Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2012	Feb. 26, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Income
Net revenue	$ 375,262	$ 339,548
Cost of sales	(261,156)	(242,644)
Gross profit	114,106	96,904
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(83,331)	(75,653)
Special charges, net	(6,482)	0
Asset impairment charges	0	(332)
Other income (expense), net	143	294
Interest expense	(2,618)	(2,581)
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	21,818	18,632
Income taxes	(8,683)	(6,285)
Income from equity method investments	2,195	1,860
Net income including non-controlling interests	15,330	14,207
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(25)	144
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 15,305	$ 14,351
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic	$ 0.31	$ 0.29
Diluted	$ 0.30	$ 0.29
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	49,365	49,006
Diluted	50,253	49,877
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.075	$ 0.070