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

6 Months Ended

May 28, 2016

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended May 28, 2016											Three Months Ended May 30, 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		-			-		$	33,331		$	59		-			-		$	25,172		$	144
Foreign currency translation adjustment ¹	$	1,437			-			1,437			5	$	(4,725	)		-			(4,725	)		74
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		1,173		$	(483	)		690			-		2,326		$	(798	)		1,528			-
Interest rate swap ³		16			(6	)		10			-		5			5			10			-
Cash-flow hedges ³		(711	)		271			(440	)		-		-			-			-			-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,915		$	(218	)		1,697			5	$	(2,394	)	$	(793	)		(3,187	)		74
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	35,028		$	64							$	21,985		$	218

	Six Months Ended May 28, 2016											Six Months Ended May 30, 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		-			-		$	52,249		$	108		-			-		$	34,882		$	229
Foreign currency translation adjustment ¹	$	492			-			492			-	$	(38,004	)		-			(38,004	)		84
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		5,170		$	(1,815	)		3,355			-		4,651		$	(1,596	)		3,055			-
Interest rate swap ³		29			(9	)		20			-		21			(1	)		20			-
Cash-flow hedges ³		(308	)		117			(191	)		-		(31	)		6			(25	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	5,383		$	(1,707	)		3,676			-	$	(33,363	)	$	(1,591	)		(34,954	)		84
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	55,925		$	108							$	(72	)	$	313

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

	May 28, 2016
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(51,100	)	$	(51,062	)	$	(38	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $91,197		(171,045	)		(171,045	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($4)		7			7			-
Cash-flow hedges, net of taxes of $928		(1,508	)		(1,508	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(223,646	)	$	(223,608	)	$	(38	)

	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	)