Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	May. 31, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	MCCORMICK & CO INC
Trading Symbol	mkc
Entity Central Index Key	0000063754
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Public Float			$ 10,017,806,580
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Common Stock [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,741,812
Entity Public Float			917,083,126
Common Stock Non-Voting [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		115,366,241
Entity Public Float			$ 9,100,723,454