Note 2 - Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2018

Notes Tables

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

	Preliminary Valuation December 2, 2017			Fair Value Adjustments			Final Valuation December 1, 2018
Current assets	$	17,877		$	(1,740	)	$	16,137
Property, plant and equipment		7,308			739			8,047
Goodwill		23,282			(1,881	)		21,401
Other intangibles
Customer relationships		17,016			(383	)		16,633
Trademarks/trade names		1,363			(65	)		1,298
Other assets		4,811			-			4,811
Current liabilities		(12,765	)		(1,509	)		(14,274	)
Other liabilities		(14,210	)		502			(13,708	)
Total purchase price	$	44,682		$	(4,337	)	$	40,345

	Preliminary Valuation December 2, 2017			Adjustments			Final Valuation December 1, 2018
Accounts receivable	$	64,904		$	992		$	65,896
Inventory		93,680			(195	)		93,485
Other current assets		58,508			789			59,297
Property, plant and equipment		126,192			(7,409	)		118,783
Goodwill		866,013			1,730			867,743
Other intangibles
Developed technology		59,800			(100	)		59,700
Customer relationships		645,300			19,400			664,700
Trademarks/trade names		53,600			22,600			31,000
Other assets		1,443			(43	)		1,400
Accounts payable		(40,211	)		1,452			(38,759	)
Other current liabilities		(37,261	)		3,778			(33,483	)
Other liabilities		(269,240	)		(183	)		(269,423	)
Total purchase price	$	1,622,728		$	(2,389	)	$	1,620,339

	Preliminary Valuation			Purchase Price and Fair Value			Final Valuation
	March 4, 2017			Adjustments			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

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