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

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended August 31, 2019											Three Months Ended September 1, 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		-			-		$	49,718		$	12		-			-		$	37,730		$	6
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	(30,613	)		-			(30,613	)		1	$	(36,807	)		-			(36,807	)		(7	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		1,970		$	(500	)		1,470			-		2,207		$	(569	)		1,638			-
Interest rate swap³		(15,006	)		3,752			(11,254	)		-		(1,921	)		480			(1,441	)		-
Cash flow hedges³		2,532			(115	)		2,417			-		(1,093	)		(122	)		(1,215	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(41,117	)	$	3,137			(37,980	)		1	$	(37,614	)	$	(211	)		(37,825	)		(7	)
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	11,738		$	13							$	(95	)	$	(1	)

	Nine Months Ended August 31, 2019											Nine Months Ended September 1, 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		-			-		$	98,603		$	16		-			-		$	129,863		$	4
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	(52,233	)		-			(52,233	)		3	$	(56,091	)		-			(56,091	)		(25	)
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		5,938		$	(1,506	)		4,432			-		6,683		$	(1,725	)		4,958			-
Interest rate swap³		(53,035	)		13,259			(39,776	)		-		24,918			(5,823	)		19,095			-
Cash flow hedges³		13,143			(538	)		12,605			-		(5,606	)		(2,462	)		(8,068	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(86,187	)	$	11,215			(74,972	)		3	$	(30,096	)	$	(10,010	)		(40,106	)		(25	)
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	23,631		$	19							$	89,757		$	(21	)

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

	August 31, 2019
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(179,633	)	$	(179,539	)	$	(94	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $74,077		(139,709	)		(139,709	)		-
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of $6,028		(18,083	)		(18,083	)		-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $50		548			548			-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(355,218	)	$	(355,124	)	$	(94	)

	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	)