Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 02, 2017	Dec. 03, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 194,398	$ 142,245
Trade receivables, net		473,700	351,130
Inventories		359,505	247,399
Other current assets		117,389	70,479
Total current assets		1,144,992	811,253
Property, plant and equipment, net		670,194	515,275
Goodwill		1,336,684	366,248
Other intangibles, net		1,001,792	205,359
Other assets		206,984	157,733
Total assets	[1]	4,360,646	2,055,868
Current liabilities:
Notes payable		31,468	37,334
Current maturities of long-term debt		21,515	80,178
Trade payables		268,467	162,964
Accrued compensation		84,903	52,444
Income taxes payable		14,335	7,985
Other accrued expenses		84,225	50,939
Total current liabilities		504,913	391,844
Long-term debt		2,398,927	585,759
Accrued pension liabilities		71,205	73,545
Other liabilities		341,581	62,174
Total liabilities		3,316,626	1,113,322
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable non-controlling interest			4,277
H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock (no shares outstanding) Shares authorized – 10,045,900
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, Shares authorized – 160,000,000, Shares outstanding – 50,388,839 and 50,141,343, for 2017 and 2016, respectively		50,389	50,141
Additional paid-in capital		74,662	59,564
Retained earnings		1,119,231	1,090,900
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(200,655)	(262,729)
Total H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity		1,043,627	937,876
Non-controlling interests		393	393
Total equity		1,044,020	938,269
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and total equity		$ 4,360,646	$ 2,055,868

[1] Segment assets include primarily inventory, accounts receivable, property, plant and equipment and other miscellaneous assets. Corporate assets include primarily corporate property, plant and equipment, deferred tax assets, certain investments and other assets.