Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Net revenue	$ 474,326	$ 470,661
Cost of sales	(336,721)	(354,455)
Gross profit	137,605	116,206
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(99,767)	(94,833)
Special charges, net	(413)	(2,361)
Other (expense) income, net	(5,082)	363
Interest expense	(6,308)	(6,102)
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	26,035	13,273
Income taxes	(8,760)	(4,769)
Income from equity method investments	1,692	1,291
Net income including non-controlling interests	18,967	9,795
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(49)	(85)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 18,918	$ 9,710
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.38	$ 0.19
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.19
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	49,958	50,188
Diluted (in shares)	50,995	51,379
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.12