Note 9 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 01, 2019

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended June 1, 2019												Three Months Ended June 2, 2018
	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		-			-		$	36,641		$	-			-			-		$	44,451		$	13
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	(39,313	)		-			(39,313	)		(4	)	$	(40,752	)		-			(40,752	)		(5	)
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		1,982		$	(502	)		1,480			-			2,238		$	(578	)		1,660			-
Interest rate swap³		(22,770	)		5,692			(17,078	)		-			7,405			(2,821	)		4,584			-
Cash flow hedges³		6,327			(225	)		6,102			-			(19	)		7			(12	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(53,774	)	$	4,965			(48,809	)		(4	)	$	(31,128	)	$	(3,392	)		(34,520	)		(5	)
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	(12,168	)	$	(4	)							$	9,931		$	8

	Six Months Ended June 1, 2019											Six Months Ended June 2, 2018
	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		-			-		$	48,885		$	4		-			-		$	92,133		$	(2	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	(21,620	)		-			(21,620	)		2	$	(19,284	)		-			(19,284	)		(18	)
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		3,968		$	(1,006	)		2,962			-		4,476		$	(1,156	)		3,320			-
Interest rate swap³		(38,029	)		9,507			(28,522	)		-		26,839			(6,303	)		20,536			-
Cash flow hedges³		10,611			(423	)		10,188			-		(4,513	)		(2,340	)		(6,853	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(45,070	)	$	8,078			(36,992	)		2	$	7,518		$	(9,799	)		(2,281	)		(18	)
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	11,893		$	6							$	89,852		$	(20	)

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

	June 1, 2019
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(149,020	)	$	(148,927	)	$	(93	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $74,077		(141,178	)		(141,178	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of $2,276		(6,829	)		(6,829	)		-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $165		(1,869	)		(1,869	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(317,237	)	$	(317,144	)	$	(93	)

	December 1, 2018
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interests
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	)