Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		May 28, 2016	May 30, 2015	May 28, 2016	May 30, 2015
Net revenue		$ 532,514	$ 540,762	$ 1,006,840	$ 1,011,423
Cost of sales		(374,258)	(391,825)	(710,979)	(746,280)
Gross profit		158,256	148,937	295,861	265,143
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(103,684)	(100,582)	(203,451)	(195,415)
Special charges, net		(370)	(934)	(783)	(3,295)
Other income (expense), net		(1,565)	(569)	(6,647)	(206)
Interest expense		(6,597)	(6,215)	(12,905)	(12,317)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments		46,040	40,637	72,075	53,910
Income taxes		(14,290)	(15,387)	(23,050)	(20,156)
Income from equity method investments		1,640	1,366	3,332	2,657
Income from continuing operations		$ 33,390	26,616	$ 52,357	36,411
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			(1,300)		(1,300)
Net income including non-controlling interests		$ 33,390	25,316	$ 52,357	35,111
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(59)	(144)	(108)	(229)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller		$ 33,331	$ 25,172	$ 52,249	$ 34,882
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.66	$ 0.53	$ 1.04	$ 0.72
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			(0.03)		(0.03)
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.66	0.50	$ 1.04	0.69
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.65	0.51	$ 1.02	0.70
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	[1]		(0.03)		(0.03)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.65	$ 0.49	$ 1.02	$ 0.68
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		50,145	50,345	50,052	50,267
Diluted (in shares)		51,253	51,471	51,124	51,425
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.14	$ 0.13	$ 0.27	$ 0.25

[1] Income per share may not add due to rounding amounts.