Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Jun. 01, 2013	May 31, 2014	Jun. 01, 2013
Consolidated Statements of Income
Net revenue	$ 544,034	$ 519,016	$ 1,030,015	$ 998,858
Cost of sales	(401,379)	(372,400)	(754,315)	(718,866)
Gross profit	142,655	146,616	275,700	279,992
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(96,372)	(93,806)	(193,171)	(191,446)
Special charges, net	(13,538)	(10,843)	(25,272)	(16,176)
Other income (expense), net	(204)	(1,814)	(1,254)	(1,436)
Interest expense	(4,760)	(4,884)	(8,886)	(10,211)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	27,781	35,269	47,117	60,723
Income taxes	(8,838)	(10,864)	(15,379)	(17,984)
Income from equity method investments	1,683	1,643	3,537	4,083
Net income including non-controlling interests	20,626	26,048	35,275	46,822
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(89)	(119)	(167)	(216)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 20,537	$ 25,929	$ 35,108	$ 46,606
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.41	$ 0.52	$ 0.7	$ 0.93
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.4	$ 0.51	$ 0.69	$ 0.91
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	49,956	49,935	49,933	49,876
Diluted	51,175	51,152	51,215	51,090
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.12	$ 0.1	$ 0.22	$ 0.185