Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019	Sep. 01, 2018	Aug. 31, 2019	Sep. 01, 2018
Net revenue	$ 725,376	$ 770,107	$ 2,157,894	$ 2,272,573
Cost of sales	(518,055)	(555,077)	(1,552,189)	(1,651,844)
Gross profit	207,321	215,030	605,705	620,729
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(140,615)	(147,739)	(432,407)	(447,335)
Other income, net	(22,762)	(2,469)	(29,113)	(15,120)
Interest expense	(25,607)	(27,858)	(79,354)	(83,420)
Interest income	3,115	2,934	9,191	8,769
Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments	66,976	44,836	132,248	113,863
Income taxes	(19,321)	(9,300)	(38,902)	9,844
Income from equity method investments	2,075	2,200	5,273	6,160
Net income including non-controlling interest	49,730	37,736	98,619	129,867
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(12)	(6)	(16)	(4)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 49,718	$ 37,730	$ 98,603	$ 129,863
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.98	$ 0.75	$ 1.94	$ 2.57
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.97	$ 0.72	$ 1.90	$ 2.50
Basic (in shares)	50,939	50,632	50,864	50,551
Diluted (in shares)	51,502	52,138	51,836	51,961
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.160	$ 0.155	$ 0.475	$ 0.460