Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of operating income excluding special charges (which we use to measure segment profitability) to operating income is as follows:

(millions)	Three months ended August 31, 2014		Nine months ended August 31, 2014
Operating income	$	157.3	$	403.6
Add: Special charges	2.3		2.3
Operating income excluding special charges	$	159.6	$	405.9

Business segments

	Consumer		Industrial		Total
			(in millions)
Three months ended August 31, 2014
Net sales	$	621.9	$	420.9	$	1,042.8
Operating income excluding special charges	122.1		37.5		159.6
Income from unconsolidated operations	8.1		0.7		8.8
Three months ended August 31, 2013
Net sales	$	612.4	$	404.0	$	1,016.4
Operating income	118.7		29.7		148.4
Income from unconsolidated operations	4.0		1.0		5.0
	Consumer		Industrial		Total
			(in millions)
Nine months ended August 31, 2014
Net sales	$	1,852.2	$	1,217.4	$	3,069.6
Operating income excluding special charges	302.3		103.6		405.9
Income from unconsolidated operations	19.0		1.1		20.1
Nine months ended August 31, 2013
Net sales	$	1,773.2	$	1,180.2	$	2,953.4
Operating income	294.0		82.4		376.4
Income from unconsolidated operations	13.8		2.5		16.3