Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2017	Aug. 27, 2016	Sep. 02, 2017	Aug. 27, 2016
Net revenue	$ 562,869	$ 512,858	$ 1,627,843	$ 1,519,698
Cost of sales	(412,469)	(366,737)	(1,192,409)	(1,077,716)
Gross profit	150,400	146,121	435,434	441,982
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(110,219)	(97,692)	(325,904)	(301,143)
Special charges, net		2,807		2,024
Other income (expense), net	150	(956)	661	(7,603)
Interest expense	(8,100)	(6,809)	(24,628)	(19,714)
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	32,231	43,471	85,563	115,546
Income taxes	(9,262)	(12,513)	(26,178)	(35,563)
Income from equity method investments, net of tax	2,170	1,840	6,449	5,172
Net income including non-controlling interests	25,139	32,798	65,834	85,155
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(1)	(53)	(34)	(161)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 25,138	$ 32,745	$ 65,800	$ 84,994
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.65	$ 1.31	$ 1.70
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.64	$ 1.28	$ 1.66
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	50,384	50,261	50,374	50,122
Diluted (in shares)	51,605	51,453	51,584	51,234
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.14	$ 0.44	$ 0.41