Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 02, 2012	May 28, 2011	Jun. 02, 2012	May 28, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Income
Net revenue of acquired business	$ 526,995	$ 368,360	$ 872,449	$ 679,469
Cost of sales	(390,444)	(265,396)	(633,211)	(490,910)
Gross profit	136,551	102,964	239,238	188,559
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(92,956)	(70,136)	(167,986)	(138,139)
Special charges, net	(32,127)	0	(38,609)	0
Asset impairment charges	(671)	0	(671)	(332)
Other income (expense), net	231	(4)	648	216
Interest expense	(5,749)	(2,572)	(8,367)	(5,153)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	5,279	30,252	24,253	45,151
Income taxes	(2,367)	(8,500)	(9,930)	(13,627)
Income from equity method investments	2,148	2,476	4,344	4,336
Income from continuing operations	5,060	24,228	18,667	35,860
Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(3,053)	624	(1,330)	3,200
Net income including non-controlling interests	2,007	24,852	17,337	39,060
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(71)	273	(96)	417
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 1,936	$ 25,125	$ 17,241	$ 39,477
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations, basic share	$ 0.10	$ 0.50	$ 0.38	$ 0.74
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, basic share	$ (0.06)	$ 0.01	$ (0.03)	$ 0.07
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.04	$ 0.51	$ 0.35	$ 0.81
Income from continuing operations, diluted share	$ 0.10	$ 0.49	$ 0.37	$ 0.73
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, diluted share	$ (0.06)	$ 0.01	$ (0.03)	$ 0.06
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.04	$ 0.50	$ 0.34	$ 0.79
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	49,652	49,021	49,509	49,013
Diluted	50,722	49,850	50,488	49,863
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.085	$ 0.075	$ 0.160	$ 0.145