$FUL
FULLER H B CO Stock $ful

$ful Overview Financials Valuation SEC Filings Company Website

2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312512026988 Filed on January 27, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
Revenue	$360.2M	$338.6M	$347.9M
YoY Change	5.46%	7.37%	16.28%
Cost Of Revenue	$258.1M	$242.3M	$246.8M
YoY Change	9.78%	12.74%	17.64%
Gross Profit	$102.1M	$96.27M	$101.1M
YoY Change	-4.11%	-4.12%	13.1%
Gross Profit Margin	28.35%	28.44%	29.06%
Selling, General & Admin	$72.51M	$73.58M	$75.29M
YoY Change	1.13%	7.7%	22.43%
% of Gross Profit	71.01%	76.43%	74.47%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$8.100M	$10.10M	$10.20M
YoY Change	-39.1%	-9.82%	-7.27%
% of Gross Profit	7.93%	10.49%	10.09%
Operating Expenses	$72.51M	$73.58M	$75.29M
YoY Change	1.13%	7.7%	22.43%
Operating Profit	$29.61M	$22.69M	$1.340M
YoY Change	-14.92%	22.73%	-95.2%
Interest Expense	-$2.800M	-$2.700M	-$3.000M
YoY Change	86.67%	58.82%	36.36%
% of Operating Profit	-9.46%	-11.9%	-223.88%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$300.0K	$1.000M	$1.300M
YoY Change	-250.0%	-94.59%	-200.0%
Pretax Income	$27.10M	$21.06M	$15.33M
YoY Change	-18.37%	-56.93%	-37.18%
Income Tax	$8.200M	$4.071M	$6.022M
% Of Pretax Income	30.26%	19.33%	39.29%
Net Earnings	$21.94M	$18.98M	$11.01M
YoY Change	-10.83%	-46.41%	-37.44%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.09%	5.61%	3.16%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.45	$0.39	$0.23
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.44	$0.38	$0.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	48.74M shares	48.60M shares	48.57M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	49.74M shares	49.59M shares	49.61M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$133.3M	$140.7M	$161.1M
YoY Change	33.03%	-21.88%	38.76%
Cash & Equivalents	$154.6M	$140.7M	$161.1M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$57.70M	$53.32M	$50.40M
YoY Change	9.49%	-13.58%	-1.95%
Inventory	$121.6M	$148.5M	$130.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$221.0M	$209.4M	$203.9M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$533.6M	$551.9M	$545.4M
YoY Change	12.66%	1.37%	15.53%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$237.6M	$246.9M	$238.6M
YoY Change	-6.18%	-2.49%	-6.76%
Goodwill	$109.0M	$106.3M
YoY Change	5.05%
Intangibles	$131.5M	$133.8M
YoY Change	-6.86%
Long-Term Investments	$36.34M
YoY Change
Other Assets	$128.3M	$139.7M	$133.2M
YoY Change	-0.22%	27.49%	12.12%
Total Long-Term Assets	$619.8M	$626.7M	$586.5M
YoY Change	-1.11%	3.39%	-5.37%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$533.6M	$551.9M	$545.4M
Total Long-Term Assets	$619.8M	$626.7M	$586.5M
Total Assets	$1.153B	$1.179B	$1.132B
YoY Change	4.82%	2.43%	3.66%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$102.1M	$119.0M	$117.5M
YoY Change	-6.47%	23.67%	35.06%
Accrued Expenses	$28.91M	$24.64M	$60.20M
YoY Change	13.69%	-57.88%	24.38%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$27.20M	$25.70M	$13.40M
YoY Change	212.64%	115.97%	-4.29%
Long-Term Debt Due	$22.50M	$22.50M	$41.90M
YoY Change	-47.18%	-39.19%	13.24%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$231.3M	$234.9M	$236.0M
YoY Change	-1.98%	10.95%	21.9%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$201.0M	$251.1M	$237.1M
YoY Change	23.53%	28.77%	30.27%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$43.97M	$51.47M	$91.10M
YoY Change	-22.59%	-48.11%	-17.41%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$244.9M	$51.47M	$328.2M
YoY Change	331.26%	-82.51%	12.28%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$231.3M	$234.9M	$236.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$244.9M	$51.47M	$328.2M
Total Liabilities	$519.1M	$579.1M	$567.2M
YoY Change	2.54%	13.84%	16.06%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$646.6M	$628.1M
YoY Change	9.69%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$631.9M	$596.7M	$564.8M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.153B	$1.179B	$1.132B
YoY Change	4.82%	2.43%	3.66%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$21.94M	$18.98M	$11.01M
YoY Change	-10.83%	-46.41%	-37.44%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$8.100M	$10.10M	$10.20M
YoY Change	-39.1%	-9.82%	-7.27%
Cash From Operating Activities	$44.00M	$10.90M	$15.20M
YoY Change	-195.86%	-81.59%	-72.81%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$7.300M	-$9.000M	-$6.000M
YoY Change	-2.67%	83.67%	11.11%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.700M	-$26.80M	$2.800M
YoY Change	-288.89%	-26900.0%	-166.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$8.900M	-$35.80M	-$3.300M
YoY Change	34.85%	630.61%	-65.26%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-48.10M	1.000M	8.000M
YoY Change	46.65%	-87.5%	-165.04%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	44.00M	10.90M	15.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-8.900M	-35.80M	-3.300M
Cash From Financing Activities	-48.10M	1.000M	8.000M
Net Change In Cash	-13.00M	-23.90M	19.90M
YoY Change	-84.76%	-138.36%	-41.64%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$44.00M	$10.90M	$15.20M
Capital Expenditures	-$7.300M	-$9.000M	-$6.000M
Free Cash Flow	$51.30M	$19.90M	$21.20M
YoY Change	-233.59%	-68.95%	-65.42%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
CY2011	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2011-12-03
CY2011	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2011	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	FULLER H B CO
CY2011	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000039368
CY2011	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2011	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2011	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-03
CY2011	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2011	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2011	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2011
CY2011	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2011Q3	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	49459243	shares
CY2011Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	1064791376	USD
CY2011	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	1557552000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	1110462000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	447090000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	318046000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	332000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	10811000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	89047000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest In Net Income Loss Other Minority Interests MinorityInterestInNetIncomeLossOtherMinorityInterests	-58000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	89105000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	1356161000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	958980000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	397181000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	292836000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	8785000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	10414000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	25307000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	8008000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	70419000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Minority Interest In Net Income Loss Other Minority Interests MinorityInterestInNetIncomeLossOtherMinorityInterests	-458000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	70877000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	1234659000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	863357000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	371302000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	264141000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	790000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Expense Debt InterestExpenseDebt	7734000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	36728000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	5794000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	83686000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Minority Interest In Net Income Loss Other Minority Interests MinorityInterestInNetIncomeLossOtherMinorityInterests	32000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	83654000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.82
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.79
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.46
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.43
CY2009	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.73
CY2009	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.70
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	34951000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	9006000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	114992000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	87718000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	114620000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.295
CY2010	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.278
CY2009	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.270
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Operating Income Expense Net OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	4590000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Operating Income Expense Net OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	2572000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Operating Income Expense Net OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	15983000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonrecurring Income Expense OtherNonrecurringIncomeExpense	7499000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Nonrecurring Income Expense OtherNonrecurringIncomeExpense	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Nonrecurring Income Expense OtherNonrecurringIncomeExpense	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	156149000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	244275000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	135993000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	60173000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	596590000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	255883000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	114895000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	126710000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	133631000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	1227709000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Bank Loans And Notes Payable ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable	28310000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt Current OtherLongTermDebtCurrent	24375000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Current AccountsPayableCurrent	116354000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	43077000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Current AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	11807000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	31062000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	254985000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt Noncurrent OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent	179611000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	41166000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	42483000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	518245000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value Outstanding CommonStockValueOutstanding	49450000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital AdditionalPaidInCapital	23770000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	720989000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-89005000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	705204000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	373000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	705577000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	1227709000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	133277000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	221020000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	121621000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	57699000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	533617000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	251075000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	108970000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	131517000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	128278000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	1153457000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Bank Loans And Notes Payable ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable	27243000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt Current OtherLongTermDebtCurrent	22500000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Current AccountsPayableCurrent	102107000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	45645000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Current AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	4931000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	28907000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	231333000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Long Term Debt Noncurrent OtherLongTermDebtNoncurrent	200978000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	42788000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	43968000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	519067000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value Outstanding CommonStockValueOutstanding	49194000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital AdditionalPaidInCapital	22701000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	646596000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-86557000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	631934000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	2456000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	634390000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	1153457000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	10045900	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	1.00
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	160000000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Outstanding CommonStockSharesOutstanding	49449579	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Outstanding CommonStockSharesOutstanding	49194251	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Redemption Value TemporaryEquityRedemptionValue	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Redemption Value TemporaryEquityRedemptionValue	3887000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies	0	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies	0	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value Outstanding PreferredStockValueOutstanding	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value Outstanding PreferredStockValueOutstanding	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-28640000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	1142000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	31000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	42952000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	13732000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	3950000	USD
CY2010	ful	Sharebased Compensation Plans Other Net SharebasedCompensationPlansOtherNet	6846000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	509000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	377000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	538454000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	66771000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-88629000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-139000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	61689000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	13169000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	836000	USD
CY2009	ful	Sharebased Compensation Plans Other Net SharebasedCompensationPlansOtherNet	6564000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	201000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	362000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	594242000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	3389000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-5872000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	42000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	86606000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	14712000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	7697000	USD
CY2011	ful	Sharebased Compensation Plans Other Net SharebasedCompensationPlansOtherNet	7608000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	1140000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	8510000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansTax	3603000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansTax	-1523000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Effect On Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit Due To Change In Measurement Date Net Of Tax EffectOnRetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficitDueToChangeInMeasurementDateNetOfTax	29000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-42817000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents Continuing Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations	1911000	USD
CY2011	ful	Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents From Continuing Operations NetChangeInCashAndCashEquivalentsFromContinuingOperations	22872000	USD
CY2011	ful	Dividends Paid With Company Stock DividendsPaidWithCompanyStock	162000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	13349000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	8600000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	42000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansTax	49605000	USD
CY2009	ful	Effect On Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit Due To Change In Measurement Date EffectOnRetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficitDueToChangeInMeasurementDate	116000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	31054000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	10162000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5405000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	7741000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	1140000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	21862000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	12955000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssets	-4831000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	13329000	USD
CY2011	ful	Increase Decrease In Accrued Compensation IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedCompensation	-2720000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	2161000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	6495000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-5325000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	102497000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	36032000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	6000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	3313000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-38719000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	218000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	240500000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Notes Payable ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfNotesPayable	1081000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	14550000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	7697000	USD
CY2011	ful	Reclass Excess Tax Benefit From Sharebased Compensation ReclassExcessTaxBenefitFromSharebasedCompensation	1140000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	8510000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	16607000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	13768000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	12095000	USD
CY2010	ful	Dividends Paid With Company Stock DividendsPaidWithCompanyStock	108000	USD
CY2010	ful	Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents From Continuing Operations NetChangeInCashAndCashEquivalentsFromContinuingOperations	33123000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents Continuing Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations	-5278000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	24399000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	377000	USD
CY2010	ful	Reclass Excess Tax Benefit From Sharebased Compensation ReclassExcessTaxBenefitFromSharebasedCompensation	509000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	3950000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	13624000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Notes Payable ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfNotesPayable	18566000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	329625000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	345000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-60066000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	3417000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	27573000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	35910000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	74068000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-12462000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	1764000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	3696000	USD
CY2010	ful	Increase Decrease In Accrued Compensation IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedCompensation	2626000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	-8762000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssets	5831000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	5190000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	17461000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	509000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	6405000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9343000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	10839000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	30361000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	34709000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	12038000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	33994000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	5668000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	201000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-15691000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-35686000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingAssets	-15948000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable Trade IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade	-31863000	USD
CY2009	ful	Increase Decrease In Accrued Compensation IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedCompensation	17706000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	-744000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-14455000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-3780000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	71410000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	22738000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	4175000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	1109000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-25804000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	365338000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	389000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Notes Payable ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfNotesPayable	-2934000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	13124000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	836000	USD
CY2009	ful	Reclass Excess Tax Benefit From Sharebased Compensation ReclassExcessTaxBenefitFromSharebasedCompensation	201000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	362000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-39045000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents Continuing Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations	13223000	USD
CY2009	ful	Net Change In Cash And Cash Equivalents From Continuing Operations NetChangeInCashAndCashEquivalentsFromContinuingOperations	19784000	USD
CY2009	ful	Dividends Paid With Company Stock DividendsPaidWithCompanyStock	116000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	9166000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	9259000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	100154000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	80370000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Operating Activities Cash Flow Statement OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement	-1432000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Operating Activities Cash Flow Statement OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement	-4949000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Operating Activities Cash Flow Statement OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement	15152000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	1425000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	8600000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest PaymentsForRepurchaseOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitContributions	143913000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	1092000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	-1769000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitContributions	11851000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	8102000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">Use of Estimates:</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">us </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'> </p>
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Sales Of Goods RevenueRecognitionSalesOfGoods	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">Revenue Recognition:</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> For shipments made to customers, title generally passes to the customer when all requirements of the sales arrangement have been completed, which is generally at the time of delivery. Revenue from product sales is recorded when title to the product transfers, no remaining performance obligations exist, the terms of the sale are fixed and collection is probable. Shipping terms include both FOB shipping point and FOB destination. Stated terms in sale agreements also include payment terms and freight terms. Net revenues include shipping revenues as appropriate.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">Provisions for sales returns are estimated based on historical experience, and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">are </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">adjusted for known returns, if material. Customer incentive programs (primarily volume purchase rebates) and arrangements such as cooperative advertising, slotting fees and buy-downs are recorded as a reduction of net revenue in accordance with </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">FASB </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 605-50</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, “</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Customer Payments and Incentives</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">”. Rebates recorded in the consolidated statements of income </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">were </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">$17,427</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">$</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">20,016</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">$17,377</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2011, 2010 and 2009</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, respectively. </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">For certain products, consigned inventory is maintained at customer locations. For these products, revenue is recognized in the period that the inventory is consumed. Sales to distributors also require</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">a distribution agreement or purchase order. As a normal practice, distributors do not have a right of return.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'> </p>
CY2010	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitContributions	15100000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">Nature of Business:</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> H.B. Fuller Company and its subsidiaries </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">formulate, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">manufacture and market adhesives</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, sealants, paints</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">other </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">specialty chemical products globally, with sales operations in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">40</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">business is reported in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">six</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> operating segments: North America</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Adhesives, Construction Products</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, E</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">I</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">MEA (Europe, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">India, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Middle East and Africa)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, Latin America</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Adhesives, Latin America Paints</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and Asia Pacific. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Of the 2011 net revenue, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">North America </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Adhesives operating </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">segment accounted for </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">32</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> percent</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, Construction Products 9 percent, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">E</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">I</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">MEA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">30 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">percent</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, Latin America </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Adhesives 9 percent, Latin America Paints 7 percent </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and Asia Pacific </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">13</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> percent.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">The </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">North America Adhesives, EIMEA, Latin America Adhesives and Asia Pacific </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">operating segments produce and supply industrial and performance adhesives products for applications in various markets, including assembly (</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">appliances, filters, construction</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, etc.), </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">packaging (food and beverage containers, consumer goods, durable and non-durable goods, etc.), </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">converting (corrugat</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ion, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">tape and label, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">paper converting, multi-wall bags and sacks, etc.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">), nonwoven</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and hygiene </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(disposable diapers, feminine care</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, medical garments, tissue and towel, etc.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">),</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> performance wood (windows, doors, wood flooring, etc.), textile (footwear, sportswear, etc.), flexible packaging, graphic arts and envelope.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">T</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">he </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Consumer Products </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">operating segment </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">includes products used for tile setting (adhesives, grouts, mortars, sealers, levelers, etc.) and HVAC and insulation applications (duct sealants, weather barriers and fungicidal coatings, block fillers, etc.). </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">The Latin America </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Paints </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">operating segment produces and supplies </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">liquid </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">paint through a variety of distribution channels in Central America.</font></p>
CY2010	ful	Equivalent Shares From Share Based Compensations Plans EquivalentSharesFromShareBasedCompensationsPlans	1009000	shares
CY2011	ful	Equivalent Shares From Share Based Compensations Plans EquivalentSharesFromShareBasedCompensationsPlans	875000	shares
CY2009	ful	Equivalent Shares From Share Based Compensations Plans EquivalentSharesFromShareBasedCompensationsPlans	792000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48991000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48599000	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48325000	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49117000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49866000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49608000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">Recently </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Adopted Accounting Pronouncements: </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On November 30, 2008, the beginning of our fiscal 2009, we adopted ASC 815-10-50, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” which required additional quantitative disclosures and qualitative disclosures for derivative instruments. The required disclosures include how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; relative volume of derivative activity; the objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments; the accounting treatment for those derivative instruments formally designated as the hedging instrument in a hedge relationship; and the existence and nature of credit-related contingent features for derivatives. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">See </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Note 11</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">to the Consolidated Financial Statements </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">for further information.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On November 28, 2009, the end of our fiscal 2009, we adopted the measurement provisions of ASC 715, “Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Retirement Plans”. The measurement provisions required us to change the measurement date of our plan's assets and obligations that determine our funded status, to our fiscal year end date. As a result of changing our measurement date, there were adjustments to retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income which we elected to make in the fourth quarter of 2009. See Note 10</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">to the Consolidated Financial Statements</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">for further information.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On November 29, 2009, the beginning of our fiscal 2010, we adopted the new standards codified within ASC 805, “Business Combinations” which establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. The standard establishes disclosure requirements that will enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The standard also addresses application issues on initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination. With the adoption of this standard, our accounting for business combinations has changed on a prospective basis for business combinations completed after November 29, 2009.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On November 29, 2009, the beginning of our fiscal 2010, we adopted the new requirements of ASC 810, “Consolidation” which establishes the accounting for and reporting of non-controlling interests in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. The standard requires that non-controlling interests (previously referred to as minority interests) be included in the consolidated balance sheets within equity separate from the parent's equity and consolidated net income be reported at amounts inclusive of both the parent's and the non-controlling interests shares, with disclosure on the face of the consolidated statements of earnings of the amounts attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interests. In addition, changes in a parent's ownership should be treated as an equity transaction and if a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained non-controlling interests in the former subsidiary should be measured at fair value with gain or loss recognized in net earnings. These provisions are to be applied prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which are to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. Other than the change in presentation of non-controlling interests, this adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On November 29, 2009, the beginning of our fiscal 2010, we adopted </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ASC 350 “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” which amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The objective is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under accounting standards. This standard applies to all intangible assets, whether acquired in a business combination or otherwise. The standard has been applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after November 29, 2009. </font></p><p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On November 27, 2010, the end of our fiscal 2010, we adopted the new accounting standards in ASC 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits” regarding a company's disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> This standard provides guidance on disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. These new disclosures will provide users of the financial statements with an understanding of how investment allocation decisions are made, the major categories of plan assets, the input and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets, the effects of fair value measurements and the significant concentrations of risk in regard to the plan assets. See </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Note 10 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">to the Consolidated Financial Statements</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">for further information.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On November 28, 2010, the beginning of our fiscal 2011, we adopted the new guidance in ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, relating to the accounting for revenue arrangements involving multiple deliverables. The updates require companies to allocate revenue in arrangements involving multiple deliverables based on the estimated selling price of each deliverable, even though such deliverables are not sold separately either by the company itself or other vendors. This guidance eliminates the requirement that all undelivered elements must have objective and reliable evidence of fair value before a company can recognize the portion of the overall arrangement fee that is attributable to items that already have been delivered. The adoption of this standard did not impact our consolidated financial statements.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">New Accounting Pronouncements:</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. This ASU does not extend the use of fair value but, provide</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> guidance about how fair value should be applied where it already is required or permitted under U.S. GAAP or IFRS. For U.S. GAAP, most of the changes are clarifications of existing guidance or wording changes to align with IFRS 13. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, which is the second quarter of our fiscal year 2012, and are applied prospectively. We do not expect the adoption of these amendments to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Presentation of Comprehensive Income</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">” </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">These updates require entities to present items of net income and other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement, or in separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. The new requirements do not change which components of comprehensive income are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income, or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. However, the current option under existing standards to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity is eliminated. In addition, the previous option to disclose reclassification adjustments in the notes to the financial statements is also eliminated, as reclassification adjustments will be required to be shown on the face of the statement under the new standard. The updates are effective for </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">fiscal years, and interim periods within</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">those years, beginning after December 15, 2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> which is our fiscal year 2013</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Since this standard impacts disclosure requirements only, its adoption will not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition. </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">08, “Testing Goodwill for Impairment” which amended the guidance on goodwill impairment testing to allow companies to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. If, as a result of the qualitative assessment, an entity determines that it is more</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">likely</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">than</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is required. Otherwise, no further testing is required. The amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which is our fiscal year 2013, but early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this amendment </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">had no </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">impact our consolidated financial statements.</font></p>
CY2011	ful	Rebates Rebates	17427000	USD
CY2010	ful	Rebates Rebates	20016000	USD
CY2009	ful	Rebates Rebates	17377000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Lifo Inventory Liquidation On Income EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncome	273000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Lifo Inventory Liquidation On Income EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncome	1349000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Effect Of Lifo Inventory Liquidation On Income EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncome	290000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cash Surrender Value Of Life Insurance CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance	11107000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	114000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	240000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	149000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Postemployment Benefits Liability Noncurrent PostemploymentBenefitsLiabilityNoncurrent	2534000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	856593	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	1209614	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	1283878	shares
CY2009	ful	Share Repurchase Program Number Of Shares Repurchased ShareRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesRepurchased	24808	shares
CY2011	ful	Share Repurchase Program Number Of Shares Repurchased ShareRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesRepurchased	48675	shares
CY2010	ful	Share Repurchase Program Number Of Shares Repurchased ShareRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesRepurchased	17804	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Percentage Of Lifo Inventory PercentageOfLIFOInventory	0.22	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cost Method Investments CostMethodInvestments	3571000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cost Method Investments CostMethodInvestments	3579000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Maximum Employee Subscription Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumEmployeeSubscriptionRate	0.75	pure
CY2011	ful	Definedcontributionplanemployermatchpercentage Definedcontributionplanemployermatchpercentage	0.04	pure
CY2011	ful	Defined Contribution Plan Annual Retirement Percentage DefinedContributionPlanAnnualRetirementPercentage	0.03	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	5211000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	3602000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	3106000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	5668000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	7741000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	6405000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	509000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	1140000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	201000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Income Tax Deficiency From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxDeficiencyFromShareBasedCompensation	11572000	USD
CY2011	ful	Fair Value Options Granted During Period Value Sharebased Compensation FairValueOptionsGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation	4878000	USD
CY2010	ful	Fair Value Options Granted During Period Value Sharebased Compensation FairValueOptionsGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation	5327000	USD
CY2009	ful	Fair Value Options Granted During Period Value Sharebased Compensation FairValueOptionsGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation	5038000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	4231000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	3542000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	315000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	7697000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	4447000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	1441000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	1245000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Total Fair Value Of Nonvested Restricted Stock TotalFairValueOfNonvestedRestrictedStock	7889000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Unvested Stock Option Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationUnvestedStockOptionAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	5715000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedRestrictedStockAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	4988000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm	1.6	pure
CY2011	ful	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Restrict Stock Award Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentRestrictStockAwardWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm	1.0	pure
CY2011	ful	Repurchased Restricted Stock Shares RepurchasedRestrictedStockShares	48675	shares
CY2010	ful	Repurchased Restricted Stock Shares RepurchasedRestrictedStockShares	17804	shares
CY2009	ful	Repurchased Restricted Stock Shares RepurchasedRestrictedStockShares	24808	shares
CY2011Q4	ful	Directors Deferred Compensation Ten Percent Match DirectorsDeferredCompensationTenPercentMatch	0.10	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm	4.75	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm	5	pure
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm	5	pure
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	5.20
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	8.49
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	9.10
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate	0.5213	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate Minimum ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMinimum	0.5045	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate Maximum ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMaximum	0.5230	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0187	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.0131	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.0135	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate Minimum ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMinimum	0.5080	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate Maximum ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMaximum	0.5160	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate	0.5088	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0207	pure
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate Minimum ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMinimum	0.4473	pure
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Weighted Average Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageVolatilityRate	0.4536	pure
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate Maximum ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMaximum	0.5050	pure
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.0182	pure
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0158	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	535873	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	538709	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	394266	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	2423366	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	22.11
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	14.75
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	21.87
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19.29
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	627756	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	20.59
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	11.02
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	20.27
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	18.25
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	15.68
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	2820468	shares
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	2743223	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	358421	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	192090	shares
CY2011	ful	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Vested StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardVested	203343	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross	227530	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Forfeited StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited	103077	shares
CY2011Q4	ful	Total Nonvested Restricted Stock TotalNonvestedRestrictedStock	398879	shares
CY2010	ful	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Vested StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardVested	65642	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Forfeited StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited	40486	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross	227527	shares
CY2010Q4	ful	Total Nonvested Restricted Stock TotalNonvestedRestrictedStock	477769	shares
CY2009Q4	ful	Total Nonvested Restricted Stock TotalNonvestedRestrictedStock	356370	shares
CY2011Q4	ful	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife	1.0	pure
CY2011	ful	Share Based Compensation Stock Award Plan Participant Contributions Units Period ShareBasedCompensationStockAwardPlanParticipantContributionsUnitsPeriod	24863	shares
CY2011	ful	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Employer Contribution Units Paid DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContributionUnitsPaid	23645	shares
CY2011	ful	Share Based Compensation Stock Award Plan Payouts Units Period ShareBasedCompensationStockAwardPlanPayoutsUnitsPeriod	22818	shares
CY2011Q4	ful	Share Based Compensation Stock Award Plan Units ShareBasedCompensationStockAwardPlanUnits	391833	shares
CY2010	ful	Share Based Compensation Stock Award Plan Participant Contributions Units Period ShareBasedCompensationStockAwardPlanParticipantContributionsUnitsPeriod	20564	shares
CY2010	ful	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Employer Contribution Units Paid DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualEmployerContributionUnitsPaid	28787	shares
CY2010	ful	Share Based Compensation Stock Award Plan Payouts Units Period ShareBasedCompensationStockAwardPlanPayoutsUnitsPeriod	49712	shares
CY2010Q4	ful	Share Based Compensation Stock Award Plan Units ShareBasedCompensationStockAwardPlanUnits	366143	shares
CY2009Q4	ful	Share Based Compensation Stock Award Plan Units ShareBasedCompensationStockAwardPlanUnits	366504	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-1488000	USD
CY2011	ful	Nonoperating Interest Income NonoperatingInterestIncome	2094000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Legal Settlements ProceedsFromLegalSettlements	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Property GainLossOnDispositionOfProperty	2398000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	1586000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	474000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Property GainLossOnDispositionOfProperty	1588000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-136000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Legal Settlements ProceedsFromLegalSettlements	0	USD
CY2010	ful	Nonoperating Interest Income NonoperatingInterestIncome	646000	USD
CY2009	ful	Nonoperating Interest Income NonoperatingInterestIncome	1099000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Property GainLossOnDispositionOfProperty	359000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Legal Settlements ProceedsFromLegalSettlements	-18750000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-3600000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	-625000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	16992000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	19294000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	20949000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	72317000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	86558000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Lifo Reserve InventoryLIFOReserve	22882000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Lifo Reserve InventoryLIFOReserve	19233000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	76450000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	64404000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accounts And Other Receivables Net Current AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent	12839000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Taxes PrepaidTaxes	16697000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	7370000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Prepaid Expense Current OtherPrepaidExpenseCurrent	23119000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Other Miscellaneous Current Assets OtherMiscellaneousCurrentAssets	148000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	9525000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Other Miscellaneous Current Assets OtherMiscellaneousCurrentAssets	435000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Taxes PrepaidTaxes	19694000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accounts And Other Receivables Net Current AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent	11386000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Prepaid Expense Current OtherPrepaidExpenseCurrent	16659000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Land Land	44530000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Buildings And Improvements Gross BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	232132000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Machinery And Equipment Gross MachineryAndEquipmentGross	517664000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Construction In Progress Gross ConstructionInProgressGross	12478000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	806804000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	555729000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	838095000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Land Land	44749000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Construction In Progress Gross ConstructionInProgressGross	14336000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	582212000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Buildings And Improvements Gross BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	238930000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Machinery And Equipment Gross MachineryAndEquipmentGross	540080000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Amount LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedAmount	14180000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	40823000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	51567000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Pension Costs PrepaidPensionCosts	4093000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Other Miscellaneous Long Term Assets OtherMiscellaneousLongTermAssets	19397000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Other Miscellaneous Long Term Assets OtherMiscellaneousLongTermAssets	18052000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Amount LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedAmount	15071000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Pension Costs PrepaidPensionCosts	5386000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	36341000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	49849000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Current Income Taxes Payable CurrentIncomeTaxesPayable	3319000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Current DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	1612000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Current Income Taxes Payable CurrentIncomeTaxesPayable	9855000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Current DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	1952000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	7337000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	2357000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Litigation Reserve Current LitigationReserveCurrent	1058000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Other Miscellaneous Accrued Expenses OtherMiscellaneousAccruedExpenses	20310000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Other Miscellaneous Accrued Expenses OtherMiscellaneousAccruedExpenses	18509000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Litigation Reserve Current LitigationReserveCurrent	1753000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	6338000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	2307000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligations Noncurrent AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent	1369000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	7636000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Liability Classified Noncurrent DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent	4225000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Litigation Reserve Noncurrent LitigationReserveNoncurrent	400000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plan Liabilities Noncurrent OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent	20082000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Other Miscellaneous Long Term Liabilities OtherMiscellaneousLongTermLiabilities	10256000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Litigation Reserve Noncurrent LitigationReserveNoncurrent	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Liability Classified Noncurrent DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent	4419000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	8666000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligations Noncurrent AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent	1400000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Other Miscellaneous Long Term Liabilities OtherMiscellaneousLongTermLiabilities	11869000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plan Liabilities Noncurrent OtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent	16129000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	5895000	USD
CY2011	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Provision Charged To Expense TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsProvisionChargedToExpense	1021000	USD
CY2011	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Writeoffs Adjustments TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsWriteoffsAdjustments	2298000	USD
CY2011	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Effect Of Exchange Rates TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsEffectOfExchangeRates	-24000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	4642000	USD
CY2010	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Effect Of Exchange Rates TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsEffectOfExchangeRates	245000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	7119000	USD
CY2010	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Writeoffs Adjustments TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsWriteoffsAdjustments	2201000	USD
CY2010	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Provision Charged To Expense TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsProvisionChargedToExpense	1222000	USD
CY2009	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Writeoffs Adjustments TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsWriteoffsAdjustments	3931000	USD
CY2009	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Provision Charged To Expense TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsProvisionChargedToExpense	5139000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	5563000	USD
CY2009	ful	Trade Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Effect Of Exchange Rates TradeReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsEffectOfExchangeRates	-348000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	53759000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	-176000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Plans Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax	142568000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss TotalAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-88985000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	50370000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Plans Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax	136696000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	-218000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Plans Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax	137838000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	79010000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	-249000	USD
CY2009Q4	ful	Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss TotalAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-59077000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss TotalAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-86544000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax On Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Plans AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxOnDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlans	77586000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax On Cash Flow Hedges Effect AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxOnCashFlowHedgesEffect	68000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax On Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Plans AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxOnDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlans	73983000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax On Cash Flow Hedges Effect AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxOnCashFlowHedgesEffect	84000	USD
CY2009Q4	ful	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax On Cash Flow Hedges Effect AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxOnCashFlowHedgesEffect	96000	USD
CY2009Q4	ful	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax On Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Plans AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxOnDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlans	76990000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	8785000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Long Lived Assets Held And Used Method For Determining Fair Value ImpairedLongLivedAssetsHeldAndUsedMethodForDeterminingFairValue	we calculated the fair value using a discounted cash flow approach
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Impaired Long Lived Assets Held And Used Segment Classification ImpairedLongLivedAssetsHeldAndUsedSegmentClassification	Note 5: Impairment of Long-lived Assets In 2011 we discontinued production of the polymers used in certain resin products that had been produced in our EIMEA operating segment. As a result, we performed an impairment test on the trademarks and trade names used in resin products. In accordance with accounting standards, we calculated the fair value using a discounted cash flow approach. As a result of this analysis, we recorded an impairment charge of $332 ($220 after tax). In 2010 we exited our polysulfide-based insulating glass product line in Europe. In accordance with accounting standards, we determined that the carrying amount of this asset group was not recoverable and was therefore impaired. We calculated the fair value of the asset group using a discounted cash flow approach. As a result of this analysis, we recorded pre-tax asset impairment charges of $8,785 to write-down the value of intangible assets.
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	103731000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	-1043000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	7855000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Asset BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationAsset	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Asset BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationAsset	805000	USD
CY2011	ful	Reverex Goodwill Acquired During Period ReverexGoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2010	ful	Reverex Goodwill Acquired During Period ReverexGoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	12289000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	4882000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	61347000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	187473000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	126126000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	18	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	18	pure
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	183151000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	130617000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	52534000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year One FutureAmortizationExpenseYearOne	10107000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Two FutureAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	10011000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Three FutureAmortizationExpenseYearThree	9920000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Four FutureAmortizationExpenseYearFour	9673000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Five FutureAmortizationExpenseYearFive	9578000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense After Year Five FutureAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	76837000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Indefinite Lived Trademarks And Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTrademarksAndTradeNames	900000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Indefinite Lived Trademarks And Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTrademarksAndTradeNames	584000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	10839000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	12038000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	10162000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	150000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Fair Value LongTermDebtFairValue	214418000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Fair Value LongTermDebtFairValue	231770000	USD
CY2011	ful	Lineofcreditfacilitymaximumborrowingcapacityaccordianfeature Lineofcreditfacilitymaximumborrowingcapacityaccordianfeature	275000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Unused Capacity Commitment Fee Percentage LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage	0.003	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.113	pure
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.086	pure
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.090	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Current NotesPayableCurrent	28310000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate Plus Libor During Period LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRatePlusLiborDuringPeriod	LIBOR plus 1.95 percent
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	203986000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	223478000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	179611000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	200978000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	24375000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	22500000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity	200000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Remaining Borrowing Capacity LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity	200000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Expiration Date LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate	June 19, 2013
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	24375000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	22500000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	157111000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings UndistributedEarnings	359608000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Expense IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	309000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Accrued IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	1153000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Expense IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	978000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Accrued IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	1452000	USD
CY2011	ful	Foreign Cumulative Tax Losses Amount ForeignCumulativeTaxLossesAmount	24889000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Foreign Cumulative Tax Losses Carryforward Indefinitely ForeignCumulativeTaxLossesCarryforwardIndefinitely	15600000	USD
CY2011	ful	Foreign Cumulative Tax Losses Utilized In Future Fiscal Years ForeignCumulativeTaxLossesUtilizedInFutureFiscalYears	9289000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward With Expiration Date ForeignTaxCreditCarryforwardWithExpirationDate	2259000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	5311000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	325000	USD
CY2011	ful	Future Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities FutureUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	533000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	65238000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	49754000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	36447000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	51271000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	36394000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	78226000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	4822000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	-586000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	11728000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	15964000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	5443000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	1191000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	29546000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	22912000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	10685000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2734000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	-574000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-7377000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	31370000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3074000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-450000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	676000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-2786000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7515000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	811000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-496000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9028000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	30701000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1495000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Dividends IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends	-3464000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	3464000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	2868000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Advantaged InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxAdvantaged	2402000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Period Increase Decrease UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-3231000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	615000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	997000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-489000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	17992000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Advantaged InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxAdvantaged	1784000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	40248000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	2686000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Period Increase Decrease UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Dividends IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends	-16440000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1214000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions Dividends IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends	-2199000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Advantaged InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxAdvantaged	2629000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-1405000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	40117000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	2470000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	3062000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Period Increase Decrease UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-123000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	839000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	52147000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Tax Credit Carryforward Deferred Tax Asset TaxCreditCarryforwardDeferredTaxAsset	9732000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	39917000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign	2259000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Deferred Tax Assets Depreciation And Amortization DeferredTaxAssetsDepreciationAndAmortization	-8829000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	3828000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	9068000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Tax Credit Carryforward Deferred Tax Asset TaxCreditCarryforwardDeferredTaxAsset	12661000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	3503000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	-436000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	53629000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Deferred Tax Assets Depreciation And Amortization DeferredTaxAssetsDepreciationAndAmortization	-2687000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign	2091000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	42000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Results Of Operations Income Before Income Taxes ResultsOfOperationsIncomeBeforeIncomeTaxes	87718000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Results Of Operations Income Before Income Taxes ResultsOfOperationsIncomeBeforeIncomeTaxes	114992000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Results Of Operations Income Before Income Taxes ResultsOfOperationsIncomeBeforeIncomeTaxes	114620000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	50126000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	48319000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	6334000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	736000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1872000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	788000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	1678000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	278000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	6198000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	425000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	82000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1397000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	5493000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	578000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	115000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	0	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	10780000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount	100000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	345446	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Redemption Price Per Share PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare	95
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Shares Issued DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesIssued	17233	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	49640	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Shares Issued DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesIssued	37862	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	0	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	13370	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	12413	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Shares StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares	0	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	58915	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Shares Issued DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesIssued	31777	shares
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Outstanding CommonStockSharesOutstanding	48447610	shares
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Outstanding CommonStockSharesOutstanding	48657618	shares
CY2011	ful	Shares Swapped For Stock Option Exercises SharesSwappedForStockOptionExercises	11017	shares
CY2010	ful	Shares Swapped For Stock Option Exercises SharesSwappedForStockOptionExercises	0	shares
CY2009	ful	Shares Swapped For Stock Option Exercises SharesSwappedForStockOptionExercises	0	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Shares Paid For Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	17804	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Shares Paid For Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	48675	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Shares Paid For Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	24808	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Effect Of One Percentage Point Decrease On Service And Interest Cost Components DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents	5000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Effect Of One Percentage Point Increase On Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation	64000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Effect Of One Percentage Point Increase On Service And Interest Cost Components DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents	5000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Effect Of One Percentage Point Decrease On Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation	61000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed For Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear	0.0725	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate	0.0500	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Year That Rate Reaches Ultimate Trend Rate DefinedBenefitPlanYearThatRateReachesUltimateTrendRate	2018
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate	0.0500	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed For Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear	0.0700	pure
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Year That Rate Reaches Ultimate Trend Rate DefinedBenefitPlanYearThatRateReachesUltimateTrendRate	2015
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Year That Rate Reaches Ultimate Trend Rate DefinedBenefitPlanYearThatRateReachesUltimateTrendRate	2015
CY2009	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed For Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear	0.0750	pure
CY2009	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate	0.0500	pure
CY2011Q4	ful	Defined Contribution Pension Liabilities DefinedContributionPensionLiabilities	4084000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Defined Contribution Pension Liabilities DefinedContributionPensionLiabilities	7178000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed For Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear	0.0725	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Derivatives Recorded In Earnings Net GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativesRecordedInEarningsNet	-160000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Derivatives Recorded In Earnings Net GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativesRecordedInEarningsNet	-1419000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Derivatives Recorded In Earnings Net GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativesRecordedInEarningsNet	-471000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Noncurrent DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent	3896000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies	2145000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	10265000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	9626000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	8138000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Professional And Contract Services Expense ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense	6146000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Professional And Contract Services Expense ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense	6506000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Additions CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions	29000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Additions CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions	50000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Professional And Contract Services Expense ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense	10075000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Additions CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions	869000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	6445000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	4178000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	2164000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	976000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	432000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	261000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	14456000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Marketable Securities Asset Fair Value Disclosure MarketableSecuritiesAssetFairValueDisclosure	76114000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Contract Asset Fair Value Disclosure ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure	1862000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Interest Rate Swaps Asset Fair Value Disclosure InterestRateSwapsAssetFairValueDisclosure	7360000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Contracts Liability Fair Value Disclosure ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure	1181000	USD
CY2011Q4	ful	Contingent Consideration Liability Fair Value Disclosure ContingentConsiderationLiabilityFairValueDisclosure	1893000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Marketable Securities Asset Fair Value Disclosure MarketableSecuritiesAssetFairValueDisclosure	61474000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Contract Asset Fair Value Disclosure ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure	1249000	USD
CY2010Q4	ful	Interest Rate Swaps Asset Fair Value Disclosure InterestRateSwapsAssetFairValueDisclosure	3896000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Contracts Liability Fair Value Disclosure ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure	2668000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	129044000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	104345000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	107161000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	41216000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	41200000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	46747000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	1100445000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	253300000	USD
CY2010	ful	Special Charges SpecialCharges	0	USD
CY2011	ful	Special Charges SpecialCharges	7499000	USD
CY2009	ful	Special Charges SpecialCharges	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Contract Terms TemporaryEquityContractTerms	On August 1, 2011, we completed a definitive agreement with our longstanding agent in Turkey and issued a 10 percent ownership in H.B. Fuller Kimya San. Tic A.S. (HBF Turkey), a newly created entity located in Istanbul Turkey, to the agent for €1,000 and the list of customers in Turkey to whom the agent was reselling adhesive products manufactured by us. The formation of this business relationship is part of our comprehensive strategy for expansion in emerging markets. The minority shareholder is entitled to increase his ownership by 1 percent per year for 5 years up to a maximum of 13 percent ownership based on the achievement of profitability targets in each year. Both the minority shareholder and H.B. Fuller have an option, exercisable beginning August 1, 2018, to require the redemption of the shares owned by the minority shareholder at a price determined by a formula based on 24 months trailing EBITDA. The option is subject to a minimum price of €3,500.
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest Ownership Percentage By Noncontrolling Owners MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners	0.1000	pure
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	1000000
CY2011Q3	ful	Temporary Equity Redemption Option Minimum TemporaryEquityRedemptionOptionMinimum	3500000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Carrying Amount TemporaryEquityCarryingAmount	2946000
CY2011Q4	ful	Temporary Equity Current Redemption Option Value TemporaryEquityCurrentRedemptionOptionValue	3500000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Carrying Amount TemporaryEquityCarryingAmount	4199000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Carrying Amount TemporaryEquityCarryingAmount	16000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Accretion To Redemption Value TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValue	26000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments TemporaryEquityForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments	-354000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Transaction Costs BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts	4410000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments	3089000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	332000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	14351000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	339548000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	75653000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.29
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.29
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	49006000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	393722000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.50
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.51
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	25126000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	77608000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	49021000	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	23220000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.47
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	49000000	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	79542000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.47
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	387756000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	26408000	USD
	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0	USD
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48937000	shares
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.54
	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	436526000	USD
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.53
	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	85243000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.45
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.44
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48740000	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49740000	shares
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48491000	shares
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49494000	shares
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.38
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.39
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	71448000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	309442000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	97679000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	18952000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48572000	shares
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49613000	shares
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.23
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.22
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	75292000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	11011000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	8785000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	347908000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	101108000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49585000	shares
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	48595000	shares
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.38
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.39
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	73584000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	338568000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	96274000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	18978000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	72512000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	102120000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	360243000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	21936000	USD
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49821000	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49917000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49850000	shares
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49877000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	112592000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	96904000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	111981000	USD
	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	125613000	USD
	ful	Special Charges SpecialCharges	7499000	USD
CY2011Q1	ful	Special Charges SpecialCharges	0	USD
CY2011Q2	ful	Special Charges SpecialCharges	0	USD
CY2011Q3	ful	Special Charges SpecialCharges	0	USD

Files In Submission

Name	View Source	Status
0001193125-12-026988-index-headers.html	Edgar Link	pending
0001193125-12-026988-index.html	Edgar Link	pending
0001193125-12-026988.txt	Edgar Link	pending
0001193125-12-026988-xbrl.zip	Edgar Link	pending
d285612d10k.htm	Edgar Link	pending
d285612dex21.htm	Edgar Link	pending
d285612dex23.htm	Edgar Link	pending
d285612dex24.htm	Edgar Link	pending
d285612dex311.htm	Edgar Link	pending
d285612dex312.htm	Edgar Link	pending
d285612dex321.htm	Edgar Link	pending
d285612dex322.htm	Edgar Link	pending
FilingSummary.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
Financial_Report.xls	Edgar Link	pending
ful-20111203.xml	Edgar Link	completed
ful-20111203.xsd	Edgar Link	pending
ful-20111203_cal.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
ful-20111203_def.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
ful-20111203_lab.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
ful-20111203_pre.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
g285612g68j45.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
R1.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R10.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R11.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R12.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R13.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R14.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R15.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R16.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R17.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R18.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R19.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R2.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R20.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R21.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R22.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R23.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R24.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R25.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R26.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R27.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R28.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R29.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R3.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R30.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R31.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R32.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R33.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R34.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R35.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R36.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R37.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R38.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R39.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R4.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R40.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R41.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R42.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R43.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R44.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R45.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R46.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R47.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R48.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R49.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R5.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R50.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R51.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R52.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R53.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R54.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R55.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R56.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R57.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R58.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R59.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R6.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R60.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R61.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R7.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R8.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R9.htm	Edgar Link	pending
report.css	Edgar Link	pending
Show.js	Edgar Link	pending

Create your account

Find Stocks Worth Researching

Deeply Understand Businesses

Value Businesses Intelligently

$FUL
FULLER H B CO Stock $ful

2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312512026988 Filed on January 27, 2012

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$FUL FULLER H B CO Stock $ful

2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312512026988 Filed on January 27, 2012

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$FUL
FULLER H B CO Stock $ful