Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019	Dec. 01, 2018
Net revenue	$ 2,790,269	$ 2,897,000	$ 3,041,002
Cost of sales	(2,033,620)	(2,090,078)	(2,212,844)
Gross profit	756,649	806,922	828,158
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(538,332)	(580,928)	(590,267)
Other income, net	(15,398)	(37,943)	(18,055)
Interest expense	(86,776)	(103,287)	(110,994)
Interest income	11,417	12,178	11,774
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	158,356	172,828	156,726
Income tax (expense) benefit	(41,921)	(49,408)	6,356
Income from equity method investments	7,353	7,424	8,150
Net income including non-controlling interest	123,788	130,844	171,232
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(69)	(27)	(24)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 123,719	$ 130,817	$ 171,208
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.38	$ 2.57	$ 3.38
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.36	$ 2.52	$ 3.29
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	52,039,000	50,920,000	50,591,000
Diluted (in shares)	52,520,000	51,983,000	51,975,000
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.648	$ 0.635	$ 0.615