Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2014	Mar. 02, 2013
Consolidated Statements of Income
Net revenue	$ 485,981	$ 479,842
Cost of sales	(352,936)	(346,466)
Gross profit	133,045	133,376
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(96,799)	(97,640)
Special charges, net	(11,734)	(5,333)
Other income (expense), net	(1,050)	378
Interest expense	(4,126)	(5,327)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	19,336	25,454
Income taxes	(6,541)	(7,120)
Income from equity method investments	1,854	2,440
Net income including non-controlling interests	14,649	20,774
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(78)	(97)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 14,571	$ 20,677
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.29	$ 0.42
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.28	$ 0.41
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	49,910	49,817
Diluted	51,255	51,027
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.100	$ 0.085