Aquisitions and Divestitures (Table)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2012

Sep. 01, 2012

Jun. 01, 2012

Dec. 01, 2012

Discontinued Operations Table [Abstract]

Discontinued operations income statement and balance sheet items (Table)

	Fiscal Years
	December 1, 2012		December 3, 2011		November 27, 2010
Net revenue	$	73,143	$	113,466	$	99,336
Income from operations		8,235		12,572		11,100
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		66,179		-		-
Income taxes		(16,846)		(3,740)		(4,974)
Net income from discontinued operations	$	57,568	$	8,832	$	6,126

	December 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		74		11,936
Income taxes payable		-		4,567
Other accrued expenses		-		6,097
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		74		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]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

Current assets	$	603
Property, plant and equipment		1,471
Goodwill		5,434
Other intangibles
Customer relationships		2,300
Noncompetition agreements		400
Trademarks		300
Other assets		325
Current liabilities		(84)
Other liabilities		(1,668)
Contingent consideration liabilities		(1,200)
Total cash paid	$	7,881

Current assets	$	172,345
Property, plant and equipment		92,443
Goodwill		136,658
Other intangibles
Developed technology		42,190
Customer relationships		58,910
Trademarks/trade names		21,880
Other		479
Other assets		4,605
Current liabilities		(84,251)
Other liabilities		(40,534)
Total purchase price	$	404,725

Schedule Of Business Acquisition Purchased Goodwill By Segment [Table Text Block]

North America Adhesives	$	31,563
EIMEA		97,466
Latin America Adhesives		1,584
Asia Pacific		6,045
Total acquired goodwill	$	136,658

Unaudited Pro Forma Information (Table)

	Fiscal Years
		December 1,		December 3,
		2012		2011
Net revenue	$	2,019,103	$	2,015,362
Net income from continuing operations		71,946		83,216
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller		129,281		92,106
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	1.42	$	1.67
Diluted earnings per share		2.55		1.85