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H.B. Fuller Company
(NYSE:FUL) 

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H.B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; ...

Founded: 1887
Full Time Employees: 6,369
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
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      net revenue
    		950,271,000 770,844,000 894,788,000 892,043,000 898,095,000 788,663,000 923,284,000 917,927,000 917,107,000 810,419,000 902,879,000 900,634,000 898,239,000 809,183,000 958,214,000 941,230,000 993,258,000 856,482,000 897,424,000 826,830,000 827,873,000 725,904,000 777,640,000 691,463,000 674,602,000 646,564,000 739,106,000 725,376,000 759,583,000 672,935,000 768,429,000 770,107,000 789,387,000 713,079,000 678,200,000 562,869,000 561,651,000 503,323,000 574,907,000 512,858,000 532,514,000 474,326,000 548,104,000 524,133,000 540,762,000 470,661,000 547,674,000 526,765,000 544,034,000 485,981,000 533,531,000 514,579,000 519,016,000 479,842,000 513,255,000 500,535,000 526,995,000 375,262,000 436,526,000 387,756,000 
      cost of sales
    		-630,617,000 -534,796,000 -612,706,000 -606,929,000 -611,711,000 -561,588,000 -658,424,000 -642,198,000 -635,055,000 -571,182,000 -629,037,000 -637,162,000 -641,464,000 -594,374,000 -710,092,000 -692,066,000 -739,737,000 -643,589,000 -655,965,000 -632,880,000 -610,323,000 -533,540,000 -563,998,000 -503,619,000 -489,701,000 -476,302,000 -537,889,000 -518,055,000 -541,124,000 -493,010,000 -558,829,000 -552,903,000 -567,002,000 -525,374,000 -510,464,000 -412,469,000 -415,613,000 -364,327,000 -407,086,000 -366,737,000 -374,258,000 -336,721,000 -392,044,000 -377,293,000 -391,825,000 -354,455,000 -415,238,000 -401,611,000 -401,379,000 -352,936,000 -387,859,000 -370,072,000 -372,400,000 -346,466,000 -369,541,000 -366,211,000 -390,444,000 -261,156,000 -310,913,000 -275,775,000 
      gross profit
    		319,654,000 236,048,000 282,082,000 285,114,000 286,384,000 227,075,000 264,860,000 275,729,000 282,052,000 239,237,000 273,842,000 263,472,000 256,775,000 214,809,000 248,122,000 249,164,000 253,521,000 212,893,000 241,459,000 193,950,000 217,550,000 192,364,000 213,642,000 187,844,000 184,901,000 170,262,000 201,217,000 207,321,000 218,459,000 179,925,000 209,600,000 217,204,000 222,385,000 187,705,000 167,736,000 150,400,000 146,038,000 138,996,000 167,821,000 146,121,000 158,256,000 137,605,000 156,060,000 146,840,000 148,937,000 116,206,000 132,436,000 125,154,000 142,655,000 133,045,000 145,672,000 144,507,000 146,616,000 133,376,000 143,714,000 134,324,000 136,551,000 114,106,000 125,613,000 111,981,000 
      yoy
    		11.62% 3.95% 6.50% 3.40% 1.54% -5.08% -3.28% 4.65% 9.84% 11.37% 10.37% 5.74% 1.28% 0.90% 2.76% 28.47% 16.53% 10.67% 13.02% 3.25% 17.66% 12.98% 6.17% -9.39% -15.36% -5.37% -4.00% -4.55% -1.77% -4.14% 24.96% 44.42% 52.28% 35.04% -0.05% 2.93% -7.72% 1.01% 7.54% -0.49% 6.26% 18.41% 17.84% 17.33% 4.40% -12.66% -9.09% -13.39% -2.70% -0.25% 1.36% 7.58% 7.37% 16.89% 14.41% 19.95%     
      qoq
    		35.42% -16.32% -1.06% -0.44% 26.12% -14.27% -3.94% -2.24% 17.90% -12.64% 3.94% 2.61% 19.54% -13.43% -0.42% -1.72% 19.08% -11.83% 24.50% -10.85% 13.09% -9.96% 13.73% 1.59% 8.60% -15.38% -2.94% -5.10% 21.42% -14.16% -3.50% -2.33% 18.48% 11.91% 11.53% 2.99% 5.07% -17.18% 14.85% -7.67% 15.01% -11.83% 6.28% -1.41% 28.17% -12.25% 5.82% -12.27% 7.22% -8.67% 0.81% -1.44% 9.93% -7.19% 6.99% -1.63% 19.67% -9.16% 12.17%  
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    		-202,365,000 -184,450,000 -183,643,000 -174,974,000 -186,340,000 -180,628,000 -188,453,000 -171,388,000 -181,456,000 -172,362,000 -160,440,000 -172,153,000 -166,625,000 -154,542,000 -157,872,000 -161,210,000 -166,007,000 -155,894,000 -165,789,000 -134,497,000 -148,409,000 -144,014,000 -139,712,000 -129,113,000 -127,998,000 -141,509,000 -148,521,000 -140,615,000 -146,079,000 -145,713,000 -139,844,000 -146,069,000 -145,199,000 -151,020,000 -151,126,000 -110,219,000 -102,770,000 -112,915,000 -106,495,000 -97,692,000 -103,684,000 -99,767,000 -103,846,000 -98,297,000 -100,582,000 -94,833,000 -93,499,000 -96,779,000 -96,372,000 -96,799,000 -92,619,000 -90,604,000 -93,806,000 -97,640,000 -95,395,000 -91,355,000 -92,956,000 -83,331,000 -85,243,000 -79,542,000 
      other income
    		5,627,000 6,749,000 -26,781,000 5,308,000 7,141,000 3,207,000 -44,397,000 2,148,000 3,634,000 1,501,000 4,918,000 1,555,000 605,000 2,604,000 251,000 6,559,000  6,142,000 6,956,000 6,150,000 11,879,000 7,869,000 3,658,000 3,722,000 3,049,000 4,969,000 8,830,000 22,762,000 2,986,000 3,365,000 -2,324,000 -1,375,000 3,850,000 4,074,000 -24,401,000 150,000 -110,000 621,000 54,000 -956,000 -1,565,000 -5,082,000 -1,219,000 -1,040,000 -569,000 363,000 2,259,000 -289,000 -204,000 -1,050,000 -1,269,000 -1,046,000 -1,814,000 378,000 759,000 -622,000 231,000 143,000 2,779,000 1,568,000 
      interest expense
    		-32,756,000 -32,871,000 -32,810,000 -33,630,000 -34,865,000 -32,042,000 -33,620,000 -35,288,000 -32,314,000 -31,901,000 -33,297,000 -35,105,000 -33,131,000 -33,069,000 -30,046,000 -23,450,000 -19,828,000 -18,196,000 -18,393,000 -19,396,000 -19,942,000 -20,361,000 -22,179,000 -20,196,000 -21,644,000 -22,757,000 -23,933,000 -25,607,000 -26,940,000 -26,807,000 -36,343,000 -24,924,000 -25,223,000 -27,545,000 -19,073,000 -8,100,000 -8,148,000 -8,380,000 -7,645,000 -6,809,000 -6,597,000 -6,308,000 -6,256,000 -6,448,000 -6,215,000 -6,102,000 -5,566,000 -5,292,000 -4,760,000 -4,126,000 -4,330,000 -4,579,000 -4,884,000 -5,327,000 -5,476,000 -5,950,000 -5,749,000 -2,618,000 -2,895,000 -2,763,000 
      interest income
    		1,961,000 2,073,000 1,756,000 1,110,000 854,000 1,100,000 1,085,000 1,092,000 1,199,000 1,307,000 1,217,000 1,128,000 932,000 667,000 1,609,000 2,139,000 2,091,000 1,940,000 1,767,000 2,520,000 2,530,000 2,659,000 2,656,000 2,945,000 2,898,000 2,918,000 2,987,000 3,115,000 3,023,000 3,053,000                               
      income before income taxes and income from equity method investments
    		92,121,000 27,549,000 40,604,000 82,928,000 73,174,000 18,712,000 -525,000 72,293,000 73,115,000 37,782,000 86,240,000 58,897,000 58,556,000 30,469,000 62,064,000 73,202,000 69,777,000 46,885,000 66,000,000 48,727,000 63,608,000 38,517,000 58,065,000 45,202,000 41,206,000 13,883,000 40,580,000 66,976,000 51,449,000 13,823,000 42,863,000 44,836,000 55,813,000 13,214,000 21,390,750 32,231,000 35,010,000     26,035,000    13,273,000   27,781,000 19,336,000        21,818,000 32,755,000 31,244,000 
      income taxes
    		-25,584,000 -7,422,000 -13,799,500 -16,527,000 -32,726,000 -5,945,000 -12,124,000 -18,264,000 -22,418,000 -7,814,000 -12,813,750 -22,231,000 -19,291,000 -9,733,000 -15,505,750 -28,259,000 -23,616,000 -10,148,000 -11,590,500 -19,095,000 -16,660,000 -10,607,000 -5,548,500 -5,112,000 -11,471,000 -5,611,000 -9,725,500 -19,321,000 -16,441,000 -3,140,000 2,461,000 -9,300,000 -13,488,000 32,632,000 17,092,000 -9,262,000 -11,151,000 -5,765,000 -14,873,000 -12,513,000 -14,290,000 -8,760,000 -21,327,000 -14,372,000 -15,387,000 -4,769,000 -10,934,000 -8,035,000 -8,838,000 -6,541,000 -11,675,000 -10,290,000 -10,864,000 -7,120,000 -11,191,000 -9,358,000 -2,367,000 -8,683,000 -8,734,000 -9,948,000 
      income from equity method investments
    		1,268,000 918,000 1,058,000 832,000 1,397,000 497,000 1,158,000 1,310,000 600,000 1,044,000 1,035,000 984,000 1,157,000 1,180,000 1,429,000 1,587,000 1,066,000 1,583,000 1,586,000 1,998,000 2,176,000 1,896,000 2,285,000 1,541,000 1,893,000  2,151,000 2,075,000 1,633,000 1,565,000 1,990,000 2,200,000 2,139,000 1,821,000    2,274,000 2,221,000 1,840,000 1,640,000 1,692,000 1,750,000 1,500,000 1,366,000 1,291,000 -18,000 1,668,000 1,683,000 1,854,000 2,360,000 1,937,000 1,643,000 2,440,000 2,651,000 2,222,000 2,148,000 2,195,000 2,575,000 2,095,000 
      net income including non-controlling interest
    		67,805,000 21,045,000 29,731,000 67,233,000 41,845,000 13,264,000 -7,252,000 55,339,000 51,297,000 31,012,000 45,001,000 37,650,000 40,422,000 21,916,000 48,330,000 46,530,000 47,227,000 38,320,000 50,915,000 31,630,000 49,124,000 29,806,000 40,623,000 41,631,000 31,628,000 9,906,000 24,654,750 49,730,000 36,641,000 12,248,000                               
      net income attributable to non-controlling interest
    		    -17,000    -33,000 -21,000 -11,000 -23,000 -21,000 -27,000 -24,000 -33,000 -24,000 -14,000 -31,000 -14,000 -22,000 -15,000 -19,000 -24,000 -15,000 -11,000 -4,000 -12,000  -4,000                               
      net income attributable to h.b. fuller
    		67,805,000 21,045,000 29,731,000 67,160,000 41,828,000 13,248,000 -7,359,000 55,361,000 51,264,000 30,991,000 44,990,000 37,627,000 40,401,000 21,889,000 48,306,000 46,497,000 47,203,000 38,306,000 50,884,000 31,616,000 49,102,000 29,791,000 40,604,000 41,607,000 31,613,000 9,895,000 32,214,000 49,718,000 36,641,000 12,244,000 41,345,000 37,730,000 44,451,000 47,682,000 -7,558,000 25,138,000 25,867,000 14,795,000 39,134,000 32,745,000 33,331,000 18,918,000 24,991,000 26,807,000 25,172,000 9,710,000 10,678,000 3,987,000 20,537,000 14,571,000 21,886,000 28,269,000 25,929,000 20,677,000 25,112,000 83,268,000 1,936,000 15,305,000 26,408,000 23,220,000 
      earnings per share attributable to h.b. fuller common stockholders:
    		                                                            
      basic
    		1.25 0.38 0.54 1.23 0.77 0.24 -0.14 1.01 0.93 0.57 0.83 0.69 0.74 0.4 0.9 0.87 0.88 0.72 0.96 0.6 0.93 0.57 0.78 0.8 0.61 0.19 0.63 0.98 0.72 0.24 0.81 0.75 0.88 0.94 0.328 0.5 0.51 0.29    0.38    0.19   0.41 0.29        0.31 0.54 0.47 
      diluted
    		1.23 0.38 0.54 1.22 0.76 0.24 -0.13 0.98 0.91 0.55 0.8 0.67 0.73 0.39 0.87 0.84 0.86 0.69 0.93 0.58 0.9 0.56 0.77 0.79 0.61 0.19 0.62 0.97 0.7 0.24 0.79 0.72 0.86 0.92 0.32 0.49 0.5 0.29    0.37    0.19   0.4 0.28        0.3 0.53 0.47 
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
    		                                                            
      basic
    		54,430 54,731 54,602 54,428 54,443 54,998 54,932 54,975 54,946 54,702 54,332 54,394 54,269 54,174 53,580 53,644 53,497 53,353 52,887 53,049 52,839 52,492 52,039 52,130 51,420 51,295 50,920 50,939 50,902 50,752 50,591 50,632 50,551 50,471 50,370 50,384 50,496 50,243 50,136 50,261 50,145 49,958 50,274 50,421 50,345 50,188 50,006 50,053 49,956 49,910 49,893 49,913 49,935 49,817 49,571 49,627 49,652 49,365 48,991 49,000 
      diluted
    		55,069 55,513 55,355 55,162 54,952 56,029 56,629 56,650 56,636 56,573 55,958 56,033 55,717 55,919 55,269 55,130 55,078 55,395 54,315 54,646 54,294 53,339 52,520 52,591 52,029 52,580 51,983 51,502 52,105 51,901 51,975 52,138 51,846 51,898 51,619 51,605 51,686 51,460 51,270 51,453 51,253 50,995 51,393 51,530 51,471 51,379 51,255 51,297 51,175 51,255 51,136 51,127 51,152 51,027 50,618 50,699 50,722 50,253 49,866 49,917 
      net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
    		  -26,500 -73,000  -16,000 -8,000 22,000                                                     
      dividends declared per common share
    		      0.163 0.223 0.223 0.205 0.205 0.205 0.205 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.168 0.167 0.168 0.168 0.163 0.163 0.163 0.163 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.155 0.155 0.155 0.155 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.085 0.085 0.085 0.085 0.075 0.075 0.075 
      income from equity method investments, net of dividends received
    		                         1,634,000                                   
      operating income
    		                              46,251,500 71,135,000 77,186,000                            
      yoy
    		                                                            
      qoq
    		                              -34.98% -7.84%                             
      net income including non-controlling interests
    		                              41,365,000 37,736,000 44,464,000 47,667,000 -7,544,000 25,139,000 25,864,000 14,831,000 39,227,000 32,798,000 33,390,000 18,967,000 25,100,000 26,886,000 25,316,000 9,795,000 10,792,000 4,084,000 20,626,000 14,649,000 22,003,000 28,361,000 26,048,000 20,774,000 25,194,000 83,323,000 2,007,000 15,330,000 26,596,000 23,391,000 
      net income attributable to non-controlling interests
    		                              -20,000 -6,000 -13,000 15,000 -14,000 -1,000 3,000 -36,000 -93,000 -53,000 -59,000 -49,000 -109,000 -79,000 -144,000 -85,000 -114,000 -97,000 -89,000 -78,000           
      special charges
    		                                      -1,856,000 2,807,000 -370,000 -413,000 -62,000 -1,297,000 -934,000 -2,361,000 -13,886,000 -12,343,000 -13,538,000 -11,734,000 -16,136,000 -12,775,000 -10,843,000 -5,333,000 -9,204,000 -4,654,000 -32,127,000 -6,482,000   
      income from equity method investments, net of tax
    		                                  2,228,000 2,170,000 2,005,000                        
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from equity method investments
    		                                     18,322,000 51,879,000 43,471,000 46,040,000  44,677,000 39,758,000 40,637,000  21,744,000 10,451,000   31,318,000 35,503,000 35,269,000 25,454,000 33,552,000 31,743,000 5,279,000    
      income from continuing operations
    		                                      39,227,000 32,798,000 33,390,000  25,100,000 26,886,000 26,616,000  10,792,000 4,084,000   22,003,000 27,150,000 26,048,000 20,774,000 25,012,000 24,607,000 5,060,000    
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    		                                                        -3,053,000    
      earnings per share attributable to h.b. fuller common stockholders:
    		                                                            
      basic1
    		                                                            
      income from discontinued operations
    		                                                   0.02    1.18 -0.06    
      basic
    		                                      0.425 0.65 0.66                    
      diluted1
    		                                                            
      diluted
    		                                      0.415 0.64 0.65                    
      earnings per share attributable to h.b. fuller common stockholders:
    		                                                            
      basic
    		1.25 0.38 0.54 1.23 0.77 0.24 -0.14 1.01 0.93 0.57 0.83 0.69 0.74 0.4 0.9 0.87 0.88 0.72 0.96 0.6 0.93 0.57 0.78 0.8 0.61 0.19 0.63 0.98 0.72 0.24 0.81 0.75 0.88 0.94 0.328 0.5 0.51 0.29    0.38    0.19   0.41 0.29        0.31 0.54 0.47 
      income from discontinued operations
    		                                                   0.02    1.18 -0.06    
      basic earnings per share
    		                                          0.49 0.53 0.5  0.22 0.08   0.44 0.57 0.52 0.42 0.5 1.68 0.04    
      diluted1
    		                                                            
      diluted earnings per share
    		                                          0.49 0.52 0.49  0.21 0.08   0.42 0.55 0.51 0.41 0.49 1.64 0.04    
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    		                                            -1,300,000                
      loss from discontinued operations
    		                                            -0.03                
      asset impairment charges
    		                                                      -846,000  -671,000    
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax1
    		                                                  302,750 1,211,000   14,346,500 58,716,000     
      net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests
    		                                                  -117,000 -92,000 -119,000 -97,000 -82,000 -55,000  -25,000 -188,000 -171,000 
      earnings per share attributable to h.b. fuller common stockholders:2
    		                                                            
      basic
    		1.25 0.38 0.54 1.23 0.77 0.24 -0.14 1.01 0.93 0.57 0.83 0.69 0.74 0.4 0.9 0.87 0.88 0.72 0.96 0.6 0.93 0.57 0.78 0.8 0.61 0.19 0.63 0.98 0.72 0.24 0.81 0.75 0.88 0.94 0.328 0.5 0.51 0.29    0.38    0.19   0.41 0.29        0.31 0.54 0.47 
      basic earnings per share
    		                                          0.49 0.53 0.5  0.22 0.08   0.44 0.57 0.52 0.42 0.5 1.68 0.04    
      diluted
    		                                                            
      net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
    		                                                        -71,000    
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        assets
      		                                                            
        current assets:
      		                                                            
        cash and cash equivalents
      		114,102,000 107,877,000 107,213,000 122,458,000 96,785,000 105,743,000 169,352,000 131,412,000 114,823,000 165,249,000 179,453,000 94,934,000 103,183,000 125,482,000 79,910,000 60,708,000 68,149,000 63,511,000 61,786,000 68,134,000 69,597,000 81,192,000 100,534,000 74,922,000 70,346,000 78,738,000 112,191,000 119,776,000 100,246,000 113,476,000 150,793,000 150,084,000 129,248,000 132,478,000 194,398,000 119,595,000 94,102,000 116,518,000 142,245,000 133,102,000 146,022,000 126,771,000 119,168,000 85,821,000 79,463,000 71,574,000 77,569,000 75,544,000 95,044,000 113,047,000 155,121,000 160,259,000 161,185,000 163,131,000 200,436,000 207,745,000 154,299,000 149,877,000 156,149,000 149,133,000 
        accounts receivable
      		622,745,000                                                            
        inventory
      		526,737,000                                                            
        other current assets
      		135,836,000 128,502,000 119,750,000 111,752,000 118,176,000 114,588,000 104,019,000 115,070,000 109,021,000 115,731,000 112,678,000 97,756,000 128,885,000 123,034,000 120,319,000 163,213,000 153,187,000 120,966,000 96,335,000 100,834,000 86,242,000 101,641,000 81,113,000 84,187,000 100,702,000 110,691,000 90,723,000 101,817,000 126,495,000 114,138,000 95,657,000 150,739,000 144,088,000 107,922,000 117,389,000 86,294,000 75,380,000 71,055,000 70,479,000 64,992,000 62,237,000 64,049,000 68,675,000 97,590,000 90,518,000 95,747,000 93,105,000 109,952,000 99,272,000 98,510,000 85,046,000 79,465,000 83,557,000 77,857,000 70,225,000 56,669,000 59,434,000 69,240,000 60,173,000 55,044,000 
        total current assets
      		1,399,420,000 1,275,335,000 1,263,265,000 1,300,745,000 1,294,575,000 1,214,150,000 1,299,205,000 1,330,292,000 1,291,063,000 1,296,848,000 1,312,103,000 1,241,391,000 1,317,952,000 1,340,915,000 1,299,375,000 1,420,926,000 1,409,006,000 1,348,619,000 1,221,170,000 1,204,458,000 1,166,944,000 1,076,600,000 1,019,776,000 989,429,000 1,007,872,000 1,028,230,000 1,033,362,000 1,080,890,000 1,108,759,000 1,092,665,000 1,087,732,000 1,167,856,000 1,155,671,000 1,117,481,000 1,144,992,000 916,911,000 850,440,000 831,972,000 811,253,000 803,762,000 824,704,000 791,060,000 801,051,000 792,239,000 794,716,000 779,760,000 765,136,000 813,730,000 832,531,000 801,499,000 794,694,000 781,456,000 786,036,000 780,638,000 799,344,000 799,629,000 786,221,000 627,224,000 596,590,000 619,137,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      		2,034,140,000 2,009,591,000 935,261,000 1,913,345,000 1,861,936,000 1,794,291,000 881,927,000 1,855,203,000 1,813,723,000 1,772,088,000 824,655,000 1,709,191,000 1,673,871,000 1,623,489,000 733,667,000 1,526,602,000 1,527,711,000 1,536,539,000 695,367,000 1,476,158,000 1,476,601,000 1,443,107,000 670,744,000 1,392,017,000 1,340,692,000 1,323,664,000 629,813,000 1,318,421,000 1,323,148,000 1,322,466,000 636,549,000 1,295,408,000 1,296,320,000 1,316,084,000 670,194,000 1,136,083,000 1,111,423,000 1,086,268,000 515,275,000 1,156,171,000 1,143,960,000 1,127,802,000 512,860,000 1,130,187,000 1,129,060,000 1,133,847,000 502,634,000 1,113,391,000 1,100,261,000 1,069,069,000 434,387,000 987,389,000 942,995,000 921,972,000 329,016,000 886,232,000 874,406,000 839,974,000 255,883,000 848,114,000 
        accumulated depreciation
      		-1,066,347,000 -1,052,979,000  -1,023,758,000 -994,409,000 -950,290,000  -993,884,000 -974,875,000 -949,189,000  -907,895,000 -886,459,000 -866,468,000  -820,132,000 -825,256,000 -823,744,000  -800,266,000 -795,025,000 -773,663,000  -737,299,000 -704,997,000 -689,368,000  -704,045,000 -695,810,000 -685,148,000  -653,197,000 -642,930,000 -640,708,000  -609,262,000 -595,540,000 -576,333,000  -638,068,000 -628,311,000 -615,899,000  -599,277,000 -596,326,000 -595,038,000  -620,029,000 -615,213,000 -606,697,000  -600,565,000 -589,873,000 -583,437,000  -565,383,000 -551,785,000 -587,081,000  -589,234,000 
        goodwill
      		1,693,481,000 1,697,468,000 1,680,059,000 1,681,887,000 1,670,078,000 1,624,347,000 1,532,221,000 1,591,709,000 1,578,297,000 1,486,784,000 1,486,512,000 1,490,535,000 1,441,414,000 1,391,057,000 1,392,627,000 1,375,964,000 1,406,369,000 1,425,936,000 1,298,845,000 1,313,824,000 1,330,535,000 1,322,160,000 1,312,003,000 1,306,398,000 1,273,374,000 1,281,249,000 1,281,808,000 1,272,165,000 1,301,292,000 1,314,615,000 1,305,171,000 1,316,917,000 1,338,546,000 1,361,331,000 1,336,684,000 444,642,000 434,210,000 423,581,000 366,248,000 393,251,000 362,522,000 354,901,000 354,204,000 386,594,000 401,012,000 396,849,000 255,972,000 258,709,000 264,389,000 265,444,000 263,103,000 257,360,000 252,475,000 251,158,000 254,345,000 241,667,000 228,894,000 114,819,000 114,895,000 121,464,000 
        other intangibles
      		766,626,000 791,098,000 805,867,000 829,430,000 847,699,000 834,515,000 770,226,000 806,148,000 813,063,000 702,307,000 729,140,000 746,521,000 721,564,000 697,104,000 702,092,000 707,690,000 737,551,000 785,389,000 687,075,000 710,127,000 732,760,000 746,996,000 755,968,000 771,942,000 775,332,000 796,322,000 799,399,000 812,985,000 876,505,000 892,391,000 908,151,000 930,210,000 949,662,000 982,889,000 1,001,792,000 238,484,000 239,418,000 243,598,000 205,359,000 201,164,000 201,028,000 206,403,000 212,993,000 216,886,000 218,415,000 225,748,000 195,938,000 200,080,000 208,200,000 214,568,000 219,401,000 222,339,000 223,630,000 226,988,000 233,355,000 231,529,000 234,194,000 124,563,000 126,710,000 130,422,000 
        other assets
      		501,473,000 499,784,000 498,254,000 464,453,000 452,578,000 443,893,000 449,665,000 388,777,000 397,839,000 373,135,000 371,165,000 380,165,000 349,705,000 349,639,000 335,868,000 360,588,000 365,098,000 368,700,000 372,073,000 353,971,000 355,112,000 298,550,000 278,213,000 259,238,000 286,787,000 285,169,000 241,352,000 252,267,000 235,970,000 229,111,000 237,668,000 232,583,000 241,628,000 236,976,000 206,984,000 161,465,000 160,285,000 160,242,000 160,119,000 164,113,000 162,872,000 159,069,000 161,144,000 142,009,000 143,882,000 156,306,000 149,326,000 171,637,000 170,647,000 165,224,000 161,443,000 152,504,000 158,590,000 168,091,000 168,395,000 152,388,000 146,729,000 136,158,000 133,631,000 155,645,000 
        total assets
      		5,328,793,000 5,220,297,000 5,182,706,000 5,166,102,000 5,132,457,000 4,960,906,000 4,933,244,000 4,978,245,000 4,919,110,000 4,681,973,000 4,723,575,000 4,659,908,000 4,618,047,000 4,535,736,000 4,463,629,000 4,571,638,000 4,620,479,000 4,641,439,000 4,274,530,000 4,258,272,000 4,266,927,000 4,113,750,000 4,036,704,000 3,981,725,000 3,979,060,000 4,025,266,000 3,985,734,000 4,032,683,000 4,149,864,000 4,166,100,000 4,175,271,000 4,289,777,000 4,338,897,000 4,374,053,000 4,360,646,000 2,288,323,000 2,200,236,000 2,169,328,000 2,058,254,000 2,080,393,000 2,066,775,000 2,023,336,000 2,042,252,000 2,068,638,000 2,090,759,000 2,097,472,000 1,869,006,000 1,937,518,000 1,960,815,000 1,909,107,000 1,873,028,000 1,800,483,000 1,773,853,000 1,765,410,000 1,786,320,000 1,747,927,000 1,735,403,000 1,255,657,000 1,227,709,000 1,285,548,000 
        liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity
      		                                                            
        current liabilities:
      		                                                            
        accounts payable
      		526,321,000                                                            
        accrued compensation
      		95,728,000 69,254,000 114,302,000 90,283,000 85,008,000 67,271,000 106,005,000 83,861,000 78,343,000 63,116,000 95,680,000 75,035,000 66,749,000 51,920,000 108,328,000 88,744,000 67,991,000 65,604,000 109,542,000 82,129,000 75,902,000 65,994,000 83,598,000 68,031,000 56,599,000 57,391,000 78,582,000 66,836,000 60,259,000 59,655,000 78,384,000 76,554,000 66,261,000 64,121,000 84,903,000 59,306,000 49,193,000 45,105,000 52,444,000 46,425,000 49,974,000 39,046,000 52,079,000 40,753,000 41,909,000 34,830,000 45,746,000 44,293,000 51,431,000 53,802,000 76,218,000 68,223,000 59,317,000 52,837,000 71,400,000 55,561,000 56,193,000 33,377,000 43,077,000 39,874,000 
        income taxes payable
      		19,909,000 20,313,000 25,018,000 18,774,000 27,672,000 15,986,000 24,225,000 39,244,000 46,883,000 49,516,000 47,688,000 33,007,000 28,229,000 16,348,000 18,530,000 42,792,000 28,180,000 20,570,000 15,943,000 32,079,000 28,074,000 27,793,000 29,173,000 18,352,000 20,382,000 16,373,000 23,229,000 32,170,000 36,837,000 16,001,000 12,578,000 53,969,000 52,143,000 15,299,000 14,335,000 10,301,000 9,482,000 7,812,000 7,985,000 7,815,000 12,752,000 12,988,000 8,970,000 10,658,000 11,307,000 13,312,000 13,761,000 6,315,000 8,233,000 13,115,000 10,830,000 14,708,000 17,928,000 16,931,000 24,865,000 16,199,000 8,495,000 13,391,000 11,807,000 7,906,000 
        other accrued expenses
      		137,103,000 123,306,000 133,907,000 105,766,000 97,490,000 80,588,000 97,038,000 87,495,000 83,350,000 78,352,000 107,902,000 102,837,000 99,171,000 96,497,000 89,345,000 87,260,000 86,842,000 78,468,000 86,061,000 82,417,000 87,324,000 84,531,000 83,976,000 75,739,000 75,450,000 67,230,000 60,745,000 69,241,000 75,438,000 71,245,000 75,788,000 58,463,000 66,407,000 73,603,000 84,225,000 47,621,000 46,356,000 43,569,000 50,939,000 53,250,000 50,991,000 52,134,000 57,355,000 51,303,000 49,410,000 56,080,000 51,049,000 58,037,000 52,330,000 50,238,000 46,566,000 45,693,000 43,476,000 42,427,000 45,605,000 38,499,000 35,185,000 32,280,000 31,062,000 26,374,000 
        total current liabilities
      		779,061,000 665,908,000 743,359,000 674,232,000 692,127,000 614,824,000 719,290,000 704,947,000 684,067,000 653,177,000 692,811,000 618,346,000 660,832,000 643,176,000 705,732,000 737,391,000 721,983,000 721,936,000 736,850,000 709,734,000 651,672,000 568,245,000 530,132,000 455,436,000 491,762,000 543,315,000 542,157,000 457,587,000 517,576,000 520,875,000 546,123,000 518,529,000 515,407,000 522,827,000 504,913,000 348,965,000 325,381,000 325,066,000 391,844,000 383,725,000 394,150,000 379,086,000 349,525,000 325,189,000 357,833,000 350,310,000 317,199,000 357,085,000 368,744,000 352,100,000 360,778,000 324,888,000 315,634,000 321,803,000 350,119,000 349,462,000 426,712,000 269,832,000 254,985,000 263,979,000 
        long-term debt
      		2,072,151,000 2,076,062,000 2,016,937,000 2,080,470,000 2,112,428,000 2,179,419,000 2,010,052,000 2,020,273,000 2,023,520,000 1,829,253,000 1,836,590,000 1,872,468,000 1,852,036,000 1,845,281,000 1,736,256,000 1,885,041,000 1,903,977,000 1,888,264,000 1,591,479,000 1,636,694,000 1,685,553,000 1,741,893,000 1,756,985,000    1,898,384,000    2,141,532,000    2,398,927,000    588,145,000    669,606,000    547,735,000              
        accrued pension liabilities
      		51,281,000 52,124,000 51,317,000 56,188,000 55,017,000 51,986,000 51,755,000 51,739,000 50,848,000 50,529,000 50,189,000 54,661,000 53,546,000 53,742,000 52,561,000 66,704,000 69,820,000 71,358,000 71,651,000 86,954,000 89,145,000 89,273,000 88,806,000 84,336,000 81,019,000 81,241,000 80,214,000 68,755,000 69,569,000 69,488,000 70,680,000 74,819,000 75,394,000 78,346,000 71,205,000 67,815,000 69,245,000 70,370,000 73,545,000 68,067,000 71,565,000 74,596,000 76,324,000 58,395,000 58,292,000 59,431,000 67,193,000 43,074,000 45,988,000 52,135,000 52,922,000 94,034,000 98,649,000 99,840,000 105,220,000 52,032,000 51,394,000 39,156,000 41,166,000 37,620,000 
        other liabilities
      		343,836,000 360,898,000 367,899,000 396,240,000 396,900,000 336,316,000 322,299,000 359,565,000 368,561,000 380,769,000 388,072,000 387,307,000 368,476,000 359,410,000 358,286,000 303,817,000 309,945,000 314,033,000 277,190,000 257,034,000 277,345,000 272,176,000 278,919,000 280,201,000 279,094,000 273,756,000 242,190,000 249,986,000 251,077,000 255,481,000 264,768,000 277,719,000 279,855,000 323,673,000 341,581,000 78,426,000 66,121,000 66,466,000 62,174,000 71,174,000 69,101,000 68,896,000 69,272,000 100,864,000 98,091,000 98,571,000 41,775,000 49,825,000 49,755,000 54,151,000 51,835,000 65,686,000 65,664,000 64,808,000 68,190,000 68,522,000 66,125,000 41,875,000 42,483,000 44,664,000 
        total liabilities
      		3,246,329,000 3,154,992,000 3,179,512,000 3,207,130,000 3,256,472,000 3,182,545,000 3,103,396,000 3,136,524,000 3,126,996,000 2,913,728,000 2,967,662,000 2,932,782,000 2,934,890,000 2,901,609,000 2,852,835,000 2,992,953,000 3,005,725,000 2,995,591,000 2,677,170,000 2,690,416,000 2,703,715,000 2,671,587,000 2,654,842,000 2,667,817,000 2,760,215,000 2,803,212,000 2,762,945,000 2,856,664,000 2,986,875,000 2,991,996,000 3,023,103,000 3,161,803,000 3,208,736,000 3,253,665,000 3,316,626,000 1,255,787,000 1,208,485,000 1,219,563,000 1,115,708,000 1,119,137,000 1,137,954,000 1,133,547,000 1,164,727,000 1,160,153,000 1,195,838,000 1,225,794,000 973,902,000 981,936,000 1,001,071,000 970,237,000 937,850,000 956,065,000 953,106,000 960,750,000 1,003,641,000 950,280,000 1,030,202,000 523,819,000 518,245,000 533,456,000 
        commitments and contingencies
      		                                                            
        equity
      		                                                            
        h.b. fuller stockholders' equity:
      		                                                            
        preferred stock (no shares outstanding) shares authorized – 10,045,900
      		                                                            
        common stock
      		53,786,000 54,476,000 54,175,000 54,043,000 53,953,000 54,190,000 54,657,000 54,613,000 54,508,000 54,438,000 54,093,000 54,016,000 53,860,000 53,819,000 53,677,000 53,299,000 53,153,000 53,042,000 52,778,000 52,550,000 52,499,000 52,155,000 51,907,000 51,726,000 51,551,000 51,407,000 51,241,000 50,954,000 50,917,000 50,884,000 50,733,000 50,687,000 50,579,000 50,533,000 50,389,000 50,298,000 50,517,000 50,491,000 50,141,000 50,332,000 50,325,000 49,989,000 50,074,000 50,560,000 50,509,000 50,408,000 50,311,000 50,282,000 50,193,000 50,074,000 50,229,000 50,237,000 50,223,000 50,314,000 49,903,000 49,855,000 49,919,000 49,876,000 49,450,000 49,276,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      		275,507,000 309,114,000 298,017,000 288,195,000 278,513,000 285,646,000 322,636,000 316,324,000 310,458,000 309,624,000 301,485,000 294,035,000 280,120,000 272,820,000 266,491,000 245,826,000 232,253,000 221,338,000 213,637,000 200,180,000 190,243,000 169,010,000 157,867,000 149,305,000 138,175,000 132,851,000 130,295,000 119,306,000 109,825,000 100,573,000 95,940,000 91,996,000 86,267,000 78,642,000 74,662,000 68,237,000 75,390,000 71,758,000 59,564,000 65,777,000 63,986,000 53,356,000 55,522,000 68,400,000 63,558,000 57,535,000 53,269,000 49,835,000 43,647,000 37,076,000 44,490,000 44,765,000 43,461,000 44,333,000 37,965,000 34,985,000 34,367,000 31,153,000 23,770,000 25,945,000 
        retained earnings
      		2,088,749,000 2,034,220,000 2,026,071,000 2,009,152,000 1,954,785,000 1,925,724,000 1,924,761,000 1,944,380,000 1,901,372,000 1,862,252,000 1,842,507,000 1,808,687,000 1,782,215,000 1,752,943,000 1,741,359,000 1,703,278,000 1,666,969,000 1,629,943,000 1,600,601,000 1,558,619,000 1,535,887,000 1,495,655,000 1,474,406,000 1,442,292,000 1,409,158,000 1,385,993,000 1,384,411,000 1,360,463,000 1,318,984,000 1,290,571,000 1,285,246,000 1,244,021,000 1,214,219,000 1,177,605,000 1,119,231,000 1,134,411,000 1,116,883,000 1,098,645,000 1,090,900,000 1,058,847,000 1,033,196,000 1,006,964,000 994,608,000 976,181,000 955,998,000 937,438,000 933,819,000 929,224,000 931,311,000 916,838,000 907,308,000 890,476,000 867,270,000 846,402,000 830,031,000 809,194,000 730,204,000 732,544,000 720,989,000 698,323,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      		-335,578,000 -332,505,000 -375,045,000 -393,747,000 -412,553,000 -488,421,000 -473,395,000 -474,326,000 -474,945,000 -458,789,000 -442,880,000 -430,295,000 -433,705,000 -446,116,000 -451,357,000 -424,312,000 -338,228,000 -259,070,000 -270,247,000 -244,060,000 -215,997,000 -275,203,000 -302,859,000 -329,932,000 -380,510,000 -348,649,000 -343,600,000 -355,124,000 -317,144,000 -268,335,000 -280,152,000 -259,102,000 -221,277,000 -186,757,000 -200,655,000 -220,787,000 -251,427,000 -271,514,000 -262,729,000 -218,518,000 -223,608,000 -225,305,000                   
        total h.b. fuller stockholders' equity
      		2,082,464,000 2,065,305,000 2,003,218,000 1,957,643,000 1,874,698,000 1,777,139,000 1,828,659,000 1,840,991,000 1,791,393,000 1,767,525,000 1,755,205,000 1,726,443,000 1,682,490,000 1,633,466,000 1,610,170,000 1,578,091,000 1,614,147,000 1,645,253,000 1,596,769,000 1,567,289,000 1,562,632,000 1,441,617,000 1,381,321,000 1,313,391,000 1,218,374,000 1,221,602,000 1,222,347,000 1,175,599,000 1,162,582,000 1,173,693,000 1,151,767,000 1,127,602,000 1,129,788,000 1,120,023,000 1,043,627,000 1,032,159,000 991,363,000 949,380,000 937,876,000 956,438,000 923,899,000 885,004,000 872,920,000                  
        non-controlling interest
      		  -24,000 1,329,000 1,287,000 1,222,000 1,189,000 730,000 721,000 720,000 708,000 683,000 667,000 661,000 624,000 594,000 607,000 595,000 591,000 567,000 580,000 546,000 541,000 517,000 471,000 452,000 442,000 420,000 407,000 411,000 401,000 372,000 373,000 365,000                           
        total equity
      		2,082,464,000 2,065,305,000 2,003,194,000 1,958,972,000 1,875,985,000 1,778,361,000 1,829,848,000 1,841,721,000 1,792,114,000 1,768,245,000 1,755,913,000 1,727,126,000 1,683,157,000 1,634,127,000 1,610,794,000 1,578,685,000 1,614,754,000 1,645,848,000 1,597,360,000 1,567,856,000 1,563,212,000 1,442,163,000 1,381,862,000 1,313,908,000 1,218,845,000 1,222,054,000 1,222,789,000 1,176,019,000 1,162,989,000 1,174,104,000 1,152,168,000 1,127,974,000 1,130,161,000 1,120,388,000 1,044,020,000 1,032,536,000 991,751,000 949,765,000 938,269,000 956,844,000 924,303,000 885,413,000 873,326,000 904,142,000 890,672,000 867,417,000 890,450,000 950,792,000 954,858,000 934,008,000 930,461,000 839,924,000 816,799,000 800,574,000 778,698,000 793,850,000 701,499,000 727,977,000 705,577,000 747,893,000 
        total liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity
      		5,328,793,000 5,220,297,000 5,182,706,000 5,166,102,000 5,132,457,000 4,960,906,000 4,933,244,000 4,978,245,000 4,919,110,000 4,681,973,000 4,723,575,000 4,659,908,000 4,618,047,000 4,535,736,000 4,463,629,000 4,571,638,000 4,620,479,000 4,641,439,000 4,274,530,000 4,258,272,000 4,266,927,000 4,113,750,000 4,036,704,000 3,981,725,000 3,979,060,000 4,025,266,000 3,985,734,000 4,032,683,000 4,149,864,000 4,166,100,000 4,175,271,000 4,289,777,000 4,338,897,000 4,374,053,000                           
        trade receivables
      		 532,180,000 564,339,000 563,579,000 584,026,000 525,496,000 558,336,000 574,781,000 571,134,000 525,689,000 577,932,000 576,060,000 586,609,000 566,358,000 607,365,000 649,727,000 644,544,000 616,274,000 614,645,000 572,855,000 583,270,000 504,994,000 514,916,000 476,099,000 448,126,000 457,826,000 493,181,000 485,688,000 499,406,000 478,326,000 485,719,000 465,942,000 477,655,000 466,876,000 473,700,000 393,054,000 378,622,000 358,145,000 351,130,000 344,305,000 355,373,000 335,403,000 364,704,000 341,932,000 356,409,000 335,536,000 341,307,000 345,104,000 354,436,000 327,314,000 331,125,000 318,611,000 317,048,000 308,343,000 320,152,000 319,190,000 315,475,000 244,641,000 244,275,000 242,014,000 
        inventories
      		 506,776,000 471,963,000 502,956,000 495,588,000 468,323,000 467,498,000 509,029,000 496,085,000 490,179,000 442,040,000 472,641,000 499,275,000 526,041,000 491,781,000 547,278,000 543,126,000 547,868,000 448,404,000 462,635,000 427,835,000 388,773,000 323,213,000 354,221,000 388,698,000 380,975,000 337,267,000 373,609,000 382,612,000 386,725,000 355,563,000 401,091,000 404,680,000 410,205,000 359,505,000 317,968,000 302,336,000 286,254,000 247,399,000 261,363,000 261,072,000 264,837,000 248,504,000 266,896,000 265,620,000 275,038,000 251,290,000 281,265,000 281,914,000 260,763,000 221,537,000 221,256,000 222,381,000 229,442,000 208,531,000 216,025,000 212,364,000 163,466,000 135,993,000 172,946,000 
        current liabilities
      		                                                            
        trade payables
      		 453,035,000 470,132,000 459,409,000 481,957,000 450,401,000 491,435,000 493,550,000 474,095,000 460,649,000 439,700,000 394,914,000 436,376,000 450,203,000 460,669,000 485,479,000 507,103,000 531,428,000 500,321,000 485,796,000 433,515,000 373,604,000 316,460,000 272,232,000 319,616,000 333,749,000 298,869,000 272,554,000 299,935,000 284,910,000 273,378,000 256,042,000 263,724,000 257,417,000 268,467,000 193,345,000 181,979,000 181,460,000 162,964,000 160,836,000 161,724,000 162,513,000 177,864,000 170,602,000 191,930,000 195,000,000 174,494,000 212,491,000 222,284,000 208,099,000 201,575,000 169,267,000 166,664,000 167,926,000 163,062,000 163,274,000 173,471,000 136,137,000 116,354,000 138,872,000 
        notes payable
      		     578,000 587,000 797,000 1,396,000 1,544,000 1,841,000 12,553,000 30,307,000 28,208,000 28,860,000 33,116,000 31,867,000 25,866,000 24,983,000 27,313,000 26,857,000 16,323,000 16,925,000 21,082,000 19,715,000 16,572,000 15,732,000 16,786,000 18,507,000 17,839,000 14,770,000 17,411,000 14,974,000 31,167,000 31,468,000 28,392,000 28,371,000 47,120,000 37,334,000 36,818,000 42,459,000 36,921,000 30,757,000 31,248,000 36,527,000 29,213,000 27,149,000 30,949,000 29,466,000 21,846,000 20,589,000 21,997,000 15,749,000 21,682,000 22,613,000 27,187,000 24,508,000 28,397,000 28,310,000 28,453,000 
        equity:
      		                                                            
        current maturities of long-term debt
      		                         52,000,000 65,000,000  26,600,000 71,225,000 91,225,000 56,090,000 51,898,000 81,220,000 21,515,000 10,000,000 10,000,000  80,178,000 78,581,000 76,250,000 75,484,000 22,500,000 20,625,000 18,750,000 16,875,000       7,500,000 15,000,000 22,500,000 30,000,000 110,000,000 26,250,000 24,375,000 22,500,000 
        long-term debt, excluding current maturities
      		                       1,847,844,000 1,908,340,000 1,904,900,000  2,080,336,000 2,148,653,000 2,146,152,000  2,290,736,000 2,338,080,000 2,328,819,000  760,581,000 747,738,000 757,661,000  596,171,000 603,138,000 610,969,000  675,705,000 681,622,000 717,482,000  531,952,000 536,584,000 511,851,000 472,315,000 471,457,000 473,159,000 474,299,000 475,112,000 475,264,000 482,293,000 172,956,000 179,611,000 187,193,000 
        liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and total equity
      		                                                            
        redeemable non-controlling interest
      		                                      4,277,000 4,412,000 4,518,000 4,376,000 4,199,000 4,343,000 4,249,000 4,261,000 4,654,000 4,790,000 4,886,000 4,862,000 4,717,000 4,494,000 3,948,000 4,086,000 3,981,000 3,797,000 3,702,000 3,861,000 3,887,000 4,199,000 
        non-controlling interests
      		                                  393,000 377,000 388,000 385,000 393,000 406,000 404,000 409,000 406,000 391,000 2,913,000 1,155,000 403,000 417,000 405,000 393,000 396,000 368,000 391,000 424,000 425,000 391,000 372,000 375,000 373,000 2,229,000 
        total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and total equity
      		                                  4,360,646,000 2,288,323,000 2,200,236,000 2,169,328,000 2,058,254,000 2,080,393,000 2,066,775,000 2,023,336,000 2,042,252,000 2,068,638,000 2,090,759,000 2,097,472,000 1,869,006,000 1,937,518,000 1,960,815,000 1,909,107,000 1,873,028,000 1,800,483,000 1,773,853,000 1,765,410,000 1,786,320,000 1,747,927,000 1,735,403,000 1,255,657,000 1,227,709,000 1,285,548,000 
        current assets of discontinued operations
      		                                            2,706,000 1,865,000 1,865,000 1,865,000 1,865,000 1,865,000 1,865,000 1,865,000 1,865,000 1,865,000   44,649,000    
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
      		                                            8,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 74,000 18,742,000 18,860,000    
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      		                                          -227,284,000 -191,390,000 -182,306,000 -179,119,000 -147,352,000 -78,966,000 -70,698,000 -70,373,000 -71,962,000 -145,922,000 -144,546,000 -140,899,000 -139,626,000 -100,575,000 -113,363,000 -85,971,000 -89,005,000 -27,880,000 
        h.b. fuller stockholders’ equity:
      		                                                            
        total h.b. fuller stockholders’ equity
      		                                           903,751,000 887,759,000 866,262,000 890,047,000 950,375,000 954,453,000 933,615,000 930,065,000 839,556,000 816,408,000 800,150,000 778,273,000 793,459,000 701,127,000 727,602,000 705,204,000 745,664,000 
        preferred stock (no shares outstanding) shares authorized - 10,045,900
      		                                                            
        preferred stock (no shares outstanding) shares authorized—10,045,900
      		                                                            
        liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and total equity current liabilities:
      		                                                            
        long-term assets of discontinued operations
      		                                                      1,865,000 1,865,000 16,744,000    
        long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
      		                                                      5,000,000 5,000,000 3,678,000    
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-05-30 2026-02-28 2025-11-29 2025-08-30 2025-05-31 2025-03-01 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-06-01 2024-03-02 2023-12-02 2023-09-02 2023-06-03 2023-03-04 2022-12-03 2022-08-27 2022-05-28 2022-02-26 2021-11-27 2021-08-28 2021-05-29 2021-02-27 2020-11-28 2020-08-29 2020-05-30 2020-02-29 2019-11-30 2019-08-31 2019-06-01 2019-03-02 2018-12-01 2018-09-01 2018-06-02 2018-03-03 2017-12-02 2017-09-02 2017-06-03 2017-03-04 2016-12-03 2016-08-27 2016-05-28 2016-02-27 2015-11-28 2015-08-29 2015-05-30 2015-02-28 2014-11-29 2014-08-30 2014-05-31 2014-03-01 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-06-01 2013-03-02 2012-12-01 2012-09-01 2012-06-02 2012-03-03 2011-12-03 
                                                                   
          cash flows from operating activities:
        		                                                           
          net income including non-controlling interest
        		67,805,000 21,045,000 29,731,000 67,233,000 41,845,000 13,264,000 -7,252,000 55,338,000 51,297,000 31,012,000 45,001,000 37,649,000 40,422,000 21,916,000 48,330,000 46,531,000 47,226,000 38,320,000 50,915,000 31,630,000 49,124,000 29,806,000 40,623,000 41,631,000 31,628,000 9,906,000  49,730,000 36,641,000 12,248,000                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interest to net cash from operating activities:
        		                                                           
          depreciation
        		24,418,000 24,354,000 23,460,000 23,477,000 23,120,000 21,717,000 24,064,000 21,891,000 21,931,000 23,168,000 19,809,000 21,355,000 19,915,000 19,248,000 18,296,000 17,964,000 18,170,000 18,163,000 17,948,000 18,182,000 18,143,000 17,833,000 17,668,000 17,360,000 16,603,000 16,595,000 16,846,000 16,701,000 16,726,000 16,842,000 17,109,000 17,368,000 16,737,000 17,422,000 14,697,000 12,404,000 12,026,000 11,945,000 12,459,000 11,663,000 11,809,000 13,258,000  12,093,000 11,927,000 11,676,000 12,527,000 12,654,000 11,720,000 10,353,000 10,100,000 10,162,000 8,751,000 10,136,000 11,157,000 9,526,000 10,458,000 7,572,000  
          amortization
        		21,635,000 22,011,000 22,021,000 22,082,000 21,563,000 20,880,000 21,933,000 22,149,000 19,219,000 20,355,000 20,881,000 20,820,000 19,130,000 18,683,000 19,295,000 18,676,000 18,620,000 17,792,000 17,604,000 17,815,000 17,753,000 17,896,000 17,648,000 17,485,000 17,468,000 17,990,000 17,822,000 18,079,000 18,978,000 19,212,000 18,855,000 19,116,000 19,276,000 19,243,000 13,115,000 7,899,000 7,874,000 7,355,000 7,986,000 7,023,000 6,788,000 6,698,000  6,899,000 6,999,000 6,148,000 5,929,000 5,733,000 5,803,000 5,775,000 5,762,000 5,645,000 5,594,000 5,507,000 5,490,000 5,244,000 5,409,000 2,560,000  
          deferred income taxes
        		-6,676,000 -2,422,000 -10,867,000 -25,159,000 -19,905,000 5,837,000 9,812,000 -21,881,000 -18,459,000 -5,658,000 4,950,000 -13,233,000 -11,085,000 -5,746,000 -10,262,000 -7,000 1,059,000 -6,020,000 17,739,000 -380,000 1,114,000 -2,281,000 -13,778,000 -540,000 -6,377,000 -4,035,000 7,803,000 -14,960,000 -20,445,000 -1,426,000 4,257,000 -3,269,000 2,179,000 -50,613,000 -22,596,000 1,653,000 253,000 -246,000 1,559,000 2,684,000 1,038,000 63,000  2,859,000 2,128,000 -212,000 4,232,000 508,000 -600,000 14,000 9,609,000 467,000 -614,000 186,000 -15,906,000 -2,307,000 -81,000 1,474,000  
          income from equity method investments, net of dividends received
        		-1,268,000 -918,000  2,939,000 -1,397,000 -497,000   -600,000 -1,044,000 999,000 2,598,000 -1,158,000 -1,180,000 -1,429,000 4,069,000 -1,066,000 -1,583,000 -1,587,000 8,435,000 -2,176,000 -1,896,000 -2,285,000 6,187,000 -1,893,000 -1,634,000 -1,782,000 4,941,000 -1,633,000 -1,565,000 -1,990,000 2,778,000 -2,139,000 -1,821,000  1,640,000 -2,005,000 -2,274,000   -1,640,000 -1,692,000            -2,440,000 -2,652,000     
          loss on the sale of business
        		                                                           
          loss on impairment of intangible asset
        		  446,000 0                                                        
          gain on sale or disposal of assets
        		   -77,000 -55,000 -46,000  -335,000 -80,000 -86,000  -36,000 -38,000 -4,000                                              
          share-based compensation
        		7,232,000 5,348,000 3,885,000 6,167,000 7,295,000 4,708,000 4,252,000 5,732,000 6,842,000 5,088,000 3,632,000 5,326,000 6,426,000 4,527,000 4,010,000 6,733,000 8,534,000 5,091,000 2,966,000 6,914,000 5,665,000 6,821,000 2,827,000 4,851,000 4,533,000 4,703,000 3,833,000 5,998,000 8,266,000 5,906,000 1,674,000 5,005,000 4,783,000 5,651,000 5,469,000 3,191,000 3,811,000 5,032,000 3,875,000 2,501,000 2,701,000 4,267,000  3,006,000 3,058,000 4,261,000 3,213,000 3,015,000 3,163,000 3,985,000 3,290,000 2,812,000 2,895,000 3,320,000 2,573,000 2,143,000 2,217,000 2,795,000  
          pension and other post-retirement plan benefit
        		                                                           
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
        		                                                           
          accounts receivable
        		                                                           
          inventory
        		                                                           
          other assets
        		-6,067,000 -3,224,000 -21,179,000 -3,424,000 -3,811,000 -295,000 21,560,000 -16,697,000 -13,264,000 -9,064,000 22,974,000 6,050,000 -8,004,000 -28,947,000 86,828,000 -18,421,000 -18,713,000 -3,195,000 -53,037,000 -4,351,000 -19,838,000 -1,871,000 7,040,000 44,442,000 19,699,000 -32,769,000 13,537,000 -10,457,000 -331,000 -21,065,000 12,360,000 1,655,000 -11,062,000 -38,137,000 -15,446,000 -10,142,000 8,642,000 3,960,000 -10,173,000 -8,158,000 650,000 9,298,000  -3,576,000 20,212,000 -14,395,000 -16,099,000 -13,043,000 -591,000 -11,978,000 -11,241,000 6,352,000 -1,342,000 -7,617,000 -5,872,000 -14,385,000 31,893,000 -15,949,000  
          accounts payable
        		                                                           
          accrued compensation
        		26,782,000 -46,425,000 24,136,000 4,264,000 14,419,000 -37,913,000 24,219,000 4,858,000 15,438,000 -31,862,000 19,960,000 8,394,000 14,810,000 -57,000,000 18,410,000 23,173,000 3,618,000 -44,066,000 29,024,000 7,477,000 9,386,000 -18,146,000 14,933,000 9,242,000 -442,000 -21,145,000 11,515,000 7,605,000 1,427,000 -19,205,000 5,907,000 11,777,000 4,221,000 -22,211,000 8,368,000 8,547,000 2,874,000 -7,540,000 7,594,000 -3,790,000 10,310,000 -13,235,000  -1,044,000 7,413,000 -10,986,000 3,013,000 -6,195,000 -2,084,000 -22,837,000 6,764,000 8,973,000 6,661,000 -18,612,000 14,761,000 -1,278,000 17,126,000 -9,659,000  
          other accrued expenses
        		26,059,000 -12,537,000 28,678,000 5,759,000 13,056,000 -11,959,000 11,252,000 1,758,000 5,038,000 -12,040,000 3,922,000 2,996,000 -3,574,000 -6,414,000 4,689,000 -2,788,000 11,241,000 -6,839,000 3,478,000 -4,217,000 1,172,000 753,000 7,585,000 -205,000 12,036,000 -3,055,000 -9,818,000 -4,798,000 17,987,000 -5,253,000 16,662,000 -4,815,000 -5,664,000 -10,465,000 15,564,000 504,000 1,830,000 -8,089,000 -690,000 1,576,000 -1,176,000 -5,258,000  2,304,000 -5,081,000 7,482,000 -5,963,000 6,368,000 2,149,000 3,452,000 4,076,000 2,605,000 494,000 -2,382,000 6,617,000 -987,000 -1,941,000 1,220,000  
          income taxes payable
        		2,412,000 -12,699,000 6,903,000 -2,406,000 11,267,000 -21,854,000 -5,217,000 -6,655,000 -6,097,000 -5,121,000 16,729,000 14,436,000 12,260,000 -2,235,000 -23,074,000 16,065,000 -12,562,000 6,698,000 -5,138,000 2,514,000 -2,395,000 882,000 5,181,000 3,058,000 312,000 -3,040,000 -2,544,000 9,793,000 15,416,000 -1,622,000 -13,844,000 4,698,000 4,461,000 8,733,000 -7,721,000 -1,683,000 -4,460,000 -1,109,000 -292,000 -5,866,000 -1,222,000 5,673,000  2,747,000 2,093,000 -3,126,000 3,889,000 -11,000 -5,744,000 1,754,000 -8,336,000 -1,366,000 899,000 -9,130,000 8,329,000 6,482,000 163,000 199,000  
          pension plan assets and liabilities
        		                                                           
          other liabilities
        		3,802,000 -9,854,000 6,255,000 3,818,000 25,115,000 -311,000 -31,118,000 2,642,000 -1,387,000 -399,000 10,510,000 -6,411,000 21,904,000 -3,085,000 40,044,000 -12,343,000 -14,787,000 -8,810,000 -20,010,000 -24,518,000 -11,059,000 -17,921,000 4,085,000 -4,224,000 11,904,000 12,801,000 -10,188,000 12,101,000 1,544,000 -3,009,000 -20,863,000 -745,000 -29,718,000 29,897,000 2,046,000 9,303,000 1,582,000 1,754,000 -10,216,000 -1,169,000 -7,275,000 -1,445,000  -1,380,000 -2,485,000 603,000 -4,055,000 -2,675,000 -4,570,000 1,359,000 903,000 114,000 -1,044,000 -3,236,000 -7,463,000 6,814,000 4,535,000 -355,000  
          foreign currency remeasurement
        		5,033,000 -1,570,000 -4,780,000 10,541,000 10,219,000 -18,471,000                                                      
          net cash from operating activities
        		121,143,000 -3,974,000 106,737,000 98,987,000 110,676,000 -52,907,000 85,650,000 87,812,000 81,624,000 47,351,000 161,704,000 108,297,000 102,852,000 5,545,000 207,817,000 57,828,000 8,542,000 -17,673,000 52,183,000 81,302,000 43,983,000 35,849,000 138,529,000 84,617,000 73,986,000 34,427,000 108,929,000 82,922,000 76,833,000 493,000 146,496,000 84,441,000 54,454,000 -32,079,000  38,011,000 16,335,000 16,459,000  63,301,000 40,042,000 42,561,000  36,828,000 50,003,000 66,213,000            2,978,000  
          capital expenditures
        		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0            0  
          free cash flows
        		121,143,000 -3,974,000 106,737,000 98,987,000 110,676,000 -52,907,000 85,650,000 87,812,000 81,624,000 47,351,000 161,704,000 108,297,000 102,852,000 5,545,000 207,817,000 57,828,000 8,542,000 -17,673,000 52,183,000 81,302,000 43,983,000 35,849,000 138,529,000 84,617,000 73,986,000 34,427,000 108,929,000 82,922,000 76,833,000 493,000 146,496,000 84,441,000 54,454,000 -32,079,000  38,011,000 16,335,000 16,459,000  63,301,000 40,042,000 42,561,000  36,828,000 50,003,000 66,213,000            2,978,000  
          cash flows from investing activities:
        		                                                           
          purchased property, plant and equipment
        		-46,679,000 -57,701,000 -47,682,000 -30,059,000 -31,550,000 -32,984,000 -26,439,000 -22,618,000 -46,888,000 -43,293,000 -9,592,000 -26,967,000 -34,974,000 -47,604,000 -31,612,000 -29,297,000 -20,172,000 -48,883,000 -18,852,000 -26,511,000 -15,443,000 -35,283,000 -15,349,000 -17,406,000 -22,409,000 -32,124,000 -14,959,000 -14,831,000 -18,327,000 -13,865,000 -21,743,000 -13,323,000 -14,642,000 -18,555,000 -19,423,000 -8,407,000 -7,205,000 -19,899,000 -13,741,000 -13,849,000 -12,359,000 -23,361,000  -9,721,000 -10,536,000 -28,381,000 -23,581,000 -34,071,000 -31,263,000 -50,879,000 -41,739,000 -34,510,000 -28,441,000 -19,598,000 -17,746,000 -5,663,000 -7,764,000 -4,740,000  
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
        		4,087,000 321,000 4,182,000 -595,000 961,000 477,000 104,000 354,000 126,000 568,000 772,000 1,634,000 2,012,000 611,000 275,000 12,000 1,247,000 22,000 145,000 1,514,000 974,000 263,000 99,000 -9,000 -100,000 1,516,000 5,819,000 5,269,000 -96,000 141,000 745,000 -531,000 1,342,000 1,367,000 -73,000 -123,000 759,000 109,000 -71,000 3,533,000 7,000 863,000  456,000 -230,000 1,303,000 5,330,000 -1,016,000 1,187,000 610,000 274,000 1,508,000 125,000 228,000 535,000 869,000 197,000 155,000  
          payment of holdback on acquisitions
        		                                                           
          purchased businesses, net of cash acquired
        		  -4,912,000 -63,000 0 -162,032,000 204,000 -19,780,000   -10,845,000 -90,504,000 -87,021,000 -16,723,000 -7,937,000 -13,556,000 0 -229,314,000 0 0 0 -5,445,000 0 0 0 -9,500,000 -250,000 -128,000   1,110,000    -1,622,110,000 0 0 -123,305,000 -1,249,000 -42,175,000    0 66,000 -217,638,000              
          purchase of cost method investment
        		  0 0 0 -2,549,000                                                      
          proceeds from the sale of a business
        		  0 0 0 75,727,000                                                      
          net cash from investing activities
        		-54,219,000 -57,380,000 -49,582,000 -30,717,000 -30,589,000 -121,361,000 -21,260,000 -42,044,000 -301,049,000 -42,725,000 -19,665,000 -115,837,000 -119,983,000 -63,716,000 -39,274,000 -42,841,000 -18,925,000 -274,247,000 -19,003,000 -19,197,000 -14,469,000 -41,991,000 -18,479,000 -22,035,000 -24,606,000 -44,340,000 -11,192,000 60,603,000 -28,282,000 -13,724,000 -19,888,000 -11,465,000 -13,300,000 -17,188,000  -8,530,000 -6,446,000 -144,345,000  -52,491,000 -21,475,000 -22,498,000  -9,265,000 -10,700,000 -244,716,000            -4,585,000  
          cash flows from financing activities:
        		                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
        		338,900,000 288,100,000 186,000,000 329,400,000 258,600,000 526,300,000 200,000,000 235,900,000 1,302,000,000 195,000,000 900,300,000 33,000,000 0 1,300,000,000                     2,213,278,000 45,000,000 145,000,000 453,000,000                      
          repayment of long-term debt
        		-340,242,000 -231,441,000 -251,841,000 -365,842,000 -328,216,000 -359,535,000 -208,735,000 -250,635,000 -1,102,250,000 -203,250,000 -941,550,000 -8,250,000 0 -1,176,650,000 -144,500,000    -38,500,000 -50,000,000 -57,000,000 -11,000,000 -390,000,000 -61,000,000 -54,000,000 -13,000,000 -115,100,000 -103,500,000           -5,625,000 -5,625,000 -5,625,000 -5,625,000  -23,750,000 -53,750,000 -130,000,000 -309,250,000 -64,000,000   -2,000 -19,500,000 -66,500,000 -43,500,000 -7,500,000 -181,708,000 -97,500,000 -5,625,000  
          payment of debt issuance costs
        		   0    0    0 0 -10,214,000  0 -200,000 -400,000                                          
          net payment of notes payable
        		   3,000 -424,000 -164,000  -638,000 -100,000 -276,000  -17,761,000 642,000 -881,000              -1,386,000 1,408,000 2,645,000  4,139,000                            
          dividends paid
        		-13,172,000 -12,798,000 -12,712,000 -12,695,000 -12,671,000 -12,193,000 -12,158,000 -12,145,000 -12,144,000 -11,151,000 -11,076,000 -11,061,000 -11,036,000 -10,222,000 -10,140,000 -10,102,000 -10,084,000 -8,881,000 -8,814,000 -8,801,000 -8,784,000 -8,460,000 -8,491,000 -8,393,000 -8,355,000 -8,222,000 -8,176,000 -8,153,000 -8,145,000 -7,883,000 -7,861,000 -7,849,000 -7,772,000 -7,642,000 -7,554,000 -7,444,000 -7,566,000 -7,048,000 -6,948,000 -7,033,000 -7,039,000 -6,498,000  -6,569,000 -6,561,000 -6,044,000 -6,035,000 -6,028,000 -6,020,000 -5,004,000 -5,017,000 -5,023,000 -5,021,000 -4,273,000 -4,242,000 -4,244,000 -4,242,000 -3,726,000  
          proceeds from stock options exercised
        		2,468,000 7,798,000 4,329,000 3,044,000 1,091,000 1,384,000 1,766,000 15,872,000 9,312,000 8,977,000 3,368,000 7,058,000 598,000 3,595,000 16,600,000 5,685,000 2,083,000 5,754,000 10,272,000 1,432,000 14,223,000 6,398,000 5,754,000 5,010,000 650,000 907,000 8,390,000 658,000 772,000 1,065,000 1,009,000 2,841,000 1,625,000 762,000 2,672,000 1,107,000 5,377,000 8,549,000 1,509,000 2,677,000 7,051,000 32,000  391,000 2,267,000 1,684,000 521,000 1,680,000 2,646,000 2,005,000 1,870,000 2,650,000 597,000 3,774,000 751,000 619,000 806,000 5,225,000  
          repurchases of common stock
        		-45,849,000 -2,922,000 15,000 -64,000 -16,287,000 -44,377,000 -187,000 -17,562,000 -15,601,000 -6,208,000 -7,000 -8,000 -104,000 -2,448,000 -65,000 -276,000 -32,000 -3,577,000 -14,000 -40,000 -48,000 -2,580,000 -90,000 -96,000 -33,000 -3,213,000 -104,000 -115,000 -124,000 -2,683,000 -135,000 -24,000 -1,261,000 -3,268,000 -114,000 -12,845,000 -6,442,000 -2,430,000 -11,327,000 -5,335,000 -48,000 -6,518,000  -7,000 -4,000 -2,203,000 -9,000 -52,000 -102,000 -15,347,000 -5,617,000 -4,917,000 -4,848,000 -2,256,000 -18,000 -3,020,000 -76,000 -1,219,000  
          net cash from financing activities
        		-57,895,000 48,737,000 -74,211,000 -46,154,000 -98,954,000 111,415,000 -19,519,000 -29,208,000 177,724,000 -16,908,000 -61,116,000 2,978,000 -9,900,000 103,180,000 -141,357,000 -16,551,000 30,436,000 287,792,000 -39,256,000 -56,898,000 -42,252,000 -15,664,000 -97,121,000 -63,818,000 -56,241,000 -22,031,000 -115,995,000 -112,496,000 -59,699,000 -26,856,000 -125,414,000 -45,893,000 -42,002,000 -15,292,000  -7,165,000 -33,470,000 101,825,000  -19,053,000 140,000 -12,572,000  -14,123,000 -30,302,000 176,086,000            -4,484,000  
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        		-2,804,000 13,281,000 1,811,000 3,557,000 9,909,000 -756,000 -6,931,000 29,000 -8,725,000 -1,922,000 3,596,000 -3,687,000 4,732,000 563,000 -7,984,000 -5,877,000 -15,415,000 5,853,000 -272,000 -6,670,000 1,143,000 2,464,000 2,683,000 5,812,000 -1,531,000 -1,509,000 10,673,000 -11,499,000 -2,082,000 2,770,000 -485,000 -6,247,000 -2,382,000 2,639,000 -2,576,000 3,177,000 1,165,000 334,000                      
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
        		6,225,000 664,000 -15,245,000 25,673,000 -8,958,000 -63,609,000 37,940,000 16,589,000 -50,426,000 -14,204,000 84,519,000 -8,249,000 -22,299,000 45,572,000 19,202,000 -7,441,000 4,638,000 1,725,000 -6,348,000 -1,463,000 -11,595,000 -19,342,000 25,612,000 4,576,000 -8,392,000 -33,453,000 -7,585,000 19,530,000 -13,230,000 -37,317,000 709,000 20,836,000 -3,230,000 -61,920,000 74,803,000 25,493,000 -22,416,000 -25,727,000 9,143,000 -12,920,000 19,251,000 7,603,000  11,652,000 7,889,000 -5,995,000 2,025,000 -19,500,000 -18,003,000 -42,074,000 -5,138,000 -926,000 -1,946,000 -37,305,000 -7,309,000 53,446,000 5,922,000 -6,272,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        		0 107,213,000  0 0 169,352,000  0 0 179,453,000  0 0 79,910,000  0 0 61,786,000  0 0 100,534,000  0 0 112,191,000  0 0 150,793,000  0 0 194,398,000  0 0 142,245,000  0 0 119,168,000  0 0 77,569,000  0 0 155,121,000  0 0 200,436,000  0 -1,500,000 156,149,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        		6,225,000 107,877,000  25,673,000 -8,958,000 105,743,000  16,589,000 -50,426,000 165,249,000  -8,249,000 -22,299,000 125,482,000  -7,441,000 4,638,000 63,511,000  -1,463,000 -11,595,000 81,192,000  4,576,000 -8,392,000 78,738,000  19,530,000 -13,230,000 113,476,000  20,836,000 -3,230,000 132,478,000  25,493,000 -22,416,000 116,518,000  -12,920,000 19,251,000 126,771,000  6,358,000 7,889,000 71,574,000  -19,500,000 -18,003,000 113,047,000  -926,000 -1,946,000 163,131,000  53,446,000 4,422,000 149,877,000  
          loss on sale or disposal of assets
        		 1,029,000              -43,000 -1,074,000 -13,000                                          
          pension and other post-retirement benefit plan activity
        		 -1,862,000  -2,554,000    -2,301,000 -2,244,000 -2,126,000  -2,664,000 -2,750,000 -3,476,000  -5,604,000 -4,359,000 -5,361,000  -7,265,000 -7,928,000 -7,999,000                                      
          loss on the sale of a business
        		  812,000 0 0 1,515,000                                                      
          trade receivables
        		 39,563,000 -99,000 25,606,000 -42,842,000 13,900,000 -15,624,000 3,734,000 -34,247,000 56,886,000 -10,774,000 12,599,000 11,489,000 55,407,000 26,876,000 -16,138,000 -48,774,000 13,283,000 -62,949,000 -18,709,000 -46,509,000 3,318,000 -32,149,000 -16,560,000 162,000 33,705,000 -9,958,000 8,018,000 -29,565,000 5,873,000 -24,342,000 -2,608,000 -29,092,000 16,613,000 -12,810,000 -4,126,000 -14,774,000 4,884,000 -23,772,000 12,366,000 -15,667,000 28,947,000  13,318,000 -22,572,000 25,114,000 -503,000 5,457,000 -27,596,000 3,749,000 -8,641,000 208,000 -10,172,000 11,324,000 2,533,000 -149,000 -19,869,000 144,000  
          inventories
        		 -28,861,000 31,777,000 -1,913,000 -13,060,000 -27,122,000 32,107,000 -5,694,000 -6,323,000 -50,189,000 34,364,000 29,927,000 42,085,000 -33,800,000 56,618,000 -16,977,000 -7,994,000 -87,419,000 5,761,000 -40,754,000 -36,760,000 -63,598,000 32,903,000 42,037,000 -12,285,000 -46,947,000 37,288,000 5,094,000 -1,168,000 -21,630,000 43,120,000 -6,614,000 -6,861,000 -46,713,000 44,779,000 -9,949,000 -12,793,000 -32,597,000 2,670,000 2,894,000 6,802,000 -15,861,000  -5,662,000 8,106,000 -22,399,000 26,844,000 -2,436,000 -21,900,000 -38,735,000 2,416,000 2,737,000 5,963,000 -22,913,000 11,531,000 -1,848,000 333,000 -27,097,000  
          trade payables
        		 3,048,000 -12,400,000 -37,366,000 25,874,000 -14,272,000 -1,790,000 10,924,000 11,141,000 27,640,000 16,691,000 -54,142,000 -29,297,000 8,996,000 -40,010,000 -9,856,000 -19,227,000 46,464,000 127,000 60,722,000 48,115,000 67,373,000 32,579,000 -51,631,000 -12,928,000 55,110,000 9,307,000 -23,697,000 18,038,000 7,905,000 21,612,000 -3,911,000 12,716,000 -5,016,000 21,343,000 2,579,000 -3,546,000 23,989,000 -10,927,000 6,156,000 -3,220,000 -4,301,000  -19,769,000 -2,559,000 32,885,000 -40,916,000 -750,000 9,857,000 17,265,000 21,748,000 -6,536,000 -270,000 1,316,000 -5,355,000 -11,270,000 -7,806,000 19,586,000  
          loss from equity method investments, net of dividends received
        		      -1,159,000                                                     
          loss on disposal of assets
        		                                                           
          pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions
        		                                                           
          pension and other postretirement benefit plan benefit
        		                                                           
          loss on impairment of assets held for sale
        		                                                           
          loss on impairment of equity investment
        		                                                           
          gain from insurance proceeds
        		                                                           
          debt issuance cost write-off
        		                                                           
          loss on fair value adjustment on contingent consideration liabilities
        		                                                           
          purchase of non-controlling interest
        		                                                           
          proceeds from insurance recoveries
        		                                                           
          payment of debt issue costs
        		                                                           
          net payment on notes payable
        		                                                           
          contingent consideration payment
        		              0 0 0 -5,000,000     0    0 0                                
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        		                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
        		                                                           
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
        		                                                           
          dividends paid with company stock
        		                          90,000 86,000 83,000 79,000 56,000 79,000 65,000 7,000 68,000 166,000 63,000 2,000 133,000 61,000 60,000 64,000  55,000 51,000 47,000 48,000 46,000 44,000 37,000 37,000 40,000 40,000 33,000 33,000 35,000 34,000 24,000  
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 562, 1,859, and 1,769 for the years ended november 29, 2025, november 30, 2024 and december 2, 2023, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
        		                          12,800,000 6,958,000 8,775,000 8,699,000 9,349,000 7,348,000 10,347,000 9,797,000 15,942,000 6,305,000 9,200,000 6,539,000 13,387,000 14,925,000 14,437,000 4,066,000  11,707,000 8,425,000 3,616,000 3,481,000 3,625,000 6,737,000 2,756,000 9,341,000 12,173,000        
          gain on insurance claims
        		                                                           
          loss on equity investment
        		                                                           
          accrued / prepaid pensions
        		     -1,988,000                  -2,961,000 -1,873,000 -1,120,000  -1,615,000 -644,000 -5,289,000  -1,984,000 -3,007,000 -2,218,000  -980,000 -1,628,000 -1,361,000  -287,000 -2,447,000 662,000  -1,575,000 -448,000 -4,542,000  -3,539,000 -6,780,000 -2,291,000  -3,726,000 929,000 -2,428,000  -2,017,000 -2,122,000 -2,066,000  
          pension and other postretirement benefit plan income
        		                                                           
          cash received from government grant
        		              0 0 0 3,928,000 0        -164,000 0                                
          net (payment on) proceeds from notes payable
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 1,859, 1,769, and 1,518 for the years ended november 30, 2024, december 2, 2023 and december 3, 2022, respectively
        		                                                           
          debt issuance costs write-off
        		           0 0 2,689,000                                              
          loss on fair value adjustment on contingent consideration liability
        		                                                           
          other
        		       15,381,000 33,419,000 791,000 -34,034,000 19,520,000 -29,324,000 15,827,000 -29,033,000 6,794,000 28,630,000 -178,000 56,345,000 27,166,000 20,160,000 4,895,000 17,189,000 -25,697,000 -4,537,000 -2,638,000 8,998,000 20,730,000 -4,751,000 12,541,000 31,701,000 8,177,000 36,655,000 1,939,000 8,567,000 -8,909,000 -5,279,000 -3,157,000 25,296,000 7,989,000 31,000 -3,821,000  1,633,000 -3,240,000 22,896,000 18,949,000 12,207,000 2,335,000 -155,000 -8,733,000 -9,089,000 204,000 6,515,000 -6,414,000 7,522,000 -13,498,000 10,300,000  
          loss on sale of assets
        		                      -32,000      347,000 30,000                              
          cash outflow related to government grant
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 1,769, 1,518, and 905 for the years ended december 2, 2023, december 3, 2022 and november 27, 2021, respectively
        		                                                           
          gain on mark to market adjustment on contingent consideration liability
        		                                                           
          loss on mark to market adjustment on contingent consideration liability
        		             139,000                                              
          mark to market adjustment related to contingent consideration liabilities
        		                                                           
          purchased business assets
        		                                                           
          net proceeds from notes payable
        		                         1,497,000        231,000    8,438,000  -4,607,000              -289,000  2,668,000 -3,754,000 -20,000  
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 1,518, 905, and 565 for the years ended december 3, 2022, november 27, 2021 and november 28, 2020, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash payments related to government grant
        		                   0 0 -1,526,000  -2,995,000 -2,097,000 -234,000  0                                
          proceeds from debt
        		               0 27,500,000 307,500,000                                          
          net proceeds of notes payable
        		               3,142,000    511,000 9,357,000 -22,000  1,428,000                                    
          net payments of notes payable
        		                 -7,604,000                                          
          purchased business remaining equity
        		                          0 0                                
          proceeds from sale of business
        		                          0                                 
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 905, 565, and 416 for the years ended november 27, 2021, november 28, 2020 and november 30, 2019, respectively
        		                                                           
          purchase of assets
        		                       -1,625,000 0 -3,998,000                                  
          gain on sale of assets
        		                     -16,000     -4,140,000     27,000 -1,074,000 -2,098,000  -58,000                        
          net proceeds from (payments on) notes payable
        		                                         6,378,000  -4,599,000 7,233,000 -4,748,000              
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 565, 416, and 285 for the years ended november 28, 2020, november 30, 2019 and december 1, 2018, respectively
        		                                                           
          net income including non-controlling interests
        		                              41,365,000 37,736,000 44,464,000 47,667,000 -7,544,000 25,139,000 25,864,000 14,831,000 39,227,000 32,798,000 33,390,000 18,967,000  26,886,000 25,316,000 9,795,000 10,792,000 4,084,000 20,626,000 14,649,000 22,003,000 28,361,000 26,048,000 20,774,000 25,194,000 83,324,000 2,007,000 15,330,000  
          adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interests to net cash from operating activities:
        		                                                           
          excess tax benefit from share-based compensation
        		                                  -506,000 -151,000 -300,000 -1,053,000 -179,000 -870,000 -933,000 341,000  -411,000 -513,000 -397,000 -234,000 -673,000 -837,000 -1,613,000 -509,000 -138,000 -225,000 -1,804,000 -119,000 -105,000 -158,000 -881,000  
          non-cash loss on mark to market adjustment related to contingent consideration liability
        		                                     37,000                      
          non-cash charge for the sale of inventories revalued at the date of acquisition
        		                                     193,000 0 425,000    0 -285,000 2,701,000     0         
          payment of debt issuance, prepayment and extinguishment costs
        		                                                           
          purchase of redeemable non-controlling interest
        		                                  0 0 0 -3,127,000                      
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 416, 285, and 306 for the years ended november 30, 2019, december 1, 2018 and december 2, 2017, respectively
        		                                                           
          gain on mark to market adjustment related to contingent consideration liability
        		                               50,000                            
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 328 and 227 for the periods ended august 31, 2019 and september 1, 2018, respectively
        		                                                           
          loss on mark to market adjustment related to contingent consideration liability
        		                                 48,000                          
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 195 and 109 for the periods ended june 1, 2019 and june 2, 2018, respectively
        		                                                           
          repayment of long-term debt and payment of debt issuance costs
        		                             -20,000,000  -45,000,000 -20,375,000 -5,375,000  -32,500,000 -151,414,000 -356,610,000                      
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 73 and 66 for the periods ended march 2, 2019 and march 3, 2018, respectively
        		                             31,400,000                              
          purchased investments
        		                                  0 0 0 -1,250,000                      
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 285, 306, and 752 for the years ended december 1, 2018, december 2, 2017 and december 3, 2016, respectively
        		                                                           
          non-cash charge for sale of inventories revalued at acquisition
        		                                   0                        
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 227 and 201 for the periods ended september 1, 2018 and september 2, 2017, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 109 and 101 for the periods ended june 2, 2018 and june 3, 2017, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 66 and 23 for the periods ended march 3, 2018 and march 4, 2017, respectively
        		                                 29,701,000                          
          cash flows from operating activities from continuing operations:
        		                                                           
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
        		                                                           
          (income) from equity method investments, net of dividends received
        		                                           -1,500,000 -1,366,000 -1,291,000 101,000 579,000   -2,360,000 1,935,000        
          net cash from operating activities from continuing operations
        		                                              42,291,000 21,283,000 -16,732,000 -17,108,000 43,488,000 48,494,000 52,195,000 -11,484,000 43,278,000 30,553,000    
          cash flows from investing activities from continuing operations:
        		                                                           
          proceeds from litigation award
        		                                                           
          net cash from investing activities from continuing operations
        		                                              -44,434,000 -35,087,000 -30,227,000 -50,269,000 -41,465,000 -43,241,000 -30,703,000 -17,745,000 -25,092,000 -4,794,000    
          cash flows from financing activities from continuing operations:
        		                                                           
          net cash from financing activities from continuing operations
        		                                              6,673,000 -6,376,000 30,117,000 24,550,000 -9,903,000 -7,710,000 -22,309,000 -8,740,000 -15,621,000 -91,372,000    
          net change in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations
        		                                              2,025,000 -19,500,000 -18,003,000 -42,074,000 -5,138,000 -2,137,000 -1,946,000 -37,231,000 9,269,000 -62,631,000    
          cash from operating activities of discontinued operations
        		                                                  0 1,211,000 0 -74,000 -17,990,000 -1,950,000    
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 306, 752, and 136 for the years ended december 2, 2017, december 3, 2016 and november 28, 2015, respectively
        		                                                           
          gain on mark to market adjustment to contingent consideration liability
        		                                   1,150,000                        
          net (payment of) proceeds from notes payable
        		                                   -634,000                        
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 201 and 556 for the periods ended september 2, 2017 and august 27, 2016, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 101 and 314 for the periods ended june 3, 2017 and may 28, 2016, respectively
        		                                                           
          (gain)/loss on sale of assets
        		                                     -95,000                      
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 23 and 117 for the periods ended march 4, 2017 and february 27, 2016, respectively
        		                                     6,979,000                      
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax
        		                                                      -182,000     
          non-cash (gain) loss on mark to market adjustment related to contingent consideration liability
        		                                                           
          proceeds from long-term debt
        		                                           20,000,000 20,000,000 317,000,000 325,000,000 60,000,000 135,000,000 40,000,000 3,000 12,031,000 59,000,000 36,000,000 0 94,208,000    
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 752, 136, and 2,725 for the years ended december 3, 2016, november 28, 2015 and november 29, 2014, respectively
        		                                                           
          income from equity method investments
        		                                                 -1,854,000       -2,149,000 -2,195,000  
          (gain) loss on sale of assets
        		                                                           
          effect of exchange rate changes
        		                                       -4,677,000 544,000 112,000  -1,788,000 -1,112,000 -3,578,000  680,000 -1,161,000 753,000  320,000 -1,129,000 738,000  2,982,000 -5,849,000 -181,000  
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 556 and 91 for the periods ended august 27, 2016 and august 29, 2015, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 314 and 36 for the periods ended may 28, 2016 and may 30, 2015, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 117 and 10 for the periods ended february 27, 2016 and february 28, 2015, respectively
        		                                         5,566,000                  
          ●
        		                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interests and income from discontinued operations, net of tax to net cash from operating activities:
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 91 and 2,461 for the periods ended august 29, 2015 and august 30, 2014, respectively
        		                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interests and loss from discontinued operations, net of tax to net cash from operating activities:
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 36 and 1,950 for the periods ended may 30, 2015 and may 31, 2014, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 10 and 983 for the periods ended february 28, 2015 and march 1, 2014, respectively
        		                                             5,561,000              
          asset impairment charges
        		                                                      846,000 0    
          purchased technology
        		                                                  0 0        
          distribution to redeemable non-controlling interest
        		                                                  0 0        
          cash from investing activities of discontinued operations, including proceeds from sale of business
        		                                                      1,412,000     
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 2,725, 1,921 and 151 for the years ended november 29, 2014, november 30, 2013 and december 1, 2012, respectively
        		                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interests to net cash from operating activities from continuing operations:
        		                                                           
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and discontinued operations:
        		                                                           
          purchased businesses
        		                                               0    -10,239,000 0 1,625,000  0    
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 2,461 and 1,017 for the periods ended august 30, 2014 and august 31, 2013, respectively
        		                                                           
          net proceeds (repayments) from notes payable
        		                                                7,756,000 1,283,000  6,911,000        
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 1,950 and 443 for the periods ended may 31, 2014 and june 1, 2013, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 983 and 84 for the periods ended march 1, 2014 and march 2, 2013, respectively
        		                                                 3,898,000          
          purchased non-controlling interests
        		                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of redeemable non-controlling interest
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 1,921, 151 and 114 for the years ended november 30, 2013, december 1, 2012 and december 3, 2011, respectively
        		                                                           
          (income) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
        		                                                           
          cash from investing activities of discontinued operations
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 1,017 and 51 for the periods ended august 31, 2013 and september 1, 2012, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized of 443 and 13 for the periods ended june 1, 2013 and june 2, 2012, respectively
        		                                                           
          cash paid for interest
        		                                                     4,959,000 7,109,000 5,507,000 2,667,000 4,684,000  
          cash paid for income taxes
        		                                                     11,960,000 29,270,000 -391,000 2,700,000 253,000  
          non cash charge for the sale of inventories revalued at the date of acquisition
        		                                                       0    
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