Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 02, 2023	Dec. 03, 2022	Nov. 27, 2021
Net revenue	$ 3,510,934	$ 3,749,183	$ 3,278,031
Cost of sales	(2,502,037)	(2,785,484)	(2,432,709)
Gross profit	1,008,897	963,699	845,322
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(653,760)	(640,981)	(592,710)
Other income, net	9,682	12,952	32,855
Interest expense	(134,602)	(91,521)	(78,092)
Interest income	3,943	7,779	9,476
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	234,161	251,928	216,851
Income tax expense	(93,529)	(77,186)	(63,033)
Income from equity method investments	4,357	5,665	7,657
Net income including non-controlling interest	144,988	180,407	161,475
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(82)	(94)	(82)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 144,906	$ 180,313	$ 161,393
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.67	$ 3.37	$ 3.05
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.59	$ 3.26	$ 2.97
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	54,332	53,580	52,887
Diluted (in shares)	55,958	55,269	54,315
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.805	$ 0.738	$ 0.665