Aquisitions and Divestitures (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

Divestures [Abstract]

Discontinued operations income statement and balance sheet items (Table)

	13 Weeks Ended				39 Weeks Ended
	September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011		September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011
Net revenue	$	17,014	$	24,686	$	73,143	$	78,486
Income from operations		1,573		1,331		8,235		7,173
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		66,675		-		66,675		-
Income taxes		(9,532)		(117)		(17,524)		(2,759)
Net income from discontinued operations	$	58,716	$	1,214	$	57,386	$	4,414

	September 1, 2012		December 3, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$	-	$	1,500
Trade receivables, net		-		26,852
Inventories		-		19,549
Other current assets		-		4,583
Current assets of discontinued operations		-		52,484
Property, plant and equipment, net		-		13,296
Other assets		1,865		3,563
Long-term assets of discontinued operations		1,865		16,859
Trade payables		87		11,936
Income taxes payable		18,630		4,567
Other accrued expenses		25		6,097
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		18,742		22,600
Accrued pension liabilities		-		1,288
Other liabilities		5,000		1,456
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations		5,000		2,744

Purchase price allocation [Abstract]

Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation (Table)

Current assets	$	187,414
Property, plant and equipment		94,990
Goodwill		134,568
Other intangibles, net		121,690
Other assets		168
Current liabilities		(97,326)
Other liabilities		(36,779)
Total purchase price	$	404,725

Unaudited Pro Forma Information (Table)

		13 Weeks Ended				39 Weeks Ended
		September 1,		August 27,		September 1,		August 27,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Net revenue	$	500,535	$	511,481	$	1,505,848	$	1,478,693
Net income from continuing operations		24,607		23,570		46,966		59,693
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller		83,268		24,613		104,201		64,353
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.48	$	0.47	$	0.93	$	1.20
Diluted earnings per share		1.64		0.49		2.06		1.29