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

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2020

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended August 29, 2020											Three Months Ended August 31, 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		-			-		$	41,607		$	24		-			-		$	49,718		$	12
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	46,689			-			46,689			22	$	(30,613	)		-			(30,613	)		1
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		2,769		$	(691	)		2,078			-		1,970		$	(500	)		1,470			-
Interest rate swap³		5,455			(1,330	)		4,125			-		(15,006	)		3,752			(11,254	)		-
Cross currency swaps³		(2,387	)		73			(2,314	)		-		2,532			(115	)		2,417			-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	52,526		$	(1,948	)		50,578			22	$	(41,117	)	$	3,137			(37,980	)		1
Comprehensive income							$	92,185		$	46							$	11,738		$	13

	Nine Months Ended August 29, 2020											Nine Months Ended August 31, 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		-			-		$	83,115		$	50		-			-		$	98,603		$	16
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	13,983			-			13,983			25	$	(52,233	)		-			(52,233	)		3
Reclassification to earnings:
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		8,306		$	(2,072	)		6,234			-		5,938		$	(1,506	)		4,432			-
Interest rate swap³		(19,515	)		4,758			(14,757	)		-		(53,035	)		13,259			(39,776	)		-
Cross currency swaps³		8,353			(145	)		8,208			-		13,143			(538	)		12,605			-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	11,127		$	2,541			13,668			25	$	(86,187	)	$	11,215			(74,972	)		3
Comprehensive income							$	96,783		$	75							$	23,631		$	19

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

	August 29, 2020
	Total			H.B. Fuller Stockholders			Non- controlling Interest
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(133,863	)	$	(133,733	)	$	(130	)
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of ($9,058)		(28,095	)		(28,095	)		-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $168		9,971			9,971			-
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $79,819		(159,734	)		(159,734	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(330,062	)	$	(329,932	)	$	(130	)

	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	)