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

9 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2016

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended August 27, 2016									Three Months Ended August 29, 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		-		-		$	32,745	$	53		-			-		$	26,807		$	79
Foreign currency translation adjustment ¹	$	3,368		-			3,368		-	$	(10,621	)		-			(10,621	)		(98	)
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		2,585	$	(908	)		1,677		-		2,325		$	(798	)		1,527			-
Interest rate swap ³		16		(6	)		10		-		15			(5	)		10			-
Cash-flow hedges ³		56		(21	)		35		-		-			-			-			-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	6,025	$	(935	)		5,090		-	$	(8,281	)	$	(803	)		(9,084	)		(98	)
Comprehensive income (loss)						$	37,835	$	53							$	17,723		$	(19	)

	Nine Months Ended August 27, 2016											Nine Months Ended August 29, 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		-			-		$	84,994		$	161		-			-		$	61,689		$	308
Foreign currency translation adjustment ¹	$	3,860			-			3,860			-	$	(48,625	)		-			(48,625	)		(14	)
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		7,755		$	(2,723	)		5,032			-		6,976		$	(2,394	)		4,582			-
Interest rate swap ³		45			(15	)		30			-		37			(7	)		30			-
Cash-flow hedges ³		(252	)		96			(156	)		-		(31	)		6			(25	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	11,408		$	(2,642	)		8,766			-	$	(41,643	)	$	(2,395	)		(44,038	)		(14	)
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	93,760		$	161							$	17,651		$	294

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

	August 27, 2016
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(47,732	)	$	(47,694	)	$	(38	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $90,289		(169,368	)		(169,368	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($10)		17			17			-
Cash-flow hedges, net of taxes of $907		(1,473	)		(1,473	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(218,556	)	$	(218,518	)	$	(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	$	(227,322	)	$	(227,284	)	$	(38	)