Significant Accounting Policies (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	As of December 1, 2012		As of December 3, 2011
Current assets	$	117,597	$	117,701
Non-current assets		25,704		28,018
Current liabilities		48,298		53,599
Non-current liabilities		2,653		3,331
	For the year ended December 1, 2012		For the year ended December 3, 2011
Net revenue	$	222,589	$	217,427
Gross profit		63,596		64,300
Net income		18,436		18,012

Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

(shares in thousands)		2012		2011		2010
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$	125,622	$	89,105	$	70,877
Weighted-average common shares – basic		49,571		48,991		48,599
Equivalent shares from share-based compensation plans		1,047		875		1,009
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares – diluted		50,618		49,866		49,608