Aquisitions (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 02, 2012

Purchase price allocation [Abstract]

Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation (Table)

Current assets	$	195,058
Property, plant and equipment		95,580
Goodwill		124,540
Other intangibles, net		120,687
Other assets		168
Current liabilities		(97,508)
Other liabilities		(33,800)
Total purchase price	$	404,725

Purchased Goodwill by Segment (Table)

Balance at December 3, 2011		$	114,895
	Forbo industrial adhesives acquisition		124,540
	Currency impact		(10,541)
Balance at June 2, 2012		$	228,894

Unaudited Pro Forma Information (Table)

		13 Weeks Ended				26 Weeks Ended
		June 2,		May 28,		June 2,		May 28,
($ in millions except earnings per share)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Net revenue	$	526,995	$	520,885	$	1,005,313	$	967,212
Net income from continuing operations	$	7,466	$	25,743	$	22,358	$	36,123
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$	4,342	$	26,640	$	20,932	$	39,740
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.15	$	0.52	$	0.44	$	0.72
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.09	$	0.53	$	0.41	$	0.80