Note 7 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 28, 2021

Notes Tables

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended August 28, 2021												Three Months Ended August 29, 2020
										Non-												Non-
										controlling												controlling
	H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Interest			H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Interest
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net			Net			Pre-tax			Tax			Net			Net
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller and non-controlling interest							$	31,616		$	14								$	41,607		$	24
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	(31,979	)	$	-			(31,979	)		(27	)	$	46,689		$	-			46,689			22
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		1,855			(480	)		1,375			-			2,769			(691	)		2,078			-
Interest rate swap³		5,074			(1,244	)		3,830			-			5,455			(1,330	)		4,125			-
Cross currency swaps³		(1,309	)		20			(1,289	)		-			(2,387	)		73			(2,314	)		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(26,359	)	$	(1,704	)	$	(28,063	)	$	(27	)	$	52,526		$	(1,948	)	$	50,578		$	22
Comprehensive income (loss)							$	3,553		$	(13	)							$	92,185		$	46

	Nine Months Ended August 28, 2021												Nine Months Ended August 29, 2020
										Non-												Non-
										controlling												controlling
	H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Interest			H.B. Fuller Stockholders									Interest
	Pretax			Tax			Net			Net			Pretax			Tax			Net			Net
Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller and non-controlling interest							$	110,509		$	51								$	83,115		$	50
Foreign currency translation adjustment¹	$	46,680		$	-			46,680			(25	)	$	13,983		$	-			13,983			25
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment²		5,561			(1,440	)		4,121			-			8,306			(2,072	)		6,234			-
Interest rate swap³		15,332			(3,758	)		11,574			-			(19,515	)		4,758			(14,757	)		-
Cross currency swaps³		(3,629	)		53			(3,576	)		-			8,353			(145	)		8,208			-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	63,944		$	(5,145	)	$	58,799			(25	)	$	11,127		$	2,541			13,668			25
Comprehensive income							$	169,308		$	26								$	96,783		$	75

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

	August 28, 2021
							Non-
				H.B. Fuller			controlling
	Total			Stockholders			Interest
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(59,435	)	$	(59,325	)	$	(110	)
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of $4,395		(13,529	)		(13,529	)		-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $(68)		4,393			4,393			-
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $79,216		(157,258	)		(157,258	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(244,170	)	$	(244,060	)	$	(110	)

	November 28, 2020
							Non-
				H.B. Fuller			controlling
	Total			Stockholders			Interest
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(106,140	)	$	(106,005	)	$	(135	)
Interest rate swap, net of taxes of $8,639		(25,103	)		(25,103	)		-
Cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $(121)		7,969			7,969			-
Defined benefit pension plans adjustment, net of taxes of $80,656		(161,379	)		(161,379	)		-
Reclassification of AOCI tax effects		(18,341	)		(18,341	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(302,994	)	$	(302,859	)	$	(135	)