Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2012	Aug. 27, 2011	Sep. 01, 2012	Aug. 27, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Income
Net revenue	$ 500,535	$ 363,071	$ 1,372,984	$ 1,042,540
Cost of sales	(366,211)	(260,058)	(999,422)	(750,969)
Gross profit	134,324	103,013	373,562	291,571
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(91,355)	(72,052)	(259,340)	(210,191)
Special charges, net	(4,654)	0	(43,263)	0
Asset impairment charges	0	0	(671)	(332)
Other income (expense), net	(622)	1,716	25	1,931
Interest expense	(5,950)	(2,763)	(14,317)	(7,916)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	31,743	29,914	55,996	75,063
Income taxes	(9,358)	(9,831)	(19,288)	(23,458)
Income from equity method investments	2,222	2,094	6,567	6,431
Income from continuing operations	24,607	22,177	43,275	58,036
Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax	58,716	1,214	57,386	4,414
Net income including non-controlling interests	83,323	23,391	100,661	62,450
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(55)	(171)	(151)	246
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 83,268	$ 23,220	$ 100,510	$ 62,696
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations, basic share	$ 0.49	$ 0.45	$ 0.87	$ 1.19
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, basic share	$ 1.18	$ 0.02	$ 1.16	$ 0.09
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.68	$ 0.47	$ 2.03	$ 1.28
Income from continuing operations, diluted share	$ 0.48	$ 0.44	$ 0.85	$ 1.17
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, diluted share	$ 1.16	$ 0.02	$ 1.14	$ 0.09
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.64	$ 0.47	$ 1.99	$ 1.26
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	49,627	49,000	49,548	49,009
Diluted	50,699	49,917	50,558	49,881
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.085	$ 0.075	$ 0.245	$ 0.220