Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Nov. 30, 2024	Dec. 02, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 169,352	$ 179,453
Trade receivables, net		558,336	577,932
Inventories		467,498	442,040
Other current assets		104,019	112,678
Total current assets		1,299,205	1,312,103
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		881,927	824,655
Goodwill		1,532,221	1,486,512
Other intangibles, net		770,226	729,140
Other assets		449,665	371,165
Total assets	[1]	4,933,244	4,723,575
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Notes payable		587	1,841
Accounts Payable, Current		491,435	439,700
Accrued compensation		106,005	95,680
Income taxes payable		24,225	47,688
Accrued Liabilities, Current		97,038	107,902
Total current liabilities		719,290	692,811
Long-term debt, net of current maturities		2,010,052	1,836,590
Accrued pension liabilities		51,755	50,189
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent		322,299	388,072
Total liabilities		3,103,396	2,967,662
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
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 – 54,657,103 and 54,092,987 for 2024 and 2023, respectively		54,657	54,093
Additional paid-in capital		322,636	301,485
Retained earnings		1,924,761	1,842,507
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(473,395)	(442,880)
Total H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity		1,828,659	1,755,205
Non-controlling interest		1,189	708
Total equity		1,829,848	1,755,913
Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity		$ 4,933,244	$ 4,723,575

[1] Segment assets include primarily inventory, accounts receivable, property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets and other miscellaneous assets. Corporate assets include primarily corporate property, plant and equipment, deferred tax assets, certain investments and other assets.