans are actuarially calculated. These calculations are based on our assumptions related to the discount rate, expected return on assets, projected salary increases, health care cost trend rates and mortality rates. The discount rate assumption is determined using an actuarial yield curve approach, which results in a discount rate that reflects the characteristics of the plan. The approach identifies a broad population of corporate bonds that meet the quality and size criteria for the particular plan. We use this approach rather than a specific index that has a certain set of bonds that may may not 10
Asset Retirement Obligation [Policy Text Block]	Asset Retirement Obligations We recognize asset retirement obligations ("ARO") in the period in which we have an existing legal obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The ARO is recognized at fair value when the liability is incurred. Upon initial recognition of a liability, that cost is capitalized as part of the related long-lived asset and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the remaining estimated useful life of the related asset. We have recognized a liability related to special handling of asbestos related materials in certain facilities for which we have plans or expectation of plans to undertake a major renovation or demolition project that would require the removal of asbestos or have plans or expectation of plans to exit a facility. In addition, we have determined that we have facilities with some level of asbestos that will require abatement action in the future. Once the probability and timeframe of an action are determined, we apply certain assumptions to determine the related liability and asset. These assumptions include the use of inflation rates, the use of credit adjusted risk-free discount rates and the estimation of costs to handle asbestos related materials. The recorded liability is required to be adjusted for changes resulting from the passage of time and/or revisions to the timing or the amount of the original estimate. The asset retirement obligation liability was $2,888 and $2,917 at December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021
Environmental Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Environmental Costs Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, and which do not no
Commitments and Contingencies, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Contingent Consideration Liability Concurrent with business acquisitions, we enter into agreements that require us to pay the sellers a certain amount based upon a formula related to the entity’s financial results. The change in fair value of the contingent consideration liability is recorded in SG&A expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]	Share-based Compensation We have various share-based compensation programs which provide for equity awards, including non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock units, performance awards and deferred compensation. We use the straight-line attribution method to recognize compensation expense associated with share-based awards based on the fair value on the date of grant, net of the estimated forfeiture rate. Expense is recognized over the requisite service period related to each award, which is the period between the grant date and the earlier of the award’s stated vesting term or the date the employee is eligible for early retirement based on the terms of the plan. The fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. All of our stock compensation expense is recorded in SG&A expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. 9
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Earnings per Share Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to H.B. Fuller by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the applicable period. The difference between basic and diluted earnings per share is attributable to share-based compensation awards. We use the treasury stock method to calculate the effect of outstanding awards, which computes total employee proceeds as the sum of (a) the amount the employee must pay upon exercise of the award and (b) the amount of unearned share-based compensation costs attributed to future services. Share-based compensation awards for which total employee proceeds exceed the average market price over the applicable period have an antidilutive effect on earnings per share, and accordingly, are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. The computations for basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows: (in thousands, except per share data) 2022 2021 2020 Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller $ 180,313 $ 161,393 $ 123,719 Weighted-average common shares – basic 53,580 52,887 52,039 Equivalent shares from share-based compensation plans 1,689 1,428 481 Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares – diluted 55,269 54,315 52,520 Basic earnings per share $ 3.37 $ 3.05 $ 2.38 Diluted earnings per share $ 3.26 $ 2.97 $ 2.36 Share-based compensation awards for 707,197, 1,535,503 and 3,982,275 shares for 2022, 2021 2020
Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Financial Instruments and Derivatives As a part of our ongoing operations, we are exposed to market risks such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. To manage these risks, we may Our objective is to balance, where possible, non-functional currency denominated assets to non-functional currency denominated liabilities to have a natural hedge and minimize foreign exchange impacts. We minimize risks from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations through normal operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative instruments. Derivatives consisted primarily of forward currency contracts used to manage foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. For derivative instruments outstanding that were not may The company manages interest expense using a mix of fixed and floating rate debt. To manage exposure to interest rate movements and to reduce borrowing costs, the company may Changes in the fair values of derivatives are recorded in net earnings or other comprehensive income, based on the type of derivative, and whether the instrument is designated and effective as a hedge transaction. Gains or losses on derivative instruments reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified to earnings in the period the hedged item affects earnings. Any ineffectiveness is recognized in earnings in the current period. We maintain master netting arrangements that allow us to net settle contracts with the same counterparties; we do not not not 12
Purchase of Company Common Stock [Policy Text Block]	Purchase of Company Common Stock Under the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, repurchased stock is included in authorized shares, but is not 2022, 2021 2020
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Change in Accounting Principle - Credit Losses In June 2016, No. 2016 13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326 No. 2018 19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, November 2018, No. 2019 04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments, April 2019 No. 2019 11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, November 2019. No. 2018 19 842, Leases. No. 2019 04 No. 2019 11 No. 2016 13 . No. 2016 13 No. 2016 13. first February 27, 2021. not not New Accounting Pronouncements In September 2022, No. 2022 04, Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405 50 December 1, 2024. Recently issued accounting standards or pronouncements not not

Note 1 - Nature of Business a_2

Note 1 - Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	(in thousands, except per share data) 2022 2021 2020 Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller $ 180,313 $ 161,393 $ 123,719 Weighted-average common shares – basic 53,580 52,887 52,039 Equivalent shares from share-based compensation plans 1,689 1,428 481 Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares – diluted 55,269 54,315 52,520 Basic earnings per share $ 3.37 $ 3.05 $ 2.38 Diluted earnings per share $ 3.26 $ 2.97 $ 2.36

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Tables)

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 Cash $ 12,165 Current assets 19,074 Property, plant and equipment 7,877 Goodwill 119,358 Other intangibles Customer relationships 67,447 Trademarks/trade names 2,289 Technology 6,462 Current liabilities (9,615 ) Other liabilities (19,465 ) Total $ 205,592

Note 3 - Restructuring Actions

Note 3 - Restructuring Actions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 November 28, 2020 Cost of sales $ (152 ) $ (188 ) $ 1,013 Selling, general and administrative (297 ) 975 3,567 $ (449 ) $ 787 $ 4,580
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]	Employee- Related Other Total Balance at end November 28, 2020 $ 5,834 $ 248 $ 6,082 Expense incurred (807 ) 1,594 787 Non-cash charges - (135 ) (135 ) Cash payments (3,917 ) (1,707 ) (5,624 ) Foreign currency translation (15 ) - (15 ) Balance at end November 27, 2021 $ 1,095 $ - $ 1,095 Expense incurred (449 ) - (449 ) Non-cash charges - - - Cash payments (529 ) - (529 ) Foreign currency translation (60 ) - (60 ) Balance at end December 3, 2022 $ 57 $ - $ 57

Note 4 - Supplemental Financi_2

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Income Statement Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 2020 Foreign currency transaction losses, net $ (12,935 ) $ (5,962 ) $ (3,078 ) Gain (loss) on disposal of assets 1,416 (648 ) (86 ) Net periodic pension benefit 26,787 32,070 17,902 Other, net (2,316 ) 7,395 660 Total other income, net $ 12,952 $ 32,855 $ 15,398 Research and development expenses (included in SG&A expenses) $ 44,853 $ 39,344 $ 36,969
Schedule of Balance Sheet Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 Inventories Raw materials $ 237,071 $ 226,723 Finished goods 254,710 221,681 Total inventories $ 491,781 $ 448,404 Other current assets Other receivables $ 36,338 $ 28,874 Prepaid income taxes 27,169 13,359 Prepaid taxes other than income taxes 29,322 26,929 Prepaid expenses 27,490 25,889 Assets held for sale - 1,284 Total other current assets $ 120,319 $ 96,335 Property, plant and equipment Land $ 84,320 $ 84,492 Buildings and improvements 405,037 395,849 Machinery and equipment 957,371 915,914 Construction in progress 133,010 104,734 Total, at cost 1,579,738 1,500,989 Accumulated depreciation (846,071 ) (805,622 ) Net property, plant and equipment $ 733,667 $ 695,367 Other assets Investments in company owned life insurance $ 8,957 $ 9,584 Equity method investments 42,143 49,333 Equity investments 1,362 1,667 Long-term deferred income taxes 39,048 37,116 Prepaid pension costs 86,616 90,946 Postretirement other than pension asset 98,848 107,323 Operating lease right-of-use assets 32,440 32,744 Other long-term receivables 9,262 23,661 Other long-term assets 17,192 19,699 Total other assets $ 335,868 $ 372,073 Other accrued expenses Taxes other than income taxes $ 14,642 $ 14,280 Miscellaneous services 7,092 5,626 Customer rebates 24,915 20,743 Interest 7,498 2,964 Product liability 154 432 Contingent consideration liability 1,977 8,100 Current operating lease liabilities 9,794 8,921 Accrued expenses 23,273 24,995 Total other accrued expenses $ 89,345 $ 86,061 Other liabilities Asset retirement obligations $ 2,888 $ 2,917 Long-term deferred income taxes 183,190 179,401 Long-term income tax liability 22,202 14,364 Long-term deferred compensation 9,957 9,665 Postretirement other than pension 2,021 2,657 Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 23,421 24,061 Environmental liabilities 3,064 3,521 Net investment hedge liabilities 54,046 - Other long-term liabilities 57,497 40,604 Total other liabilities $ 358,286 $ 277,190
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 2020 Balance at beginning of year $ 9,935 $ 12,905 $ 10,682 Charged to expenses and other adjustments 1,794 (546 ) 8,313 Write-offs (851 ) (2,278 ) (6,158 ) Foreign currency translation effect 61 (146 ) 68 Balance at end of year $ 10,939 $ 9,935 $ 12,905
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 Non-controlling H.B. Fuller Stockholders Interest Pretax Tax Net Net Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller and non-controlling interests - - $ 180,313 $ 94 Other comprehensive income (loss) Foreign currency translation adjustment 1 $ (131,745 ) - (131,745 ) (61 ) Defined benefit pension plans adjustment 2 (18,881 ) 3,818 (15,063 ) - Interest rate swap 3 13,148 (3,224 ) 9,924 - Other cash flow hedges 3 (3,536 ) 53 (3,483 ) - Net investment hedges 3 (54,040 ) 13,297 (40,743 ) - Other comprehensive income (loss) $ (195,054 ) $ 13,944 $ (181,110 ) $ (61 ) Comprehensive income $ (797 ) $ 33 November 27, 2021 Non-controlling H.B. Fuller Stockholders Interest Pretax Tax Net Net Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller and non-controlling interests - - $ 161,393 $ 82 Other comprehensive income (loss) Foreign currency translation adjustment 1 $ (26,262 ) - (26,262 ) (32 ) Defined benefit pension plans adjustment 2 64,912 (16,731 ) 48,181 - Interest rate swap 3 20,109 (4,930 ) 15,179 - Other cash flow hedges 3 (4,554 ) 68 (4,486 ) - Other comprehensive income $ 54,205 $ (21,593 ) 32,612 (32 ) Comprehensive income $ 194,005 $ 50 November 28, 2020 Non-controlling H.B. Fuller Stockholders Interest Pretax Tax Net Net Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller and non-controlling interests - - $ 123,719 $ 69 Other comprehensive income (loss) Foreign currency translation adjustment 1 $ 41,712 - 41,712 30 Defined benefit pension plans adjustment 2 5,823 (1,235 ) 4,588 - Interest rate swap 3 (15,618 ) 3,853 (11,765 ) - Other cash flow hedges 3 6,307 (101 ) 6,206 - Other comprehensive (loss) income $ 38,224 $ 2,517 40,741 30 Comprehensive income $ 164,460 $ 99
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 Non- H.B. Fuller controlling Total Stockholders Interests Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (264,054 ) $ (264,012 ) $ (42 ) Net investment hedges, net of taxes of $ 13,297 (40,743 ) (40,743 ) - Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $ 67,744 (128,261 ) (128,261 ) - Reclassification of AOCI tax effects (18,341 ) (18,341 ) - Total accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (451,399 ) $ (451,357 ) $ (42 ) November 27, 2021 Non- H.B. Fuller controlling Total Stockholders Interests Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (132,370 ) $ (132,267 ) $ (103 ) Interest rate swap, net of taxes of $ 3,224 (9,924 ) (9,924 ) - Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of ($53) 3,483 3,483 - Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $ 63,925 (113,198 ) (113,198 ) - Reclassification of AOCI tax effects (18,341 ) (18,341 ) - Total accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (270,350 ) $ (270,247 ) $ (103 ) November 28, 2020 Non- H.B. Fuller controlling Total Stockholders Interests Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (106,140 ) $ (106,005 ) $ (135 ) Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($8,153) (25,103 ) (25,103 ) - Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of ($121) 7,969 7,969 - Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $ 80,656 (161,379 ) (161,379 ) - Reclassification of AOCI tax effects (18,341 ) (18,341 ) - Total accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (302,994 ) $ (302,859 ) $ (135 )

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other I_2

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	Hygiene, Health and Consumable Engineering Construction Adhesives Adhesives Adhesives Total As of November 27, 2021 $ 325,470 $ 662,021 $ 311,354 $ 1,298,845 TissueSeal acquisition 13,765 - - 13,765 Fourny acquisition - - 6,455 6,455 Apollo acquisition - - 119,358 119,358 ZKLT acquisition - 3,720 - 3,720 Foreign currency translation effect (10,273 ) (27,831 ) (11,412 ) (49,516 ) As of December 3, 2022 $ 328,962 $ 637,910 $ 425,755 $ 1,392,627
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]	Purchased Technology Customer Amortizable Intangible Assets and Patents Relationships Tradename All Other Total As of December 3, 2022 Original cost $ 118,727 $ 1,004,008 $ 50,324 $ 11,053 $ 1,184,112 Accumulated amortization (66,433 ) (388,394 ) (21,401 ) (6,251 ) (482,479 ) Net identifiable intangibles $ 52,294 $ 615,614 $ 28,923 $ 4,802 $ 701,633 Weighted-average useful lives (in years) 13 17 13 13 16 As of November 27, 2021 Original cost $ 115,980 $ 932,644 $ 63,543 $ 11,343 $ 1,123,510 Accumulated amortization (62,364 ) (335,143 ) (33,786 ) (5,635 ) (436,928 ) Net identifiable intangibles $ 53,616 $ 597,501 $ 29,757 $ 5,708 $ 686,582 Weighted-average useful lives (in years) 13 17 14 12 17
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]	Fiscal Year 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Thereafter Amortization Expense $75,151 $69,611 $67,091 $60,396 $57,201 $372,183

Note 6 - Leases (Tables)

Note 6 - Leases (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Operating lease cost $ 12,026 $ 11,958 Finance lease cost: Amortization of assets 1,535 673 Interest on lease liabilities 261 110 Variable lease cost 6,481 5,990 Total net lease cost $ 20,303 $ 18,731
Lessee, Supplemental Balance Sheet Information and Weighted Average [Table Text Block]	Location on Balance Sheet December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Operating leases: Operating lease right-of-use assets Other assets $ 32,440 $ 32,744 Current operating lease liabilities Other accrued expenses 9,794 8,921 Noncurrent operating lease liabilities Other liabilities 23,421 24,061 Total operating lease liabilities $ 33,215 $ 32,982 Finance leases: Equipment right-of-use assets Property, plant and equipment $ 11,150 $ 9,455 Current obligations of finance leases Other accrued expenses $ 1,541 $ 1,109 Finance leases, net of current obligations Other liabilities 7,507 7,548 Total finance lease liabilities $ 9,048 $ 8,657
Lessee, Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 Cash paid amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 15,209 $ 15,251 Operating cash flows from finance leases 261 110 Financing cash flows from finance leases 607 546 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities: Operating leases $ 15,442 $ 20,030 Finance leases 1,258 7,630
Lessee, Operating and Finance Leases, Liabilities, Maturity [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 Fiscal Year Finance Leases Operating Leases 2023 $ 1,786 $ 10,714 2024 1,528 7,525 2025 1,483 5,272 2026 1,360 3,763 2027 1,072 2,672 2028 and beyond 2,985 6,689 Total 10,214 36,635 Less: amounts representing interest (1,166 ) (3,420 ) Present value of future minimum payments 9,048 33,215 Less: current obligations (1,541 ) (9,794 ) Noncurrent lease liabilities $ 7,507 $ 23,421

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-_2

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]	Weighted-Average Fiscal Year Balance at Balance at Interest Rate at Maturity December 3, November 27, Long-Term Debt December 3, 2022 Date 2022 2021 Revolving credit facility 5.94 % 2024 $ 175,500 $ - Term Loan B 6.19 % 2024 1,001,150 1,001,150 Public Notes 2 4.00 % 2027 300,000 300,000 Public Notes 3 4.25 % 2028 300,000 300,000 Other, including debt issuance cost and discount (40,394 ) (9,671 ) Total debt $ 1,736,256 $ 1,591,479 Less: current maturities - - Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 1,736,256 $ 1,591,479
Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]	Fiscal Year 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Thereafter Long-term debt obligations $ - $ 1,001,150 $ - $ - $ 300,000 $ 300,000
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]	Committed Drawn Unused Revolving credit facility $ 700,000 $ 175,500 $ 515,186

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity (

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Common Stock Outstanding Roll Forward [Table Text Block]	Common Shares Outstanding 2022 2021 2020 Beginning balance 52,777,753 51,906,663 51,241,190 Stock options exercised 657,789 740,731 397,456 Deferred compensation paid 118,429 19,895 118,742 Restricted units vested 172,474 157,945 221,275 Shares withheld for taxes (49,869 ) (47,481 ) (72,000 ) Ending balance 53,676,576 52,777,753 51,906,663

Note 9 - Accounting for Share_2

Note 9 - Accounting for Share-based Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 2020 Expected life (in years) 5.00 5.00 5.00 Weighted-average expected volatility 33.35 % 32.50 % 24.32 % Expected volatility range 33.33-34.34 % 32.48% - 32.94% 24.18% - 30.99% Risk-free interest rate 1.53-4.06 % 0.39% - 1.20% 0.21% - 1.51% Weighted-average expected dividend 0.95 % 1.26 % 1.38 % Expected dividend yield range 0.94-1.23 % 0.92% - 1.27% 1.35% - 2.53% Weighted-average fair value of grants $ 20.91 $ 13.29 $ 9.63
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block]	Weighted- Average Options Exercise Price Outstanding at November 30, 2019 5,060,310 $ 46.04 Granted 1,052,968 47.70 Exercised (397,456 ) 31.00 Forfeited or cancelled (169,907 ) 49.11 Outstanding at November 28, 2020 5,545,915 $ 47.34 Granted 1,237,094 53.33 Exercised (740,731 ) 43.64 Forfeited or cancelled (1,069,886 ) 56.33 Outstanding at November 27, 2021 4,972,392 $ 47.45 Granted 549,458 72.75 Exercised (657,789 ) 45.79 Forfeited or cancelled (40,991 ) 61.31 Outstanding at December 3, 2022 4,823,070 $ 50.42
Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]	Weighted- Weighted- Average Average Remaining Grant Contractual Date Fair Life Units Value (in Years) Nonvested at November 30, 2019 487,997 $ 46.56 0.8 Granted 216,293 46.39 3.4 Vested (221,275 ) 46.83 - Forfeited (50,666 ) 47.55 0.1 Nonvested at November 28, 2020 432,349 $ 46.22 0.8 Granted 356,779 54.49 3.2 Vested (157,945 ) 48.69 - Forfeited (78,818 ) 47.79 0.8 Nonvested at November 27, 2021 552,365 $ 50.63 1.9 Granted 179,603 67.92 3.2 Vested (172,474 ) 46.74 - Forfeited (68,374 ) 45.83 0.1 Nonvested at December 3, 2022 491,120 $ 58.98 0.7
Schedule of Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-Based Payments [Table Text Block]	Non-employee Directors Employees Total Units outstanding November 30, 2019 525,660 36,664 562,324 Participant contributions 18,008 13,814 31,822 Company match contributions 1 23,033 1,381 24,414 Payouts (111,436 ) (7,306 ) (118,742 ) Units outstanding November 28, 2020 455,265 44,553 499,818 Participant contributions 13,036 10,487 23,523 Company match contributions 1 20,118 1,049 21,167 Payouts (19,895 ) (7,728 ) (27,623 ) Units outstanding November 27, 2021 468,524 48,361 516,885 Participant contributions 89,054 12,985 102,039 Company match contributions 1 26,843 1,299 28,142 Payouts (118,429 ) (6,073 ) (124,502 ) Units outstanding December 3, 2022 465,992 56,572 522,564

Note 10 - Pension and Postret_2

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets, and Funded Status of Plan [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Postretirement U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Benefits 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 Change in projected benefit obligation Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 361,212 $ 388,530 $ 238,400 $ 250,561 $ 31,262 $ 39,075 Service cost - - 2,765 3,280 - 21 Interest cost 9,653 9,299 2,893 2,941 748 822 Participant contributions - - - - 296 365 Actuarial (gain)/loss1 (80,296 ) (9,177 ) (57,159 ) (3,630 ) (5,395 ) (6,115 ) Other - - - - - - Curtailments - - 231 - - - Settlement payments (200 ) (6,673 ) (7,988 ) 996 - - Benefits paid (20,495 ) (20,767 ) (8,370 ) (8,578 ) (2,738 ) (2,906 ) Foreign currency translation effect - - (15,922 ) (7,170 ) - - Benefit obligation at end of year 269,874 361,212 154,850 238,400 24,173 31,262 Change in plan assets Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 409,811 398,403 216,623 202,242 135,701 109,056 Actual return on plan assets (63,562 ) 37,466 (45,328 ) 25,204 (12,613 ) 28,716 Employer contributions 1,232 1,382 1,640 1,989 136 470 Participant contributions - - - - 296 365 Other - - - 996 - - Settlement payments (200 ) (6,673 ) - - - - Benefits paid 2 (20,495 ) (20,767 ) (8,369 ) (8,578 ) (2,738 ) (2,906 ) Foreign currency translation effect - - (22,658 ) (5,230 ) - - Fair value of plan assets at end of year 326,786 409,811 141,908 216,623 120,782 135,701 Plan assets in excess of (less than) benefit obligation as of year end $ 56,912 $ 48,599 $ (12,942 ) $ (21,776 ) $ 96,608 $ 104,439
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not yet Recognized [Table Text Block]	Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that have not been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost Pension Benefits Other Postretirement U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Benefits 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 Unrecognized actuarial loss $ 137,351 $ 129,198 $ 49,306 $ 64,782 $ (8,530 ) $ (30,278 ) Unrecognized prior service (benefit) cost - (3 ) 1,219 1,390 - - Ending balance $ 137,351 $ 129,195 $ 50,525 $ 66,172 $ (8,530 ) $ (30,278 )
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Postretirement U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Benefits 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 Statement of financial position as of fiscal year-end Non-current assets $ 69,826 $ 66,157 $ 16,790 $ 24,772 $ 98,848 $ 107,323 Accrued benefit cost Current liabilities (1,248 ) (1,342 ) (1,727 ) (1,795 ) (218 ) (227 ) Non-current liabilities (11,666 ) (16,216 ) (28,006 ) (44,753 ) (2,021 ) (2,657 ) Ending balance $ 56,912 $ 48,599 $ (12,943 ) $ (21,776 ) $ 96,609 $ 104,439
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan with Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits and Other Postretirement Benefits U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans 2022 2021 2022 2021 Accumulated benefit obligation $ 12,914 $ 17,558 $ 36,820 $ 48,912 Fair value of plan assets - - 9,617 11,350 Pension Benefits and Other Postretirement Benefits U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans 2022 2021 2022 2021 Projected benefit obligation $ 12,914 $ 17,558 $ 39,350 $ 131,174 Fair value of plan assets - - $ 9,617 84,626
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other Non-U.S. Postretirement U.S. Plans Plans Benefits Employer contributions 2023 $ - $ 6 $ - Expected benefit payments 2023 21,081 8,055 2,832 2024 21,247 8,132 2,731 2025 21,280 8,276 2,617 2026 21,247 8,559 2,519 2027- 2032 123,707 53,015 12,305
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits Net periodic cost (benefit) 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Service cost $ - $ - $ - $ 2,765 $ 3,280 $ 2,950 $ - $ 21 $ 73 Interest cost 9,653 9,299 11,738 2,893 2,941 3,158 748 822 1,135 Expected return on assets (29,018 ) (31,123 ) (25,758 ) (6,465 ) (12,348 ) (11,312 ) (11,084 ) (8,945 ) (7,976 ) Amortization: Prior service cost (benefit) (3 ) (3 ) (3 ) 63 69 64 - - - Actuarial loss 4,132 3,198 7,195 2,411 4,053 3,829 (3,445 ) 73 62 Curtailment loss - - - - - 14 - - - Settlement charge - - - 3,329 - 67 - - - Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (15,237 ) $ (18,629 ) $ (6,828 ) $ 4,996 $ (2,005 ) $ (1,230 ) $ (13,781 ) $ (8,029 ) $ (6,706 )
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions [Table Text Block]	Pension Benefits Other U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Discount rate 5.36 % 2.75 % 2.50 % 3.70 % 1.27 % 1.16 % 5.29 % 2.51 % 2.19 % Rate of compensation increase 1 0.00 % 0.00 % 4.50 % 1.83 % 1.48 % 1.74 % N/A N/A N/A Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net costs for years ended 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020 Discount rate 2.75 % 2.50 % 3.17 % 1.29 % 1.19 % 1.34 % 2.51 % 2.19 % 3.00 % Expected return on plan assets 7.00 % 7.24 % 7.49 % 3.49 % 6.15 % 6.23 % 8.25 % 8.25 % 8.50 % Rate of compensation increase 1 0.00 % 0.00 % 4.50 % 1.68 % 1.67 % 1.74 % 0.00 % 0.00 % N/A
Schedule of Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]	Assumed health care trend rates 2022 2021 2020 Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year 6.50 % 6.50 % 6.75 % Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate) 5.75 % 5.00 % 5.00 % Fiscal year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate 2026 2028 2028
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	U.S. Pension Plans Non-U.S. Pension Plans Other Postretirement Plans Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of Plan Assets at Plan Assets at Plan Assets at Target Year-End Target Year-End Target Year-End Asset Category 2022 2022 2021 2022 2022 2021 2022 2022 2021 Equities 55.0 % 53.1 % 57.7 % 24.8 % 25.5 % 21.3 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Fixed income 45.0 % 45.8 % 40.1 % 75.2 % 70.0 % 67.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % Insurance 0.0 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 100.0 % 98.9 % 99.8 % Cash 1 0.0 % 1.0 % 2.2 % 0.0 % 4.5 % 11.7 % 0.0 % 1.1 % 0.2 % Total 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 U.S. Pension Plans Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Equities $ - $ 152,084 $ 21,525 $ 173,609 Fixed income - 126,114 23,547 149,661 Insurance - - 179 179 Cash 3,337 - - 3,337 Total categorized in the fair value hierarchy 3,337 278,198 45,251 326,786 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Equities $ 28,422 $ - $ - $ 28,422 Fixed income 41,515 - 703 42,218 Cash 491 - - 491 Total categorized in the fair value hierarchy 70,428 - 703 71,131 Other investments measured at NAV1 70,777 Total $ 70,428 $ - $ 703 $ 141,908 Other Postretirement Benefits Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Insurance $ - $ - $ 119,446 $ 119,446 Cash 1,336 - - 1,336 Total $ 1,336 $ - $ 119,446 $ 120,782 November 27, 2021 U.S. Pension Plans Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Equities $ - $ 236,557 $ - $ 236,557 Fixed income - 164,133 186 164,319 Cash 8,935 - - 8,935 Total categorized in the fair value hierarchy 8,935 400,690 186 409,811 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Equities $ 35,117 $ - $ - $ 35,117 Fixed income 48,243 5,285 749 54,277 Cash 4,399 - - 4,399 Total categorized in the fair value hierarchy 87,759 5,285 749 93,793 Other investments measured at NAV1 122,830 Total $ 87,759 $ 5,285 $ 749 $ 216,623 Other Postretirement Benefits Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Insurance $ - $ - $ 135,484 $ 135,484 Cash 217 - - 217 Total $ 217 $ - $ 135,484 $ 135,701
Schedule of Effect of Significant Unobservable Inputs, Changes in Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	Fixed Income U.S. Pension Plans 2022 2021 Level 3 balance at beginning of year $ 186 $ 205 Net transfers into / (out of) level 3 16,564 - Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net 28,501 (19 ) Level 3 balance at end of year $ 45,251 $ 186 Fixed Income Non-U.S. Pension Plans 2022 2021 Level 3 balance at beginning of year $ 749 $ 770 Net transfers into / (out of) level 3 7 64 Net (losses)/gains (1 ) (43 ) Currency change effect (52 ) (42 ) Level 3 balance at end of year $ 703 $ 749 Insurance Other Postretirement Benefits 2022 2021 Level 3 balance at beginning of year $ 135,484 $ 108,406 Net transfers into / (out of) level 3 (1,992 ) (1,658 ) Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net (1,122 ) (1,093 ) Net (losses)/gains (12,924 ) 29,829 Level 3 balance at end of year $ 119,446 $ 135,484

Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)

Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]	Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments 2022 2021 2020 United States $ 63,718 $ 14,989 $ 20,328 Non-U.S. 188,210 201,862 138,028 Total $ 251,928 $ 216,851 $ 158,356
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]	Components of the provision for income tax expense (benefit) 2022 2021 2020 Current: U.S. federal $ 12,181 $ 10,310 $ 5,243 State 3,389 2,265 1,320 Non-U.S. 63,750 57,801 56,542 79,320 70,376 63,105 Deferred: U.S. federal 8,150 (6,891 ) (4,709 ) State (1,767 ) (350 ) (4,111 ) Non-U.S. (8,517 ) (102 ) (12,364 ) (2,134 ) (7,343 ) (21,184 ) Total $ 77,186 $ 63,033 $ 41,921
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	Reconciliation of effective income tax 2022 2021 2020 Tax at statutory U.S. federal income tax rate $ 52,760 $ 45,539 $ 33,255 State income taxes, net of federal benefit 1,252 1,444 (2,104 ) Foreign dividend repatriation 2,596 1,104 900 Foreign operations 1,868 19,673 (563 ) Executive compensation over $1.0 million 2,847 2,507 1,420 Non-U.S. stock option expense 525 575 358 Change in valuation allowance 3,187 (9,572 ) 5,925 Research and development tax credit (927 ) (993 ) (906 ) Foreign-derived intangible income (2,786 ) (2,617 ) (1,396 ) Global intangible low-taxed income 1,890 2,334 1,932 Provision to return 840 1,122 1,704 Cross currency swap 7,020 3,931 (6,748 ) Contingency reserve 5,909 (2,139 ) 8,287 Other 205 125 (143 ) Total income tax expense $ 77,186 $ 63,033 $ 41,921
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	Deferred income tax balances at each year-end related to: 2022 2021 Deferred tax assets: Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans $ 6,752 $ 12,118 Employee benefit costs 25,196 26,799 Foreign tax credit carryforward 7,884 7,309 Tax loss carryforwards 22,948 24,071 Leases 8,538 8,590 Hedging activity 13,299 2,623 Interest deduction limitation 17,736 12,428 Other 28,840 27,410 Gross deferred tax assets 131,193 121,348 Less: valuation allowance (14,424 ) (11,341 ) Total net deferred tax assets 116,769 110,007 Deferred tax liability: Depreciation and amortization (215,219 ) (207,726 ) Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans (37,362 ) (36,042 ) Leases (8,329 ) (8,524 ) Total deferred tax liability (260,910 ) (252,292 ) Net deferred tax liability $ (144,141 ) $ (142,285 )
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 Balance at beginning of year $ 13,281 $ 14,569 Tax positions related to the current year: Additions 469 401 Tax positions related to prior years: Additions 5,885 1,323 Reductions (1,019 ) (950 ) Settlements - (161 ) Lapses in applicable statutes of limitation (1,034 ) (1,901 ) Balance at end of year $ 17,582 $ 13,281

Note 12 - Financial Instrumen_2

Note 12 - Financial Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 November 28, 2020 Cross-currency swap contracts $ (3,536 ) $ (4,554 ) $ 6,307 Interest rate swap contracts $ 13,148 $ 20,109 $ (15,618 ) Net investment hedges $ (54,040 ) - - December 3, 2022 November 27, 2021 November 28, 2020 Foreign currency forward contracts $ 5,711 $ (357 ) $ (2,908 )

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurem_2

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	Fair Value Measurements Using: December 3, Description 2022 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Marketable securities $ 4,013 $ 4,013 $ - $ - Foreign exchange contract assets 10,282 - 10,282 - Liabilities: Foreign exchange contract liabilities $ 4,570 $ - $ 4,570 $ - Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedge liabilities 42,542 42,542 Net investment hedge 54,046 - 54,046 - Contingent consideration liabilities 1,977 - - 1,977 Fair Value Measurements Using: November 27, Description 2021 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Marketable securities $ 2,079 $ 2,079 $ - $ - Foreign exchange contract assets 5,725 - 5,725 - Cross-currency cash flow hedge assets 14,496 - 14,496 - Liabilities: Foreign exchange contract liabilities $ 6,082 $ - $ 6,082 $ - Cross-currency cash flow hedge liabilities 12,366 - 12,366 - Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedge liabilities 10,539 - 10,539 - Contingent consideration liability 8,100 - - 8,100
Contingent Consideration Liability [Member]
Notes Tables
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	Contingent consideration liability 2022 Level 3 balance at beginning of year $ 8,100 Acquisitions 1,977 Payment of contingent consideration (8,122 ) Mark to market adjustment 22 Level 3 balance at end of year $ 1,977

Note 14 - Commitments and Con_2

Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Loss Contingencies by Contingency [Table Text Block]	Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 3, November 27, November 28, 2022 2021 2020 Lawsuits and claims settled 7 2 4 Settlement amounts $ 296 $ 85 $ 130 Insurance payments received or expected to be received $ 195 $ 55 $ 88

Note 15 - Segments (Tables)

Note 15 - Segments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 2020 Net revenue Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 1,695,934 $ 1,472,756 $ 1,332,786 Engineering Adhesives 1,532,639 1,371,756 1,088,313 Construction Adhesives 520,610 433,519 369,170 Total $ 3,749,183 $ 3,278,031 $ 2,790,269 Segment operating income Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 165,786 $ 138,366 $ 130,789 Engineering Adhesives 168,873 135,913 103,974 Construction Adhesives 22,989 14,148 11,148 Total segment 357,648 288,427 245,911 Corporate Unallocated 1 (34,930 ) (35,815 ) (27,594 ) Total $ 322,718 $ 252,612 $ 218,317 Depreciation and amortization Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 46,374 $ 45,919 $ 44,329 Engineering Adhesives 58,307 61,082 58,102 Construction Adhesives 41,713 35,002 35,811 Corporate Unallocated 1 582 1,171 575 Total $ 146,976 $ 143,174 $ 138,817 Total assets 2 Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 1,488,277 $ 1,370,924 Engineering Adhesives 1,610,015 1,710,000 Construction Adhesives 987,610 810,824 Corporate 377,727 382,782 Total $ 4,463,629 $ 4,274,530 Capital expenditures Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives $ 110,877 $ 60,164 Engineering Adhesives (2,302 ) 8,815 Construction Adhesives (5,772 ) 3,591 Corporate 27,161 23,519 Total $ 129,964 $ 96,089
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 2020 Segment operating income $ 322,718 $ 252,612 $ 218,317 Other income, net 12,952 32,855 15,398 Interest expense (91,521 ) (78,092 ) (86,776 ) Interest income 7,779 9,476 11,417 Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments $ 251,928 $ 216,851 $ 158,356
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]	Net Revenue 2022 2021 2020 United States $ 1,692,903 $ 1,421,623 $ 1,248,495 China 462,587 433,998 351,204 Germany 419,141 409,193 330,755 Countries with more than 10 percent of total 2,574,631 2,264,814 1,930,454 All other countries with less than 10 percent of total 1,174,552 1,013,217 859,815 Total $ 3,749,183 $ 3,278,031 $ 2,790,269 Property, Plant and Equipment, net 2022 2021 2020 United States $ 375,353 $ 331,864 $ 297,046 Germany 107,903 120,548 131,879 China 101,563 96,300 99,513 All other countries with less than 10 percent of total 148,848 146,655 142,306 Total $ 733,667 $ 695,367 $ 670,744
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]	December 3, 2022 Hygiene, Health and Engineering Construction Corporate Consumable 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 November 27, 2021 Hygiene, Health and Engineering Construction Corporate Consumable Adhesives Adhesives Adhesives Unallocated Total Americas $ 826,172 $ 504,626 $ 384,576 $ - $ 1,715,374 EIMEA 425,324 470,466 22,156 - 917,946 Asia Pacific 221,260 396,664 26,787 - 644,711 $ 1,472,756 $ 1,371,756 $ 433,519 $ - $ 3,278,031 November 28, 2020 Hygiene, Health and Engineering Construction Corporate Consumable Adhesives Adhesives Adhesives Unallocated Total Americas $ 736,681 $ 430,866 $ 325,622 $ - $ 1,493,169 EIMEA 388,271 347,417 20,506 - 756,194 Asia Pacific 207,834 310,030 23,042 - 540,906 $ 1,332,786 $ 1,088,313 $ 369,170 $ - $ 2,790,269

Note 1 - Nature of Business a_3

Note 1 - Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($) shares	Nov. 27, 2021 USD ($) shares	Nov. 28, 2020 USD ($) shares
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates	34
Number of Reportable Segments	3
Contract with Customers, Net Revenue Reduction, Customer Incentives	$ 50,146	$ 33,441	$ 34,860
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance	8,957	9,584
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Impairment Loss, Annual Amount	303	0	0
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount	1,362	1,667
Interest Costs Capitalized	$ 1,518	$ 905	$ 565
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	16 years	17 years
Asset Retirement Obligations, Noncurrent, Total	$ 2,888	$ 2,917
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares) | shares	707,197	1,535,503	3,982,275
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation (in shares) | shares	49,869	47,481	72,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	55%
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45%
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	20 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	20 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	40 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	3 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year)	20 years
Sekisui Fuller Company Ltd [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	45%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	41%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Construction Adhesives [Member] | Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	14%

Note 1 - Nature of Business a_4

Note 1 - Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 180,313	$ 161,393	$ 123,719
Weighted-average common shares – basic (in shares)	53,580	52,887	52,039
Equivalent shares from share-based compensation plans (in shares)	1,689	1,428	481
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares – diluted (in shares)	55,269	54,315	52,520
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.37	$ 3.05	$ 2.38
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.26	$ 2.97	$ 2.36

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) € in Thousands, ¥ in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands

7 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jul. 11, 2023 USD ($)

Jul. 11, 2023 EUR (€)

Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)

Oct. 24, 2022 USD ($)

Aug. 16, 2022 USD ($)

Aug. 16, 2022 CNY (¥)

Jan. 26, 2022 USD ($)

Jan. 26, 2022 GBP (£)

Jan. 13, 2022 USD ($)

Jan. 11, 2022 USD ($)

Jan. 11, 2022 EUR (€)

Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)

Nov. 27, 2021 USD ($)

Jan. 13, 2021 USD ($)

Aug. 27, 2022 USD ($)

Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)

Nov. 27, 2021 USD ($)

Nov. 28, 2020 USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)

Aug. 16, 2022 CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)

Goodwill, Ending Balance

$ 1,298,845

$ 1,392,627

$ 1,298,845

$ 1,392,627

$ 1,298,845

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)

16 years

17 years

Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities

$ 5,000

$ 1,700

$ 767

Customer Relationships [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)

17 years

17 years

Construction Adhesives [Member]

Goodwill, Ending Balance

311,354

$ 425,755

$ 311,354

GSSI Sealants, Inc. [Member]

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total

$ 7,483

Business Acquisition, Holdback Amount, Paid on 12 Month

$ 1,050

GSSI Sealants, Inc. [Member] | Construction Adhesives [Member]

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total

4,305

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets

3,178

ZKLT Polymer Co., Ltd [Member]

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total

$ 15,183

¥ 102,812

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total

5,316

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets

10,134

Business Combination, Required Payments Each 12 and 18 month

3,987

¥ 27,000

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High

$ 4,430

¥ 30,000

Goodwill, Ending Balance

3,720

Apollo [Member]

Goodwill, Ending Balance

119,358

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents

12,165

Apollo [Member] | UNITED KINGDOM

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross

$ 203,573

£ 151,214

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred

2,019

£ 1,500

Payments for Environmental Studies

$ 2,019

Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount

$ 0

Apollo [Member] | UNITED KINGDOM | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)

15 years

15 years

Apollo [Member] | UNITED KINGDOM | Customer Relationships [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)

10 years

10 years

Apollo [Member] | UNITED KINGDOM | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]

Goodwill, Ending Balance

$ 119,358

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)

5 years

5 years

Fourny NV [Member] | BELGIUM

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total

10,117

Goodwill, Ending Balance

6,455

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross

$ 14,627

€ 12,867

Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount

0

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents

1,391

Fourny NV [Member] | BELGIUM | Forecast [Member]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross

$ 3,524

€ 3,100

Tissue Seal, LLC [Member] | MICHIGAN

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total

11,160

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High

$ 500

Goodwill, Ending Balance

13,765

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross

$ 2,475

$ 22,167

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other, Net

$ 217

STR Holdings, Inc. [Member]

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Total

6,700

6,700

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High

$ 1,700

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross

$ 800

$ 5,445

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other, Net

1,245

$ 1,245

Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities

$ 1,700

Note 2 - Acquisitions - Fair Va

Note 2 - Acquisitions - Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 03, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 27, 2021
Goodwill	$ 1,392,627	$ 1,392,627	$ 1,298,845	$ 1,298,845
Apollo [Member]
Cash		12,165
Current assets		19,074
Property, plant and equipment		7,877
Goodwill		119,358
Current liabilities		(9,615)
Other liabilities		(19,465)
Total		205,592
Apollo [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Other intangibles		67,447
Apollo [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Other intangibles		2,289
Apollo [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Other intangibles		$ 6,462

Note 3 - Restructuring Action_2

Note 3 - Restructuring Actions (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Number of Reportable Segments	3

Note 3 - Restructuring Action_3

Note 3 - Restructuring Actions - Restructuring Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Restructuring Charges	$ (449)	$ 787	$ 4,580
Cost of Sales [Member]
Restructuring Charges	(152)	(188)	1,013
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Restructuring Charges	$ (297)	$ 975	$ 3,567

Note 3 - Restructuring Action_4

Note 3 - Restructuring Actions - Restructuring Reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Balance	$ 1,095	$ 6,082
Restructuring Charges	(449)	787	$ 4,580
Non-cash charges	0	(135)
Cash payments	(529)	(5,624)
Foreign currency translation	(60)	(15)
Balance	57	1,095	6,082
Employee Related [Member]
Balance	1,095	5,834
Restructuring Charges	(449)	(807)
Non-cash charges	0	0
Cash payments	(529)	(3,917)
Foreign currency translation	(60)	(15)
Balance	57	1,095	5,834
Other Restructuring [Member]
Balance	0	248
Restructuring Charges	0	1,594
Non-cash charges	0	(135)
Cash payments	0	(1,707)
Foreign currency translation	0	0
Balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 248

Note 4 - Supplemental Financi_3

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Statement of Income Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Foreign currency transaction losses, net	$ (12,935)	$ (5,962)	$ (3,078)
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets	1,416	(648)	(86)
Net periodic pension benefit	26,787	32,070	17,902
Other, net	(2,316)	7,395	660
Total other income, net	12,952	32,855	15,398
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Research and development expenses (included in SG&A expenses)	$ 44,853	$ 39,344	$ 36,969

Note 4 - Supplemental Financi_4

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 03, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Raw materials		$ 237,071		$ 226,723
Finished goods		254,710		221,681
Total inventories	$ 491,781	491,781	$ 448,404	448,404
Other receivables		36,338		28,874
Prepaid income taxes		27,169		13,359
Prepaid taxes other than income taxes		29,322		26,929
Prepaid expenses		27,490		25,889
Assets held for sale		0		1,284
Total other current assets	120,319	120,319	96,335	96,335
Land		84,320		84,492
Buildings and improvements		405,037		395,849
Machinery and equipment		957,371		915,914
Construction in progress		133,010		104,734
Total, at cost	733,667	1,579,738	695,367	1,500,989
Accumulated depreciation		(846,071)		(805,622)
Net property, plant and equipment		733,667		695,367	$ 670,744
Investments in company owned life insurance		8,957		9,584
Equity method investments		42,143		49,333
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount		1,362		1,667
Long-term deferred income taxes		39,048		37,116
Operating lease right-of-use assets		32,440		32,744
Other long-term receivables		9,262		23,661
Other long-term assets		17,192		19,699
Total other assets	335,868	335,868	372,073	372,073
Taxes other than income taxes		14,642		14,280
Miscellaneous services		7,092		5,626
Customer rebates		24,915		20,743
Interest		7,498		2,964
Product liability		154		432
Contingent consideration liability		1,977		8,100
Current operating lease liabilities		9,794
Accrued expenses		23,273		24,995
Total other accrued expenses	$ 89,345	89,345	$ 86,061	86,061
Asset Retirement Obligations, Noncurrent, Total		2,888		2,917
Long-term deferred income taxes		183,190		179,401
Long-term income tax liability		22,202		14,364
Long-term deferred compensation		9,957		9,665
Postretirement other than pension		2,021		2,657
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		23,421
Environmental liabilities		3,064		3,521
Other long-term liabilities		57,497		40,604
Total other liabilities		358,286		277,190
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Net investment hedge liabilities		54,046		0
Other Accrued Expenses [Member]
Current operating lease liabilities		9,794		8,921
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		23,421		24,061
Pension Plan [Member]
Prepaid postretirement costs		86,616		90,946
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Prepaid postretirement costs		$ 98,848		$ 107,323

Note 4 - Supplemental Financi_5

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Balance	$ 9,935	$ 12,905	$ 10,682
Charged to expenses and other adjustments	1,794	(546)	8,313
Write-offs	(851)	(2,278)	(6,158)
Foreign currency translation effect	61	(146)	68
Balance	$ 10,939	$ 9,935	$ 12,905

Note 4 - Supplemental Financi_6

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Comprehensive Income (Loss) Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022		Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller		$ 180,313		$ 161,393	$ 123,719
Net income including non-controlling interests, non-controlling interests net		94		82	69
Foreign currency translation adjustment, pretax	[1]	(131,745)		(26,262)	41,712
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net	[1]	(131,745)		(26,262)	41,712
Foreign currency translation adjustment1	[1]	(61)		(32)	30
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, pretax	[2]	(18,881)		64,912	5,823
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, tax	[2]	3,818		(16,731)	(1,235)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net	[2]	(15,063)		48,181	4,588
Other comprehensive income (loss), pretax		(195,054)		54,205	38,224
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax		13,944		(21,593)	2,517
Other comprehensive income (loss), net		(181,110)		32,612	40,741
Other comprehensive income (loss), non-controlling interests net		(61)		(32)	30
Comprehensive income (loss), net		(797)		194,005	164,460
Comprehensive income (loss), non-controlling interests net		33		50	99
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment2	[2]	3,818		(16,731)	(1,235)
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax	[3]	13,148		20,109	(15,618)
Derivative, tax	[3]	(3,224)		(4,930)	3,853
Derivative, net	[3]	9,924		15,179	(11,765)
Other Contract [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax	[3]	(3,536)		(4,554)	6,307
Derivative, tax	[3]	53		68	(101)
Derivative, net	[3]	(3,483)		(4,486)	6,206
Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax	[3]	(54,040)
Derivative, tax	[3]	13,297
Derivative, net		$ (40,743)	[3]	$ 0	$ 0
[1]Income taxes are not provided for foreign currency translation relating to indefinite investments in international subsidiaries.[2]Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings as part of net periodic cost related to pension and other postretirement benefit plans is reported in cost of sales and SG&A expenses.[3]Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings is reported in other income, net.

Note 4 - Supplemental Financi_7

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 30, 2019
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ 1,610,794	$ 1,597,360	$ 1,381,862	$ 1,610,794	$ 1,597,360	$ 1,222,789
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications	(264,054)	(132,370)	(106,140)
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Before Reclassifications	(264,012)	(132,267)	(106,005)
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications	(42)	(103)	(135)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Including Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications		3,483	7,969
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Including Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Before Reclassifications	(40,743)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Including Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Before Reclassifications		(9,924)	(25,103)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
Before Reclassifications		3,483	7,969
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member] | Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Before Reclassifications	(40,743)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Before Reclassifications		(9,924)	(25,103)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications			0
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Before Reclassifications	0
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Before Reclassifications		0	0
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications	(128,261)	(113,198)	(161,379)
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Before Reclassifications	(128,261)	(113,198)	(161,379)
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications	0		0
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects	(18,341)	(18,341)	(18,341)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	(451,399)	(270,350)	(302,994)
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects	(18,341)	(18,341)	(18,341)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	(451,357)	(270,247)	(302,859)			$ (343,600)
AOCI Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects	0		0
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (42)	$ (103)	$ (135)

Note 4 - Supplemental Financi_8

Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Including Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications, tax		$ (53)	$ (121)
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications, tax	$ 67,744	63,925	80,656
Net Investment Hedges [Member] | Accumulated Gain (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Including Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications, tax	$ 13,297
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Accumulated Gain (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Including Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Before Reclassifications, tax		$ 3,224	$ (8,153)

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other I_3

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 74,383	$ 71,068	$ 70,591
Indefinite Lived Trademarks and Trade Names	$ 459	$ 493

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other I_4

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill Balance (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)
Balance at beginning of year	$ 1,298,845
Foreign currency translation effect	(49,516)
Balance at end of year	1,392,627
Tissue Seal, LLC [Member]
Goodwill	13,765
Fourny NV [Member]
Goodwill	6,455
Apollo [Member]
Goodwill	119,358
Balance at end of year	119,358
ZKLT Polymer Co., Ltd [Member]
Goodwill	3,720
Balance at end of year	3,720
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member]
Balance at beginning of year	325,470
Foreign currency translation effect	(10,273)
Balance at end of year	328,962
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Tissue Seal, LLC [Member]
Goodwill	13,765
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Fourny NV [Member]
Goodwill	0
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Apollo [Member]
Goodwill	0
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | ZKLT Polymer Co., Ltd [Member]
Goodwill	0
Engineering Adhesives [Member]
Balance at beginning of year	662,021
Foreign currency translation effect	(27,831)
Balance at end of year	637,910
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Tissue Seal, LLC [Member]
Goodwill	0
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Fourny NV [Member]
Goodwill	0
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Apollo [Member]
Goodwill	0
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | ZKLT Polymer Co., Ltd [Member]
Goodwill	3,720
Construction Adhesives [Member]
Balance at beginning of year	311,354
Foreign currency translation effect	(11,412)
Balance at end of year	425,755
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Tissue Seal, LLC [Member]
Goodwill	0
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Fourny NV [Member]
Goodwill	6,455
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Apollo [Member]
Goodwill	119,358
Construction Adhesives [Member] | ZKLT Polymer Co., Ltd [Member]
Goodwill	$ 0

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other I_5

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Amortizable Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Original cost	$ 1,184,112	$ 1,123,510
Accumulated amortization	(482,479)	(436,928)
Net identifiable intangibles	$ 701,633	$ 686,582
Weighted-average useful lives (in years) (Year)	16 years	17 years
Purchased Technology And Patents [Member]
Original cost	$ 118,727	$ 115,980
Accumulated amortization	(66,433)	(62,364)
Net identifiable intangibles	$ 52,294	$ 53,616
Weighted-average useful lives (in years) (Year)	13 years	13 years
Customer Relationships [Member]
Original cost	$ 1,004,008	$ 932,644
Accumulated amortization	(388,394)	(335,143)
Net identifiable intangibles	$ 615,614	$ 597,501
Weighted-average useful lives (in years) (Year)	17 years	17 years
Trade Names [Member]
Original cost	$ 50,324	$ 63,543
Accumulated amortization	(21,401)	(33,786)
Net identifiable intangibles	$ 28,923	$ 29,757
Weighted-average useful lives (in years) (Year)	13 years	14 years
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Original cost	$ 11,053	$ 11,343
Accumulated amortization	(6,251)	(5,635)
Net identifiable intangibles	$ 4,802	$ 5,708
Weighted-average useful lives (in years) (Year)	13 years	12 years

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other I_6

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Estimated Aggregate Amortization Expense (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)
2023	$ 75,151
2024	69,611
2025	67,091
2026	60,396
2027	57,201
Thereafter	$ 372,183

Note 6 - Leases (Details Textua

Note 6 - Leases (Details Textual)	Dec. 03, 2022
Lessee, Operating and Finance Leases, Renewal Term (Year)	5 years
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Year)	6 years 10 months 24 days
Finance Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Year)	9 years 4 months 24 days
Finance Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	3%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	3.60%

Note 6 - Leases - Components of

Note 6 - Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Operating lease cost	$ 12,026	$ 11,958
Amortization of assets	1,535	673
Interest on lease liabilities	261	110
Variable lease cost	6,481	5,990
Total net lease cost	$ 20,303	$ 18,731

Note 6 - Leases - Supplemental

Note 6 - Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 32,440	$ 32,744
Current operating lease liabilities	9,794
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	23,421
Total operating lease liabilities	33,215	32,982
Current obligations of finance leases	1,541
Finance leases, net of current obligations	7,507
Total finance lease liabilities	9,048	8,657
Other Assets [Member]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	32,440	32,744
Other Accrued Expenses [Member]
Current operating lease liabilities	9,794	8,921
Current obligations of finance leases	1,541	1,109
Other Liabilities [Member]
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	23,421	24,061
Finance leases, net of current obligations	7,507	7,548
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Member]
Equipment right-of-use assets	$ 11,150	$ 9,455

Note 6 - Leases - Supplementa_2

Note 6 - Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 15,209	$ 15,251
Operating cash flows from finance leases	261	110
Financing cash flows from finance leases	607	546
Operating leases	15,442	20,030
Finance leases	$ 1,258	$ 7,630

Note 6 - Leases - Schedule of M

Note 6 - Leases - Schedule of Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
2023, Finance Leases	$ 1,786
2023, Operating Leases	10,714
2024, Finance Leases	1,528
2024, Operating Leases	7,525
2025, Finance Leases	1,483
2025, Operating Leases	5,272
2026, Finance Leases	1,360
2026, Operating Leases	3,763
2027, Finance Leases	1,072
2027, Operating Leases	2,672
2027 and beyond, Finance Leases	2,985
2027 and beyond, Operating Leases	6,689
Total, Finance Leases	10,214
Total, Operating Leases	36,635
Less: amounts representing interest, Finance Leases	(1,166)
Less: amounts representing interest, Operating Leases	(3,420)
Present value of future minimum payments, Finance Leases	9,048	$ 8,657
Present value of future minimum payments	33,215	$ 32,982
Less: current obligations, Finance Leases	(1,541)
Less: current obligations, Operating Leases	(9,794)
Noncurrent lease liabilities, Finance Leases	7,507
Noncurrent lease liabilities, Operating Leases	$ 23,421

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-_3

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit (Details Textual)						3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2017 USD ($)	May 29, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2018 USD ($)
Notes Payable, Current, Total	$ 28,860,000						$ 28,860,000	$ 24,983,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total							335,000,000	0	$ 300,000,000
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	1,713,257,000						1,713,257,000	1,618,291,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item	$ 0		$ 800,000,000	$ 1,050,000,000	$ 150,000,000		0				$ 200,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate				4.0275%							4.589%
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness, Net, Total						$ (378,000)
Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 2,150,000,000							$ 2,150,000,000
Percentage of Equity Interest in Domestic Subsidiaries Used to Secure Debt				100%
Percentage of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries Used to Secure Debt				65%
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total								$ 1,001,150,000
Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayments, Percent of Excess Cash Flow				50%
Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayments, Percent of Excess Cash Flow When Secured Leverage Ratio is Below 4.25: 1				25%
Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayments, Percent of Excess Cash Flow When Secured Leverage Ratio is Below 3.75: 1				0%
Term Loan B [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Secured Leverage Ratio				4.25
Term Loan B [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Secured Leverage Ratio				3.75
Term Loan B [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	6.19%			2%
The 10-year Public Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					1.86%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4%
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)					10 years
The 8-year Public Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.25%
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)			8 years
Repayments of Debt			$ 300,000
The 8-year Public Notes [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			3.28%
Term Loan [Member]
Repayments of Debt					$ 158,750,000
Public Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)					10 years
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit, Current	$ 0						0
Percentage of Equity Interest in Domestic Subsidiaries Used to Secure Debt			100%
Percentage of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries Used to Secure Debt			65%
Repayments of Lines of Credit					$ 138,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000	$ 400,000				$ 700,000,000			$ 600,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase in Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 100,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	5.94%						5.94%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage								0.25%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 9,314,000						$ 9,314,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR Credit Adjustment [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.11448%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.75%
Notes Payable [Member]
Short-Term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time	16.20%						16.20%		8.10%

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-_4

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit - Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 27, 2021
Other, including debt issuance cost and discount		$ (40,394)			$ (9,671)
Long-term debt		1,736,256			1,591,479
Less: current maturities		0	$ 0	$ 0	0
Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities		$ 1,736,256	$ 1,736,256	$ 1,591,479	1,591,479
The 8-year Public Notes [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate	[1]	4.25%
Term Loan B [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate	[2]	6.19%
Loan maturity date	[2]	2024
Long-term debt, gross	[2]	$ 1,001,150			1,001,150
The 10-year Public Notes [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate	[3]	4%
Loan maturity date	[3]	2027
Long-term debt, gross	[3]	$ 300,000			300,000
The 8-year Public Notes [Member]
Loan maturity date	[1]	2028
Long-term debt, gross	[1]	$ 300,000			300,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate		5.94%
Loan maturity date		2024
Long-term debt, gross		$ 175,500			$ 0
[1]Public Notes, due October 15, 2028, $300,000 4.25 percent fixed; swapped to a floating rate as detailed below.[2]Term Loan B, due on October 20, 2024, $2,150,000 variable rate at the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 2.00 percent (6.19 percent at December 3, 2022).[3]Public Notes, due February 15, 2027, $300,000 4.00 percent fixed.

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-_5

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit - Maturities of Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)
2023	$ 0
2024	1,001,150
2025	0
2026	0
2027	300,000
Thereafter	$ 300,000

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-_6

Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit - Lines of Credit (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility [Member] - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Jan. 24, 2022	Oct. 20, 2020
Committed	$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000	$ 600,000	$ 400,000
Drawn	175,500,000
Unused	$ 515,186,000

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity_2

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 06, 2017	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 30, 2019
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)		10,045,900			10,045,900	10,045,900
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)		160,000,000			160,000,000	160,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 1			$ 1	$ 1
Common Stock, Shares, Issued (in shares)		53,676,576	52,777,753
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares (in shares)		0	0	0
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance (in shares)		53,676,576	52,777,753	51,906,663	53,676,576	52,777,753	51,241,190
The 2017 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 0.3
Stock Repurchase Program, Period in Force (Year)	5 years
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount		$ 0.3

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity -

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity - Common Stock Outstanding (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Beginning balance (in shares)	52,777,753	51,906,663	51,241,190
Stock options exercised (in shares)	657,789	740,731	397,456
Deferred compensation paid (in shares)	118,429	19,895	118,742
Restricted units vested (in shares)	172,474	157,945	221,275
Shares withheld for taxes (in shares)	(49,869)	(47,481)	(72,000)
Ending balance (in shares)	53,676,576	52,777,753	51,906,663

Note 9 - Accounting for Share_3

Note 9 - Accounting for Share-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Fair Value Options Granted During Period Value Share-based Compensation	$ 5,400	$ 17,250	$ 10,132
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value	$ 16,877	15,261	6,563
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)	6 years 1 month 17 days
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value	$ 144,265
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number (in shares)	3,311,412
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)	5 years 1 month 20 days
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value	$ 111,209
Proceeds, Issuance of Shares, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Including Option Exercised, Total	30,122	32,325	12,321
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Exercise of Option, Tax Benefit	3,687	$ 3,874	$ 1,278
Total Fair Value of Nonvested Restricted Stock	$ 28,967
Repurchased Restricted Stock Shares (in shares)	55,081	50,799	70,380
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 24,368	$ 22,366	$ 16,914
Non Employee Directors [Member]
Deferred Compensation Plan, Matching Percentage	10%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Discretionary Awards, Employer Contribution Units Paid (in shares)	17,937	18,814	21,323
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Employer Matches Contribution Fair Value	$ 172	$ 163	$ 128
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Discretionary Awards Employer Contribution, Fair Value	$ 1,080	1,215	920
Employees [Member]
Deferred Compensation Plan, Matching Percentage	10%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Employer Matches Contribution Fair Value	$ 86	61	56
2020 Master Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)	1,268,608
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total	$ 6,906
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	8 months 12 days
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	33.30%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)	10 years
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Exercise of Option, Tax Benefit	$ 2,569	1,439
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 8,062	$ 7,691	10,362
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit			$ 2,136
Restricted Stock [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	33.30%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)	3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total	$ 8,151
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	8 months 19 days

Note 9 - Accounting for Share_4

Note 9 - Accounting for Share-based Compensation - Fair Value of Options Granted (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Expected life (Year)	5 years	5 years	5 years
Weighted-average expected volatility	33.35%	32.50%	24.32%
Weighted-average expected dividend	0.95%	1.26%	1.38%
Weighted-average fair value of grants (in dollars per share)	$ 20.91	$ 13.29	$ 9.63
Minimum [Member]
Expected volatility range	33.33%	32.48%	24.18%
Risk-free interest rate	1.53%	0.39%	0.21%
Expected dividend yield range	0.94%	0.92%	1.35%
Maximum [Member]
Expected volatility range	34.34%	32.94%	30.99%
Risk-free interest rate	4.06%	1.20%	1.51%
Expected dividend yield range	1.23%	1.27%	2.53%

Note 9 - Accounting for Share_5

Note 9 - Accounting for Share-based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Outstanding Options (in shares)	4,972,392	5,545,915	5,060,310
Outstanding Options, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 47.45	$ 47.34	$ 46.04
Granted (in shares)	549,458	1,237,094	1,052,968
Granted, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 72.75	$ 53.33	$ 47.70
Exercised (in shares)	(657,789)	(740,731)	(397,456)
Exercised, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 45.79	$ 43.64	$ 31
Forfeited or cancelled (in shares)	(40,991)	(1,069,886)	(169,907)
Forfeited or cancelled, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 61.31	$ 56.33	$ 49.11
Outstanding Options (in shares)	4,823,070	4,972,392	5,545,915
Outstanding Options, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 50.42	$ 47.45	$ 47.34

Note 9 - Accounting for Share_6

Note 9 - Accounting for Share-based Compensation - Nonvested Restricted Stock Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Nonvested (in shares)	552,365	432,349	487,997
Nonvested, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 50.63	$ 46.22	$ 46.56
Nonvested, Weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	8 months 12 days	1 year 10 months 24 days	9 months 18 days	9 months 18 days
Granted (in shares)	179,603	356,779	216,293
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 67.92	$ 54.49	$ 46.39
Granted, Weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	3 years 2 months 12 days	3 years 2 months 12 days	3 years 4 months 24 days
Vested (in shares)	(172,474)	(157,945)	(221,275)
Vested, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 46.74	$ 48.69	$ 46.83
Forfeited (in shares)	(68,374)	(78,818)	(50,666)
Forfeited, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 45.83	$ 47.79	$ 47.55
Forfeited, Weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	1 month 6 days	9 months 18 days	1 month 6 days
Nonvested (in shares)	491,120	552,365	432,349	487,997
Nonvested, Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 58.98	$ 50.63	$ 46.22	$ 46.56

Note 9 - Accounting for Share_7

Note 9 - Accounting for Share-based Compensation - Deferred Compensation Units (Details) - shares		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Units outstanding (in shares)		516,885	499,818	562,324
Participant contributions (in shares)		102,039	23,523	31,822
Company match contributions1 (in shares)	[1]	28,142	21,167	24,414
Payouts (in shares)		(124,502)	(27,623)	(118,742)
Units outstanding (in shares)		522,564	516,885	499,818
Non Employee Directors [Member]
Units outstanding (in shares)		468,524	455,265	525,660
Participant contributions (in shares)		89,054	13,036	18,008
Company match contributions1 (in shares)	[1]	26,843	20,118	23,033
Payouts (in shares)		(118,429)	(19,895)	(111,436)
Units outstanding (in shares)		465,992	468,524	455,265
Employees [Member]
Units outstanding (in shares)		48,361	44,553	36,664
Participant contributions (in shares)		12,985	10,487	13,814
Company match contributions1 (in shares)	[1]	1,299	1,049	1,381
Payouts (in shares)		(6,073)	(7,728)	(7,306)
Units outstanding (in shares)		56,572	48,361	44,553
[1]The non-employee directors’ company match includes 17,937, 18,814 and 21,323 deferred compensation units paid as discretionary awards to all non-employee directors in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Note 10 - Pension and Postret_3

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	75%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	4%
Defined Contribution Plan, Annual Retirement Percentage	1%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 12,113	$ 12,488	$ 10,764
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	950	5,205
Liability, Defined Benefit Plan, Total	$ 12,263	10,494
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Increase (decrease) in Discount Rate	0.50%
Impact on Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense from a Change in Discount Rate	$ 11
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	0	0
Group Term Life Insurance Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	$ 0	0
Equity Funds [Member] | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	55%
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45%
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45%
UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, (Increase) Decrease for Settlement, Total	$ 0	6,673
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$ 289,049	$ 384,124
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate	5.36%	2.76%	2.53%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Increase (decrease) in Discount Rate	0.50%
Impact on Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense from a Change in Discount Rate	$ 2,238
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	7%	7.25%	7.50%
UNITED STATES | Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	8.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	55%
UNITED STATES | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	5.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45%
UNITED KINGDOM
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	2.50%
GERMANY
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	4.50%
Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$ 148,927	$ 228,713
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	3.49%	6.15%	6.23%
Four Percent Match [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 9,082
One Percent Match [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 3,031
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Rate of Compensation Increase		0%	4.50%

Note 10 - Pension and Postret_4

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Change in Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
UNITED STATES
Settlement payments		$ 0	$ (6,673)
Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
Benefit obligation at beginning of year		361,212	388,530
Service cost		0	0	$ 0
Interest cost		9,653	9,299	11,738
Participant contributions		0	0
Actuarial (gain)/loss	[1]	(80,296)	(9,177)
Other		0	0
Curtailments		0	0
Settlement payments		(200)	(6,673)
Benefits paid		(20,495)	(20,767)
Foreign currency translation effect		0	0
Benefit obligation at end of year		269,874	361,212	388,530
Level 3 balance		409,811	398,403
Actual return on plan assets		(63,562)	37,466
Employer contributions		1,232	1,382
Participant contributions		0	0
Other		0	0
Settlement payments		(200)	(6,673)
Benefits paid	[2]	(20,495)	(20,767)
Foreign currency translation effect		0	0
Level 3 balance		326,786	409,811	398,403
Plan assets in excess of (less than) benefit obligation as of year end		56,912	48,599
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year		238,400	250,561
Service cost		2,765	3,280	2,950
Interest cost		2,893	2,941	3,158
Participant contributions		0	0
Actuarial (gain)/loss	[1]	(57,159)	(3,630)
Other		0	0
Curtailments		231	0
Settlement payments		(7,988)	996
Benefits paid		(8,370)	(8,578)
Foreign currency translation effect		(15,922)	(7,170)
Benefit obligation at end of year		154,850	238,400	250,561
Level 3 balance		216,623	202,242
Actual return on plan assets		(45,328)	25,204
Employer contributions		1,640	1,989
Participant contributions		0	0
Other		0	996
Settlement payments		0	0
Benefits paid	[2]	(8,369)	(8,578)
Foreign currency translation effect		(22,658)	(5,230)
Level 3 balance		141,908	216,623	202,242
Plan assets in excess of (less than) benefit obligation as of year end		(12,942)	(21,776)
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year		31,262	39,075
Service cost		0	21	73
Interest cost		748	822	1,135
Participant contributions		296	365
Actuarial (gain)/loss	[1]	(5,395)	(6,115)
Other		0	0
Curtailments		0	0
Settlement payments		0	0
Benefits paid		(2,738)	(2,906)
Foreign currency translation effect		0	0
Benefit obligation at end of year		24,173	31,262	39,075
Level 3 balance		135,701	109,056
Actual return on plan assets		(12,613)	28,716
Employer contributions		136	470
Participant contributions		296	365
Other		0	0
Settlement payments		0	0
Benefits paid	[2]	(2,738)	(2,906)
Foreign currency translation effect		0	0
Level 3 balance		120,782	135,701	$ 109,056
Plan assets in excess of (less than) benefit obligation as of year end		$ 96,608	$ 104,439
[1]Actuarial gain in 2022 and 2021 for the U.S. Plans is primarily due to assumption changes. Actuarial gain in 2022 and 2021 for the Non-U.S. Plans are due to both assumption changes and plan experience.[2]Amount excludes benefit payments made from sources other than plan assets.

Note 10 - Pension and Postret_5

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income That Have Not Been Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
Unrecognized actuarial loss	$ 137,351	$ 129,198
Unrecognized prior service (benefit) cost	0	(3)
Ending balance	137,351	129,195
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Unrecognized actuarial loss	49,306	64,782
Unrecognized prior service (benefit) cost	1,219	1,390
Ending balance	50,525	66,172
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Unrecognized actuarial loss	(8,530)	(30,278)
Unrecognized prior service (benefit) cost	0	0
Ending balance	$ (8,530)	$ (30,278)

Note 10 - Pension and Postret_6

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Statement of Financial Position as of Fiscal Year End (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 03, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 27, 2021
Non-current liabilities	$ (52,561)		$ (71,651)
Pension Plan [Member]
Prepaid postretirement costs		$ 86,616		$ 90,946
Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
Prepaid postretirement costs		69,826		66,157
Current liabilities		(1,248)		(1,342)
Non-current liabilities		(11,666)		(16,216)
Ending balance		56,912		48,599
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Prepaid postretirement costs		16,790		24,772
Current liabilities		(1,727)		(1,795)
Non-current liabilities		(28,006)		(44,753)
Ending balance		(12,943)		(21,776)
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Prepaid postretirement costs		98,848		107,323
Current liabilities		(218)		(227)
Non-current liabilities		(2,021)		(2,657)
Ending balance		$ 96,609		$ 104,439

Note 10 - Pension and Postret_7

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Pension Plans With Accumulated Benefit and Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets (Details) - Pension Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
UNITED STATES
Accumulated benefit obligation	$ 12,914	$ 17,558
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Projected benefit obligation	12,914	17,558
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member]
Accumulated benefit obligation	36,820	48,912
Fair value of plan assets	9,617	11,350
Projected benefit obligation	39,350	131,174
Fair value of plan assets	$ 9,617	$ 84,626

Note 10 - Pension and Postret_8

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Expected Cash Flows for Employer Contributions and Expected Benefit Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)
Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
2023	$ 0
2023	21,081
2024	21,247
2025	21,280
2026	21,247
2027- 2032	123,707
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
2023	6
2023	8,055
2024	8,132
2025	8,276
2026	8,559
2027- 2032	53,015
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
2023	0
2023	2,832
2024	2,731
2025	2,617
2026	2,519
2027- 2032	$ 12,305

Note 10 - Pension and Postret_9

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Net periodic (benefit) cost	$ (13,781)	$ (8,029)	$ (6,706)
UNITED STATES
Net periodic (benefit) cost	(15,237)	(18,629)	(6,828)
Foreign Plan [Member]
Net periodic (benefit) cost	4,996	(2,005)	(1,230)
Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
Service cost	0	0	0
Interest cost	9,653	9,299	11,738
Expected return on assets	(29,018)	(31,123)	(25,758)
Prior service cost (benefit)	(3)	(3)	(3)
Actuarial loss	4,132	3,198	7,195
Curtailment loss	0	0	0
Settlement charge	0	0	0
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Service cost	2,765	3,280	2,950
Interest cost	2,893	2,941	3,158
Expected return on assets	(6,465)	(12,348)	(11,312)
Prior service cost (benefit)	63	69	64
Actuarial loss	2,411	4,053	3,829
Curtailment loss	0	0	14
Settlement charge	3,329	0	67
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Service cost	0	21	73
Interest cost	748	822	1,135
Expected return on assets	(11,084)	(8,945)	(7,976)
Prior service cost (benefit)	0	0	0
Actuarial loss	(3,445)	73	62
Curtailment loss	0	0	0
Settlement charge	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Note 10 - Pension and Postre_10

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Weighted-average Assumption Used to Determine Benefit Obligations and Net Costs (Details)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
UNITED STATES
Discount rate		5.36%	2.76%	2.53%
Expected return on plan assets		7%	7.25%	7.50%
Foreign Plan [Member]
Expected return on plan assets		3.49%	6.15%	6.23%
Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
Discount rate		5.36%	2.75%	2.50%
Rate of compensation increase	[1]	0%	0%	4.50%
Discount rate		2.75%	2.50%	3.17%
Expected return on plan assets		7%	7.24%	7.49%
Rate of compensation increase	[1]	0%	0%	4.50%
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Discount rate		3.70%	1.27%	1.16%
Rate of compensation increase	[1]	1.83%	1.48%	1.74%
Discount rate		1.29%	1.19%	1.34%
Expected return on plan assets		3.49%	6.15%	6.23%
Rate of compensation increase	[1]	1.68%	1.67%	1.74%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Discount rate		5.29%	2.51%	2.19%
Discount rate		2.51%	2.19%	3%
Expected return on plan assets		8.25%	8.25%	8.50%
[1]Under the U.S. pension plan, the compensation amount was locked-in as of May 31, 2011 and thus the benefit no longer includes compensation increases. The 4.50 percent rate for 2020 and 2019 is for the supplemental executive retirement plan only; for 2021, there is no compensation increase as subsequent to November 27, 2021, there were no active employees in the supplemental executive retirement plan.

Note 10 - Pension and Postre_11

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Assume Health Care Trend Rates (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year	6.50%	6.50%	6.75%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)	5.75%	5%	5%
Fiscal year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate	2026	2028	2028

Note 10 - Pension and Postre_12

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Asset Allocation (Details)		Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Equity Funds [Member] | UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		55%
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		45%
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		45%
Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		100%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		100%	100%
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		100%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		100%	100%
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity Funds [Member] | UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		55%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		53.10%	57.70%
Pension Plan [Member] | Equity Funds [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		24.80%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		25.50%	21.30%
Pension Plan [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] | UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		45%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		45.80%	40.10%
Pension Plan [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		75.20%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		70%	67%
Pension Plan [Member] | Insurance [Member] | UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		0%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		0.10%	0%
Pension Plan [Member] | Insurance [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		0%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		0%	0%
Pension Plan [Member] | Cash [Member] | UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation	[1]	0%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End	[1]	1%	2.20%
Pension Plan [Member] | Cash [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation	[1]	0%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End	[1]	4.50%	11.70%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		100%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		100%	100%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		0%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		0%	0%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		0%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		0%	0%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Insurance [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation		100%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End		98.90%	99.80%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocation	[1]	0%
Percentage of Plan Assets at Year End	[1]	1.10%	0.20%
[1]Negative cash for 2021 represents unsettled pending trades within an investment that are classified in cash and cash equivalents until settled.

Note 10 - Pension and Postre_13

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		$ 120,782	$ 135,701	$ 109,056
UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		326,786	409,811	398,403
Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		141,908	216,623	202,242
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		1,336	217
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		3,337	8,935
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		70,428	87,759
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		278,198	400,690
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	5,285
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		119,446	135,484	108,406
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		45,251	186	205
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		703	749	$ 770
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		120,782	135,701
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		326,786	409,811
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		71,131	93,793
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance	[1]	70,777	122,830
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		28,422	35,117
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		152,084	236,557
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		21,525	0
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		173,609	236,557
Equity Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		28,422	35,117
Insurance [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Insurance [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0
Insurance [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Insurance [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0
Insurance [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		119,446	135,484
Insurance [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		179
Insurance [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		119,446	135,484
Insurance [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		179
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		41,515	48,243
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		126,114	164,133
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	5,285
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		23,547	186
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		703	749
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		149,661	164,319
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		42,218	54,277
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		1,336	217
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		3,337	8,935
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		491	4,399
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		0	0
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		1,336	217
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | UNITED STATES | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		3,337	8,935
Cash [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount, Ending Balance		$ 491	$ 4,399
[1]In accordance with ASC Topic 820-10, Fair Value Measurement, certain investments that are measured at NAV (Net Asset Value per share) (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts represented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the statement of financial position.

Note 10 - Pension and Postre_14

Note 10 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Changes in the Level 3 Plan Assets of Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
Level 3 balance	$ 409,811	$ 398,403
Currency change effect	0	0
Level 3 balance	326,786	409,811
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Level 3 balance	216,623	202,242
Currency change effect	(22,658)	(5,230)
Level 3 balance	141,908	216,623
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Level 3 balance	135,701	109,056
Currency change effect	0	0
Level 3 balance	120,782	135,701
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | UNITED STATES
Level 3 balance	186	205
Net transfers into / (out of) level 3	16,564	0
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net	28,501	(19)
Level 3 balance	45,251	186
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Level 3 balance	749	770
Net transfers into / (out of) level 3	7	64
Net (losses)/gains	(1)	(43)
Currency change effect	(52)	(42)
Level 3 balance	703	749
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Level 3 balance	135,484	108,406
Net transfers into / (out of) level 3	(1,992)	(1,658)
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net	(1,122)	(1,093)
Net (losses)/gains	(12,924)	29,829
Level 3 balance	$ 119,446	$ 135,484

Note 11 - Income Taxes (Details

Note 11 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 28, 2016	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Undistributed Earnings, Basic, Total		$ 1,119,823
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate		12,663	$ 8,888
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Expense, Total		2,760	703
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued, Total		6,275	$ 2,817
Income Tax Examination, Year under Examination	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Branch Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount		5,042
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		$ 77,315
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) [Member]
Open Tax Year		2018 2019 2020 2021
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Indefinite [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		$ 58,762
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Tax Period 2023 to 2040 [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards		$ 18,553
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Open Tax Year		2019 2020 2021 2022

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Income

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax and Income From Equity Method Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
United States	$ 63,718	$ 14,989	$ 20,328
Non-U.S.	188,210	201,862	138,028
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$ 251,928	$ 216,851	$ 158,356

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Compon

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Components of the Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
U.S. federal	$ 12,181	$ 10,310	$ 5,243
State	3,389	2,265	1,320
Non-U.S.	63,750	57,801	56,542
Total current	79,320	70,376	63,105
U.S. federal	8,150	(6,891)	(4,709)
State	(1,767)	(350)	(4,111)
Non-U.S.	(8,517)	(102)	(12,364)
Total deferred	(2,134)	(7,343)	(21,184)
Total	$ 77,186	$ 63,033	$ 41,921

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Reconc

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Tax at statutory U.S. federal income tax rate	$ 52,760	$ 45,539	$ 33,255
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	1,252	1,444	(2,104)
Foreign dividend repatriation	2,596	1,104	900
Foreign operations	1,868	19,673	(563)
Executive compensation over $1.0 million	2,847	2,507	1,420
Non-U.S. stock option expense	525	575	358
Change in valuation allowance	3,187	(9,572)	5,925
Research and development tax credit	(927)	(993)	(906)
Foreign-derived intangible income	(2,786)	(2,617)	(1,396)
Global intangible low-taxed income	1,890	2,334	1,932
Provision to return	840	1,122	1,704
Cross currency swap	7,020	3,931	(6,748)
Contingency reserve	5,909	(2,139)	8,287
Other	205	125	(143)
Total income tax expense	$ 77,186	$ 63,033	$ 41,921

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Deferr

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Deferred Income Tax Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans	$ 6,752	$ 12,118
Employee benefit costs	25,196	26,799
Foreign tax credit carryforward	7,884	7,309
Tax loss carryforwards	22,948	24,071
Leases	8,538	8,590
Hedging activity	13,299	2,623
Interest deduction limitation	17,736	12,428
Other	28,840	27,410
Gross deferred tax assets	131,193	121,348
Less: valuation allowance	(14,424)	(11,341)
Total net deferred tax assets	116,769	110,007
Depreciation and amortization	(215,219)	(207,726)
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans	(37,362)	(36,042)
Leases	(8,329)	(8,524)
Total deferred tax liability	(260,910)	(252,292)
Net deferred tax liability	$ (144,141)	$ (142,285)

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Unreco

Note 11 - Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Balance at beginning of year	$ 13,281	$ 14,569
Additions	469	401
Additions	5,885	1,323
Reductions	(1,019)	(950)
Settlements	0	(161)
Lapses in applicable statutes of limitation	(1,034)	(1,901)
Balance at end of year	$ 17,582	$ 13,281

Note 12 - Financial Instrumen_3

Note 12 - Financial Instruments (Details Textual) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		May 01, 2020 USD ($)	May 29, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2022 EUR (€)	Oct. 17, 2022 EUR (€)	Feb. 12, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2017 USD ($)
Public Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 150,000		$ 300,000									$ 300,000
Hedged Liability, Discontinued Fair Value Hedge, Cumulative Increase (Decrease)		$ 15,808
Amortization Period of Deferred Gain (Loss) on Discontinuation of Fair Value Hedge (Year)		7 years
Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 2,150,000	$ 2,150,000
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount							€ 300,000	€ 307,173				$ 267,860
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax				(40,743)
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Liability at Fair Value				54,046
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held, Total												4
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item				0						$ 800,000	$ 200,000	$ 1,050,000	150,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate											4.589%	4.0275%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax	[1]			$ 13,148	$ 20,109	$ (15,618)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness, Net, Total			$ (378)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Term Loan B [Member]
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held, Total				0
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax				$ 13,148	$ 20,109	$ (15,618)
Interest Rate Swap Related to Public Notes [Member]
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item									$ 300,000				$ 150,000
Interest Rate Swap Related to Public Notes [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Liability at Fair Value				$ 42,542
Interest Rate Swap Related to Public Notes [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Derivative, Variable Interest Rate									3.28%				1.86%
[1]Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings is reported in other income, net.

Note 12 - Financial Instrumen_4

Note 12 - Financial Instruments - Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative instruments	[1]	$ 13,148	$ 20,109	$ (15,618)
Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Derivative instruments	[1]	(54,040)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Foreign currency forward contracts		5,711	(357)	(2,908)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Currency Swap [Member]
Derivative instruments		(3,536)	(4,554)	6,307
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative instruments		13,148	20,109	(15,618)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Derivative instruments		$ (54,040)	$ 0	$ 0
[1]Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings is reported in other income, net.

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurem_3

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities	$ 5,000	$ 1,700	$ 767
ZKLT Polymer Co., Ltd [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	1,477
Tissue Seal, LLC [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	500
DHM [Member]
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities	$ 8,122

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurem_4

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Assets:
Marketable securities	$ 4,013	$ 2,079
Foreign exchange contract assets	10,282	5,725
Cross-currency cash flow hedge assets		14,496
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contract liabilities	4,570	6,082
Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedge liabilities	42,542	10,539
Contingent consideration liabilities	1,977	8,100
Cross-currency cash flow hedge liabilities		12,366
Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Liabilities:
Net investment hedge	54,046
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Marketable securities	4,013	2,079
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration liabilities	0
Cross-currency cash flow hedge liabilities		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Liabilities:
Net investment hedge	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Foreign exchange contract assets	10,282	5,725
Cross-currency cash flow hedge assets		14,496
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contract liabilities	4,570	6,082
Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedge liabilities	42,542	10,539
Contingent consideration liabilities	0
Cross-currency cash flow hedge liabilities		12,366
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Liabilities:
Net investment hedge	54,046
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration liabilities	1,977	8,100
Cross-currency cash flow hedge liabilities		$ 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Liabilities:
Net investment hedge	$ 0

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurem_5

Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements - Contingent Consideration (Details) - Contingent Consideration Liability [Member] $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)
Balance	$ 8,100
Acquisitions	1,977
Payment of contingent consideration	(8,122)
Mark to market adjustment	22
Level 3 balance at end of year	$ 1,977

Note 14 - Commitments and Con_3

Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Accrued Environmental Loss Contingencies, Noncurrent	$ 5,754	$ 6,603
Facility in Simpsonville, South Carolina [Member]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Ending Balance	$ 2,789	$ 3,333

Note 14 - Commitments and Con_4

Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies - Asbestos Related Lawsuits and Claims (Details) - Asbestos Related Lawsuits and Claims [Member] Pure in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2020 USD ($)
Lawsuits and claims settled	7	2	4
Settlement amounts	$ 296	$ 85	$ 130
Insurance payments received or expected to be received	$ 195	$ 55	$ 88

Note 15 - Segments (Details Tex

Note 15 - Segments (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022
Number of Reportable Segments	3

Note 15 - Segments - Reportable

Note 15 - Segments - Reportable Operating Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 03, 2022		Nov. 27, 2021		Nov. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenue		$ 3,749,183		$ 3,278,031		$ 2,790,269
Segment operating income		322,718		252,612		218,317
Depreciation and amortization		146,976		143,174		138,817
Assets		4,463,629	[1]	4,274,530	[1]		$ 4,463,629	$ 4,274,530
Capital expenditures		129,964		96,089
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue		0		0		0
Segment operating income	[2]	(34,930)		(35,815)		(27,594)
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	582		1,171		575
Assets	[1]	377,727		382,782
Capital expenditures		27,161		23,519
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,695,934		1,472,756		1,332,786
Segment operating income		165,786		138,366		130,789
Depreciation and amortization		46,374		45,919		44,329
Assets	[1]	1,488,277		1,370,924
Capital expenditures		110,877		60,164
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,532,639		1,371,756		1,088,313
Segment operating income		168,873		135,913		103,974
Depreciation and amortization		58,307		61,082		58,102
Assets	[1]	1,610,015		1,710,000
Capital expenditures		(2,302)		8,815
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		520,610		433,519		369,170
Segment operating income		22,989		14,148		11,148
Depreciation and amortization		41,713		35,002		35,811
Assets	[1]	987,610		810,824
Capital expenditures		(5,772)		3,591
Total Segment [Member]
Segment operating income		$ 357,648		$ 288,427		$ 245,911
[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.

Note 15 - Segments - Reconcilia

Note 15 - Segments - Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Segment operating income	$ 322,718	$ 252,612	$ 218,317
Other income, net	12,952	32,855	15,398
Interest expense	(91,521)	(78,092)	(86,776)
Interest income	7,779	9,476	11,417
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	$ 251,928	$ 216,851	$ 158,356

Note 15 - Segments - Financial

Note 15 - Segments - Financial Information About Geographic Areas (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Revenue	$ 3,749,183	$ 3,278,031	$ 2,790,269
Property, plant and equipment, net	733,667	695,367	670,744
UNITED STATES
Revenue	1,692,903	1,421,623	1,248,495
Property, plant and equipment, net	375,353	331,864	297,046
CHINA
Revenue	462,587	433,998	351,204
Property, plant and equipment, net	101,563	96,300	99,513
GERMANY
Revenue	419,141	409,193	330,755
Property, plant and equipment, net	107,903	120,548	131,879
Countries with More Than 10 Percent of Total [Member]
Revenue	2,574,631	2,264,814	1,930,454
All Other Countries With Less than 10 Percent of Total [Member]
Revenue	1,174,552	1,013,217	859,815
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 148,848	$ 146,655	$ 142,306

Note 15 - Segments - Disaggrega

Note 15 - Segments - Disaggregated Revenue Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Revenue	$ 3,749,183	$ 3,278,031	$ 2,790,269
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Americas [Member]
Revenue	2,045,614	1,715,374	1,493,169
Americas [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
EIMEA [Member]
Revenue	1,028,645	917,946	756,194
EIMEA [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Asia Pacific [Member]
Revenue	674,924	644,711	540,906
Asia Pacific [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Revenue	0	0	0
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	1,695,934	1,472,756	1,332,786
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	1,003,179	826,172	736,681
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	471,299	425,324	388,271
Hygiene, Health, and Consumable Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	221,456	221,260	207,834
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	1,532,639	1,371,756	1,088,313
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	630,484	504,626	430,866
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	478,573	470,466	347,417
Engineering Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	423,582	396,664	310,030
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	520,610	433,519	369,170
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Americas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	411,951	384,576	325,622
Construction Adhesives [Member] | EIMEA [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	78,773	22,156	20,506
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue	$ 29,886	$ 26,787	$ 23,042