Document and Entity Information - Aug. 29, 2015 - shares	Total
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document type	10-Q
Document period end date	Aug. 29, 2015
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	--11-28
Entity filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity well known seasoned issuer	Yes
Entity common stock shares outstanding	50,561,045
Document fiscal year focus	2015
Document fiscal period focus	Q3