Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2018	Dec. 02, 2017	Dec. 03, 2016
Net revenue	$ 3,041,002	$ 2,306,043	$ 2,094,605
Cost of sales	(2,204,108)	(1,700,973)	(1,488,783)
Gross profit	836,894	605,070	605,822
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(582,132)	(477,030)	(407,638)
Special charges, net			168
Other income (expense), net	(1,184)	27,667	9,594
Interest expense	(110,994)	(43,701)	(27,359)
Interest income	11,774	3,927	2,045
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	156,726	60,599	163,444
Income tax benefit (expense)	6,356	(9,810)	(48,920)
Income from equity method investments	8,150	8,677	7,393
Net income including non-controlling interests	171,232	59,466	121,917
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(24)	(48)	(254)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 171,208	$ 59,418	$ 121,663
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.38	$ 1.18	$ 2.43
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.29	$ 1.15	$ 2.37
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	50,591	50,370	50,136
Diluted (in shares)	51,975	51,619	51,270
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.615	$ 0.59	$ 0.55