Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document type	10-Q
Document period end date	Mar. 02, 2013
Amendment flag	false
Entity registrant name	FULLER H B CO
Entity central index key	0000039368
Entity current reporting status	Yes
Entity voluntary filers	No
Current fiscal year end date	--11-30
Entity filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity well known seasoned issuer	Yes
Entity common stock shares outstanding		50,326,064
Document fiscal year focus	2013
Document fiscal period focus	Q1