Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013
Sales revenue	$ 2,083,660	$ 2,104,454	$ 2,046,968
Cost of sales	(1,515,617)	(1,571,164)	(1,476,797)
Gross profit	568,043	533,290	570,171
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(397,558)	(383,449)	(374,669)
Special charges, net	(4,654)	(51,501)	(45,087)
Other (expense) income, net	(2,465)	716	(3,751)
Interest expense	(25,021)	(19,744)	(19,120)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	138,345	79,312	127,544
Income taxes	(55,855)	(34,348)	(39,949)
Income from equity method investments	5,907	5,187	8,380
Income from continuing operations	88,397	$ 50,151	95,975
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1,300)		1,211
Net income including non-controlling interests	87,097	$ 50,151	97,186
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(417)	(378)	(425)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 86,680	$ 49,773	$ 96,761
Basic
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.75	$ 1	$ 1.92
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.03)		0.02
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	1.72	$ 1	1.94
Diluted
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.71	$ 0.97	1.87
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.03)		0.02
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.69	$ 0.97	$ 1.89
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	50,274	50,006	49,893
Diluted (in shares)	51,393	51,255	51,136
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.46	$ 0.385