Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Nov. 30, 2019	Dec. 01, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 112,191	$ 150,793
Trade receivables, net		493,181	495,008
Inventories		337,267	348,461
Other current assets		90,723	95,657
Total current assets		1,033,362	1,089,919
Property, plant and equipment, net		629,813	636,549
Goodwill		1,281,808	1,305,171
Other intangibles, net		799,399	908,151
Total other assets		241,352	236,524
Total assets	[1]	3,985,734	4,176,314
Current liabilities:
Notes payable		15,732	14,770
Current maturities of long-term debt		65,000	91,225
Trade payables		298,869	273,378
Accrued compensation		78,582	78,384
Income taxes payable		23,229	12,578
Other accrued expenses		60,745	75,788
Total current liabilities		542,157	546,123
Long-term debt, net of current maturities		1,898,384	2,141,532
Accrued pension liabilities		80,214	70,680
Other liabilities		242,190	264,768
Total liabilities		2,762,945	3,023,103
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock (no shares outstanding) Shares authorized – 10,045,900		0	0
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, Shares authorized – 160,000,000, Shares outstanding – 51,241,190 and 50,732,796, for 2019 and 2018, respectively		51,241	50,733
Additional paid-in capital		130,295	95,940
Retained earnings		1,384,411	1,286,289
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(343,600)	(280,152)
Total H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity		1,222,347	1,152,810
Non-controlling interest		442	401
Total equity		1,222,789	1,153,211
Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity		$ 3,985,734	$ 4,176,314

[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.