Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2012	Mar. 21, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document type	10-Q
Document period end date	Mar. 03, 2012
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	--12-01
Entity filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity well known seasoned issuer	Yes
Entity common stock shares outstanding		49,892,996
Document fiscal year focus	2012
Document fiscal period focus	Q1