Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2017	Mar. 24, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	FULLER H B CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000039368
Trading Symbol	ful
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		50,527,216
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 04, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false