Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2014	Sep. 18, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document type	10-Q
Document period end date	Aug. 30, 2014
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	--11-29
Entity filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity well known seasoned issuer	Yes
Entity common stock shares outstanding		50,290,523
Document fiscal year focus	2014
Document fiscal period focus	Q3