Note 5 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Feb. 27, 2016

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended February 27, 2016												Quarter Ended February 28, 2015
	H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Non- controlling Interests			H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Non- controlling Interests
	Pretax			Tax			Net			Net			Pretax			Tax			Net			Net
Net income including non-controlling interests		-			-		$	18,918		$	49			-			-		$	9,710		$	85
Foreign currency translation adjustment ¹	$	(945	)		-			(945	)		(5	)	$	(33,279	)		-			(33,279	)		10
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment ²		3,997		$	(1,332	)		2,665			-			2,325		$	(798	)		1,527			-
Interest rate swap ³		13			(3	)		10			-			16			(6	)		10			-
Cash-flow hedges ³		403			(154	)		249			-			(31	)		6			(25	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	3,468		$	(1,489	)		1,979			(5	)	$	(30,969	)	$	(798	)		(31,767	)		10
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	20,897		$	44								$	(22,057	)	$	95

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	February 27, 2016
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(52,542	)	$	(52,499	)	$	(43	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $60,593		(171,735	)		(171,735	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of $2		(3	)		(3	)		-
Cash-flow hedges, net of taxes of $657		(1,068	)		(1,068	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(225,348	)	$	(225,305	)	$	(43	)

	November 28, 2015
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(51,592	)	$	(51,554	)	$	(38	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $93,012		(174,400	)		(174,400	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of $5		(13	)		(13	)		-
Cash-flow hedges, net of taxes of $811		(1,317	)		(1,317	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(227,322	)	$	(227,284	)	$	(38	)