Note 8 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2019

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 2, 2019											Three Months Ended March 3, 2018
	H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Non- controlling Interest		H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Non- controlling Interest
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net			Net		Pre-tax			Tax			Net			Net
Net income including non-controlling interest		-			-		$	12,244		$	4		-			-		$	47,682		$	(15	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	17,693			-			17,693			6	$	21,468			-			21,468			(13	)
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		1,986		$	(504	)		1,482			-		2,238		$	(578	)		1,660			-
Interest rate swap³		(15,259	)		3,815			(11,444	)		-		20,727			(4,775	)		15,952			-
Cash flow hedges³		4,284			(198	)		4,086			-		(4,563	)		(2,278	)		(6,841	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	8,704		$	3,113			11,817			6	$	39,870		$	(7,631	)		32,239			(13	)
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	24,061		$	10							$	79,921		$	(28	)

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

	March 2, 2019
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interest
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(109,699	)	$	(109,614	)	$	(85	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $50,105		(142,658	)		(142,658	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($3,416)		10,249			10,249			-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $390		(7,971	)		(7,971	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(268,420	)	$	(268,335	)	$	(85	)

	December 1, 2018
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interest
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(127,398	)	$	(127,307	)	$	(91	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $75,083		(144,140	)		(144,140	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($7,231)		21,693			21,693			-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $588		(12,057	)		(12,057	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(280,243	)	$	(280,152	)	$	(91	)