Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2013	Mar. 03, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Income
Net revenue	$ 479,842	$ 345,453
Cost of sales	(346,466)	(242,766)
Gross profit	133,376	102,687
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(97,640)	(75,031)
Special charges, net	(5,333)	(6,482)
Other income (expense), net	378	418
Interest expense	(5,327)	(2,618)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments	25,454	18,974
Income taxes	(7,120)	(7,563)
Income from equity method investments	2,440	2,196
Income from continuing operations	20,774	13,607
Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	1,723
Net income including non-controlling interests	20,774	15,330
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(97)	(25)
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller	$ 20,677	$ 15,305
Earnings per share attributable to H.B. Fuller common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations, basic share	$ 0.42	$ 0.28
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, basic share	$ 0	$ 0.03
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.42	$ 0.31
Income from continuing operations, diluted share	$ 0.41	$ 0.27
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, diluted share	$ 0	$ 0.03
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.41	$ 0.30
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	49,817	49,365
Diluted	51,027	50,253
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.085	$ 0.075