CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,042.8	$ 1,016.4	$ 3,069.6	$ 2,953.4
Cost of goods sold	622.7	608.8	1,845.5	1,789.8
Gross profit	420.1	407.6	1,224.1	1,163.6
Selling, general and administrative expense	260.5	259.2	818.2	787.2
Special Charges	2.3		2.3
Operating income	157.3	148.4	403.6	376.4
Interest expense	12.4	14.0	37.3	41.4
Other (expense) income, net	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.7
Income from consolidated operations before income taxes	145.2	134.7	367.1	336.7
Income taxes	31.1	35.3	97.3	94.0
Net income from consolidated operations	114.1	99.4	269.8	242.7
Income from unconsolidated operations	8.8	5.0	20.1	16.3
Net income	$ 122.9	$ 104.4	$ 289.9	$ 259.0
Earnings per share - basic (usd per share)	$ 0.95	$ 0.79	$ 2.22	$ 1.96
Average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	129.6	132.1	130.3	132.2
Earnings per share - diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.94	$ 0.78	$ 2.21	$ 1.94
Average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	130.6	133.5	131.3	133.7
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.34	$ 1.11	$ 1.02