Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2018	Mar. 04, 2017
Net revenue	$ 713,079	$ 503,323
Cost of sales	(525,374)	(364,327)
Gross profit	187,705	138,996
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(151,020)	(112,915)
Other income (expense), net	(4,074)	(621)
Interest expense	(27,545)	(8,380)
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	13,214	18,322
Income taxes	32,632	(5,765)
Income from equity method investments	1,821	2,274
Net income including non-controlling interests	47,667	14,831
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	15	(36)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 47,682	$ 14,795
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.94	$ 0.29
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.92	$ 0.29
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	50,471	50,243
Diluted (in shares)	51,898	51,460
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.14