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

3 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended February 29, 2020												Three Months Ended March 2, 2019
	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		-			-		$	9,895		$	11			-			-		$	12,244		$	4
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	(2,780	)		-			(2,780	)		(1	)	$	17,693			-			17,693			6
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		2,779		$	(693	)		2,086			-			1,986		$	(504	)		1,482			-
Interest rate swap³		(11,900	)		2,901			(8,999	)		-			(15,259	)		3,815			(11,444	)		-
Cash flow hedges³		4,746			(102	)		4,644			-			4,284			(198	)		4,086			-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(7,155	)	$	2,106			(5,049	)		(1	)	$	8,704		$	3,113			11,817			6
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	4,846		$	10								$	24,061		$	10

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

	February 29, 2020
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(150,600	)	$	(150,496	)	$	(104	)
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($7,201)		(22,337	)		(22,337	)		-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $125		6,407			6,407			-
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $81,198		(163,882	)		(163,882	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(348,753	)	$	(348,649	)	$	(104	)

	November 30, 2019
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non-controlling Interests
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(147,821	)	$	(147,716	)	$	(105	)
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($4,300)		(13,338	)		(13,338	)		-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $21		1,763			1,763			-
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $81,891		(165,968	)		(165,968	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(343,705	)	$	(343,600	)	$	(105	)