Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2016	Jan. 20, 2017	May 28, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
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	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		50,232,491
Entity Public Float			$ 2,262,596,032
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 03, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false