Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Net revenue	$ 3,278,031	$ 2,790,269	$ 2,897,000
Cost of sales	(2,432,709)	(2,033,620)	(2,090,078)
Gross profit	845,322	756,649	806,922
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(592,710)	(538,332)	(580,928)
Other income, net	32,855	15,398	37,943
Interest expense	(78,092)	(86,776)	(103,287)
Interest income	9,476	11,417	12,178
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	216,851	158,356	172,828
Income tax expense	(63,033)	(41,921)	(49,408)
Income from equity method investments	7,657	7,353	7,424
Net income including non-controlling interest	161,475	123,788	130,844
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(82)	(69)	(27)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 161,393	$ 123,719	$ 130,817
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.05	$ 2.38	$ 2.57
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.97	$ 2.36	$ 2.52
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	52,887	52,039	50,920
Diluted (in shares)	54,315	52,520	51,983
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.665	$ 0.648	$ 0.635