Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019	Dec. 01, 2018	Dec. 02, 2017
Net revenue	$ 2,897,000	$ 3,041,002	$ 2,306,043
Cost of sales	(2,090,078)	(2,212,844)	(1,707,051)
Gross profit	806,922	828,158	598,992
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(580,928)	(590,267)	(479,465)
Other income (expense), net	(37,943)	(18,055)	19,154
Interest expense	(103,287)	(110,994)	(43,701)
Interest income	12,178	11,774	3,927
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	172,828	156,726	60,599
Income tax benefit (expense)	(49,408)	6,356	(9,810)
Income from equity method investments	7,424	8,150	8,677
Net income including non-controlling interests	130,844	171,232	59,466
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(27)	(24)	(48)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 130,817	$ 171,208	$ 59,418
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.57	$ 3.38	$ 1.18
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.52	$ 3.29	$ 1.15
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	50,920	50,591	50,370
Diluted (in shares)	51,983	51,975	51,619
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.635	$ 0.615	$ 0.590