Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2016	Mar. 24, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	FULLER H B CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000039368
Trading Symbol	ful
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-03
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)		49,997,265
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Feb. 27, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false