Special Charges (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014 Total plan expenses [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Total plan expenses [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 2013 Special Charges [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Employee Severance Charges [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Employee Severance Charges [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Asset Impairment [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Other exit costs [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Other exit costs [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Cash Expenditures [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Consumer [Member] 2013 Special Charges [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Industrial [Member] 2013 Special Charges [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 EMEA [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 EMEA [Member] Employee Severance Charges [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 EMEA [Member] Other exit costs [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 EMEA [Member] Annual Cost Savings [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 UNITED STATES [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 UNITED STATES [Member] Annual Cost Savings [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability			$ 11.8	$ 18.6		$ 10.3	$ 15.9		$ 1.5	$ 2.7
Special charges utilized			(7.8)			(6.1)			(1.7)
Special Charges	$ 2.3	$ 2.3	$ 27.0		$ 25.0		$ 15.9	$ 6.4		$ 2.7	$ 19.0	$ 22.2	$ 2.8	$ 1.0	$ 0.5	$ 0.5	$ 10.0	$ 1.3	$ 2.3