Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2019	Jun. 02, 2018	Jun. 01, 2019	Jun. 02, 2018
Net revenue	$ 759,583	$ 789,387	$ 1,432,518	$ 1,502,466
Cost of sales	(541,124)	(569,201)	(1,034,134)	(1,096,767)
Gross profit	218,459	220,186	398,384	405,699
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(146,079)	(146,889)	(291,792)	(299,596)
Other income, net	(2,986)	(7,739)	(6,351)	(12,651)
Interest expense	(26,940)	(28,017)	(53,747)	(55,562)
Interest income	3,023	2,794	6,076	5,835
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	51,449	55,813	65,272	69,027
Income taxes	(16,441)	(13,488)	(19,581)	19,144
Income from equity method investments	1,633	2,139	3,198	3,960
Net income including non-controlling interest	36,641	44,464	48,889	92,131
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest		(13)	(4)	2
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 36,641	$ 44,451	$ 48,885	$ 92,133
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.88	$ 0.96	$ 1.82
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.70	$ 0.86	$ 0.94	$ 1.78
Basic (in shares)	50,902	50,551	50,827	50,511
Diluted (in shares)	52,105	51,846	52,003	51,872
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.155	$ 0.315	$ 0.305