Note 10 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 03, 2017

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended June 3, 2017												Three Months Ended May 28, 2016
	H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Non- controlling Interests			H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Non- controlling Interests
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net			Net			Pre-tax			Tax			Net			Net
Net income including non-controlling interests		-			-		$	25,867		$	(3	)		-			-		$	33,331		$	59
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	18,507			-			18,507			6		$	1,437			-			1,437			5
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		2,412		$	(819	)		1,593			-			1,173		$	(483	)		690			-
Interest rate swap³		16			(6)			10			-			16			(6	)		10			-
Cash-flow hedges³		(37	)		14			(23	)		-			(711	)		271			(440	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	20,898		$	(811	)		20,087			6		$	1,915		$	(218	)		1,697			5
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	45,954		$	3								$	35,028		$	64

	Six Months Ended June 3, 2017									Six Months Ended May 28, 2016
	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		-		-		$	40,662	$	33		-			-		$	52,249		$	108
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	7,993		-			7,993		1	$	492			-			492			-
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		4,820	$	(1,637	)		3,183		-		5,170		$	(1,815	)		3,355			-
Interest rate swap³		32		(12	)		20		-		29			(9	)		20			-
Cash-flow hedges³		171		(65	)		106		-		(308	)		117			(191	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	13,016	$	(1,714	)		11,302		1	$	5,383		$	(1,707	)		3,676			-
Comprehensive income (loss)						$	51,964	$	34							$	55,925		$	108

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

	June 3, 2017
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non-controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(77,453	)	$	(77,388	)	$	(65	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $89,097		(172,918	)		(172,918	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($30)		48			48			-
Cash-flow hedges, net of taxes of $720		(1,169	)		(1,169	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(251,492	)	$	(251,427	)	$	(65	)

	December 3, 2016
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non-controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(85,447	)	$	(85,381	)	$	(66	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $90,734		(176,101	)		(176,101	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($17)		28			28			-
Cash-flow hedges, net of taxes of $785		(1,275	)		(1,275	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(262,795	)	$	(262,729	)	$	(66	)