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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 05, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 05, 2024 GBP (£) | May 20, 2024 USD ($) | Sep. 08, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 08, 2023 GBP (£) | Jun. 23, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 12, 2023 USD ($) | May 01, 2023 USD ($) | May 01, 2023 GBP (£) | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 15, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 15, 2022 EUR (€) | Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Jun. 01, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 02, 2023 USD ($)
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,591,709 | $ 1,591,709 |  | $ 1,486,512
Engineering Adhesives [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 741,942 | 741,942 |  | 651,145
Construction Adhesives [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 441,364 | 441,364 |  | 432,769
Construction Adhesives [Member] | Certain Assets of the Sanglier Group [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Holdback Amount | £ |  |  |  |  | £ 2,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | $ 16,660 | £ 13,361 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HS Butyl Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 23,180 | £ 18,148 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Holdback Amount | £ |  | £ 2,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,620 | 5,620 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,927 | 4,927 |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,633 | 12,633 |  |
ND Industries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83,859 | 83,859 |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86 | $ 86 |  |
ND Industries [Member] | Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |
ND Industries [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,400 | $ 111,400 |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 years |  |
ND Industries [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,300 | $ 9,300 |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |
ND Industries [Member] | Engineering Adhesives [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  | $ 255,734 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Holdback Amount |  |  | 1,446 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  | $ 89,825 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800 |  |  |
Goodwill, Measurement Period Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,966) |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Net Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,166 |  |  |
Certain Assets of the Sanglier Group [Member] | Construction Adhesives [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,354 | $ 7,354 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,038 | 3,038 |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,261 | $ 6,261 |  |
Adhezion [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80,802 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Holdback Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38,500 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,589 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,713 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,717 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Xchem [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,496 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Holdback Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,650 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,600 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,318 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,578 |
Beardow Adams [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Holdback Amount | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 8,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,425 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,148 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,312 |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,561 |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,885 | £ 80,738 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aspen Research Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Holdback Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,900
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,832
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,029
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,761 |  |  |  |  |  |
Lemtapes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Holdback Amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 850 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,526
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,028
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 928
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,482 | € 8,922 |  |  |  |

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