Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)		Dec. 01, 2018	Dec. 02, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 150,793,000	$ 194,398,000
Trade receivables, net		485,719,000	473,700,000
Inventories		355,563,000	372,102,000
Other current assets		95,657,000	117,389,000
Total current assets		1,087,732,000	1,157,589,000
Property, plant and equipment, net		636,549,000	670,194,000
Goodwill		1,305,171,000	1,336,684,000
Other intangibles, net		908,151,000	1,001,792,000
Other assets		237,668,000	206,984,000
Total assets	[1]	4,175,271,000	4,373,243,000
Current liabilities:
Notes payable		14,770,000	31,468,000
Current maturities of long-term debt		91,225,000	21,515,000
Trade payables		273,378,000	268,467,000
Accrued compensation		78,384,000	84,903,000
Income taxes payable		12,578,000	14,335,000
Other accrued expenses		75,788,000	84,225,000
Total current liabilities		546,123,000	504,913,000
Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities		2,141,532,000	2,398,927,000
Accrued pension liabilities		70,680,000	71,205,000
Other liabilities		264,768,000	346,381,000
Total liabilities		3,023,103,000	3,321,426,000
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
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 – 50,732,796 and 50,388,839, for 2018 and 2017, respectively		50,733,000	50,389,000
Additional paid-in capital		95,940,000	74,662,000
Retained earnings		1,285,246,000	1,127,028,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(280,152,000)	(200,655,000)
Total H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity		1,151,767,000	1,051,424,000
Non-controlling interest		401,000	393,000
Total equity		1,152,168,000	1,051,817,000	[2]
Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity		$ 4,175,271,000	$ 4,373,243,000

[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.

[2] The Consolidated Statements of Total Equity have been adjusted to reflect retrospectively the change in method of valuing certain inventories in the United States from the LIFO method to the weighted-average cost method adopted in fiscal 2018.