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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 02, 2017

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended September 2, 2017												Three Months Ended August 27, 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		-			-		$	25,138		$	1			-		-		$	32,745	$	53
Foreign currency translation adjustment ¹	$	29,102			-			29,102			(12	)	$	3,368		-			3,368		-
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		2,459		$	(832	)		1,627			-			2,585	$	(908	)		1,677		-
Interest rate swap ³		16			(6	)		10			-			16		(6	)		10		-
Cash-flow hedges ³		(160	)		61			(99	)		-			56		(21	)		35		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	31,417		$	(777	)		30,640			(12	)	$	6,025	$	(935	)		5,090		-
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	55,778		$	(11	)						$	37,835	$	53

	Nine Months Ended September 2, 2017										Nine Months Ended August 27, 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		-		-		$	65,800	$	34			-			-		$	84,994		$	161
Foreign currency translation adjustment ¹	$	37,095		-			37,095		(11	)	$	3,860			-			3,860			-
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		7,279	$	(2,469	)		4,810		-			7,755		$	(2,723	)		5,032			-
Interest rate swap ³		48		(18	)		30		-			45			(15	)		30			-
Cash-flow hedges ³		11		(4	)		7		-			(252	)		96			(156	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	44,433	$	(2,491	)		41,942		(11	)	$	11,408		$	(2,642	)		8,766			-
Comprehensive income (loss)						$	107,742	$	23								$	93,760		$	161

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

	September 2, 2017
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non-controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(48,363	)	$	(48,286	)	$	(77	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $88,265		(171,291	)		(171,291	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($36)		58			58			-
Cash-flow hedges, net of taxes of $780		(1,268	)		(1,268	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(220,864	)	$	(220,787	)	$	(77	)

	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	)