Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2015	Jan. 21, 2016	May. 30, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	FULLER H B CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000039368
Trading Symbol	ful
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-28
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		50,075,532
Entity Public Float			$ 2,108,178,575
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Nov. 28, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false