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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Percentage of fair value of reporting unit in excess of carrying amount.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2015	Dec. 27, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0
Goodwill	$ 148,700,000	$ 164,700,000
Fair Value, Intangible Assets, Percent Calculated Using Income Approach	75.00%
Cash flow model, forecast period	10 years
Fuller Mexico [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 89,800,000
NaturCare [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 23,800,000
Goodwill [Member] \| Fuller Mexico [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	13.00%
Goodwill [Member] \| NaturCare [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	130.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| Fuller Mexico [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	14.60%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| Fuller Mexico [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	(2.00%)
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| Fuller Mexico [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	5.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| Fuller Mexico [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	3.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| Fuller Mexico [Member] \| Terminal Value Growth Rate [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	3.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| NaturCare [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	10.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| NaturCare [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	3.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| NaturCare [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	5.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| NaturCare [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	4.00%
Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Goodwill [Member] \| NaturCare [Member] \| Terminal Value Growth Rate [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate	3.00%