Document and Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	May 28, 2011	Jun. 15, 2011	Nov. 27, 2010
Document And Entity Information Abstract
Document type	10-Q
Document period end date	May 28, 2011
Amendment flag	false
Entity registrant name	FULLER H B CO
Entity central index key	0000039368
Entity current reporting status	Yes
Entity voluntary filers	No
Current fiscal year end date	--12-03
Entity filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity well known seasoned issuer	Yes
Entity common stock shares outstanding		49,354,978
Entity public float			$ 1,035,658,569
Document fiscal year focus	2011
Document fiscal period focus	Q2