Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2017	Feb. 27, 2016
Net revenue	$ 503,323	$ 474,326
Cost of sales	(364,327)	(336,721)
Gross profit	138,996	137,605
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(112,915)	(99,767)
Special charges, net		(413)
Other income (expense), net	621	(5,082)
Interest expense	(8,380)	(6,308)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	18,322	26,035
Income taxes	(5,765)	(8,760)
Income from equity method investments	2,274	1,692
Net income including non-controlling interests	14,831	18,967
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(36)	(49)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 14,795	$ 18,918
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.38
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.37
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	50,243	49,958
Diluted (in shares)	51,460	50,995
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.13