Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021	Nov. 28, 2020
Net revenue	$ 3,749,183	$ 3,278,031	$ 2,790,269
Cost of sales	(2,785,484)	(2,432,709)	(2,033,620)
Gross profit	963,699	845,322	756,649
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(640,981)	(592,710)	(538,332)
Other income, net	12,952	32,855	15,398
Interest expense	(91,521)	(78,092)	(86,776)
Interest income	7,779	9,476	11,417
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	251,928	216,851	158,356
Income tax expense	(77,186)	(63,033)	(41,921)
Income from equity method investments	5,665	7,657	7,353
Net income including non-controlling interest	180,407	161,475	123,788
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(94)	(82)	(69)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 180,313	$ 161,393	$ 123,719
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.37	$ 3.05	$ 2.38
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.26	$ 2.97	$ 2.36
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	53,580	52,887	52,039
Diluted (in shares)	55,269	54,315	52,520
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.738	$ 0.665	$ 0.648