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

6 Months Ended

May 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended May 30, 2020											Three Months Ended June 1, 2019
	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		-			-		$	31,613		$	15		-			-		$	36,641		$	-
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	(29,926	)		-			(29,926	)		4	$	(39,313	)		-			(39,313	)		(4	)
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		2,758		$	(688	)		2,070			-		1,982		$	(502	)		1,480			-
Interest rate swap³		(13,069	)		3,186			(9,883	)		-		(22,770	)		5,692			(17,078	)		-
Cross currency swaps³		5,994			(116	)		5,878			-		6,327			(225	)		6,102			-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(34,243	)	$	2,382			(31,861	)		4	$	(53,774	)	$	4,965			(48,809	)		(4	)
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	(248	)	$	19							$	(12,168	)	$	(4	)

	Six Months Ended May 30, 2020											Six Months Ended June 1, 2019
	H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Non-controlling Interest		H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Non-controlling Interest
	Pretax			Tax			Net			Net		Pretax			Tax			Net			Net
Net income including non-controlling interest		-			-		$	41,508		$	26		-			-		$	48,885		$	4
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	(32,706	)		-			(32,706	)		3	$	(21,620	)		-			(21,620	)		2
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		5,537		$	(1,381	)		4,156			-		3,968		$	(1,006	)		2,962			-
Interest rate swap³		(24,970	)		6,088			(18,882	)		-		(38,029	)		9,507			(28,522	)		-
Cross currency swaps³		10,740			(218	)		10,522			-		10,611			(423	)		10,188			-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(41,399	)	$	4,489			(36,910	)		3	$	(45,070	)	$	8,078			(36,992	)		2
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	4,598		$	29							$	11,893		$	6

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

	May 30, 2020
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non-controlling Interest
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(180,530	)	$	(180,422	)	$	(108	)
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($10,388)		(32,220	)		(32,220	)		-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $241		12,285			12,285			-
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $80,511		(161,812	)		(161,812	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(380,618	)	$	(380,510	)	$	(108	)

	November 30, 2019
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non-controlling Interest
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	)