Note 2 - Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 02, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

	Preliminary Valuation December 2, 2017
Current assets	$	17,877
Property, plant and equipment		7,308
Goodwill		23,282
Other intangibles
Customer relationships		17,016
Trademarks/trade names		1,363
Other assets		4,811
Current liabilities		(12,765	)
Other liabilities		(14,210	)
Total purchase price	$	44,682

	Preliminary Valuation December 2, 2017
Accounts receivable	$	64,904
Inventory		93,680
Other current assets		58,508
Property, plant and equipment		126,192
Goodwill		866,013
Other intangibles
Developed technology		59,800
Customer relationships		645,300
Trademarks/trade names		53,600
Other assets		1,443
Accounts payable		(40,211	)
Other current liabilities		(37,261	)
Other liabilities		(269,240	)
Total purchase price	$	1,622,728

	Preliminary Valuation March 4, 2017			Purchase Price and Fair Value Adjustments			Final Valuation December 2, 2017
Current assets	$	13,729			115			13,844
Property, plant and equipment		10,516			(1,875	)		8,641
Goodwill		60,313			(487	)		59,826
Other intangibles
Customer relationships		33,300			12,000			45,300
Trademarks/trade names		13,600			(9,200	)		4,400
Current liabilities		(8,153	)		(309	)		(8,462	)
Total purchase price	$	123,305			244			123,549

	Amount
Current assets	$	4,425
Property, plant and equipment		2,038
Goodwill		23,654
Other intangibles
Developed technology		2,000
Customer relationships		14,400
Trademarks/trade names		700
Other assets		161
Current liabilities		(1,889	)
Other liabilities		(3,307	)
Total purchase price	$	42,182

	Amount
Current assets	$	5,704
Property, plant and equipment		594
Goodwill		102
Other intangibles
Customer relationships		7,575
Trademarks/trade names		146
Current liabilities		(2,671	)
Other liabilities		(1,085	)
Total purchase price	$	10,365

	Amount
Current assets	$	49,839
Property, plant and equipment		59,142
Goodwill		125,790
Other intangibles
Developed technology		18,600
Customer relationships		25,700
Trademarks/trade names		11,000
Current liabilities		(38,068	)
Other liabilities		(24,305	)
Redeemable non-controlling interests		(11,773	)
Total purchase price	$	215,925

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	December 2, 2017		December 3, 2016
Net revenue	$	2,886,762	$	2,716,713
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller		123,618		127,802
Pro forma earnings per share:
Basic		2.45		2.55
Diluted		2.39		2.49