Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Aug. 27, 2016	Aug. 29, 2015	Aug. 27, 2016	Aug. 29, 2015
Net revenue		$ 512,858	$ 524,133	$ 1,519,698	$ 1,535,556
Cost of sales		(366,737)	(377,293)	(1,077,716)	(1,123,573)
Gross profit		146,121	146,840	441,982	411,983
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(97,692)	(98,297)	(301,143)	(293,712)
Special charges, net		2,807	(1,297)	2,024	(4,592)
Other income (expense), net		956	1,040	7,603	1,246
Interest expense		(6,809)	(6,448)	(19,714)	(18,765)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments		43,471	39,758	115,546	93,668
Income taxes		(12,513)	(14,372)	(35,563)	(34,528)
Income from equity method investments		1,840	1,500	5,172	4,157
Income from continuing operations		32,798	26,886	85,155	63,297
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax					(1,300)
Net income including non-controlling interests		32,798	26,886	85,155	61,997
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(53)	(79)	(161)	(308)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller		$ 32,745	$ 26,807	$ 84,994	$ 61,689
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.65	$ 0.53	$ 1.70	$ 1.25
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)					(0.03)
Basic (in dollars per share)		0.65	0.53	1.70	1.23
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	[1]	0.64	0.52	1.66	1.22
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	[1]				(0.03)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.64	$ 0.52	$ 1.66	$ 1.20
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		50,261	50,421	50,122	50,318
Diluted (in shares)		51,453	51,530	51,234	51,460
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.14	$ 0.13	$ 0.41	$ 0.38

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