Special Charges Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016	May 31, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	May 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013
Special Charges [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Joint Venture										$ 5.1
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture										0.9
Special charges	$ 6.2	$ 4.3	$ 3.9	$ 1.6	$ 3.0	$ 15.1	$ 19.0	$ 28.4		15.7	$ 61.5	$ 5.2
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit										2.6
Special charges reversal into income											(2.3)
Brand name impairment included in special charges										0.0	9.6	0.0
Cost of Goods, Total [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										0.3	4.0
Total plan expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										0.7
2013 Special Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges													$ 25.0
Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												1.1
Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												1.0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										15.7	61.5	5.2
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										16.0	65.5	5.2
Industrial [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												1.5
Industrial [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										6.8	12.7
Industrial [Member] | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										6.8	12.7	1.5
Consumer [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												3.7
Consumer [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										8.9	48.8
Consumer [Member] | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										9.2	52.8	3.7
North America [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	1.1				2.3				$ 2.3	1.1	2.3
Special charges										1.7	29.2
Special charges cash paid										2.9	26.9
Expected cost savings special charges											15.0
North America [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges								$ 23.9	3.0
North America [Member] | Effectiveness Initiative [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges									5.3
North America [Member] | Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	1.1				2.3				2.3	1.1	2.3
Special charges										1.7	26.9
Special charges cash paid										2.9	24.6
North America [Member] | Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	0.0				0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0
Special charges										0.0	2.3
Special charges cash paid										0.0	(2.3)
North America [Member] | Annual Cost Savings [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Expected cost savings special charges										27.0
North America [Member] | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										1.7	29.2
EMEA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	11.0				16.8				16.8	11.0	16.8
Special charges										5.7	24.4	2.1
Special charges cash paid										11.4	5.8
Special charges impairment											1.1
Special charges foreign exchange impact										(0.1)	(0.7)
EMEA | Total plan expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										1.6
EMEA | Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	10.5				16.2				16.2	10.5	16.2
Special charges										1.2	21.5
Special charges cash paid										6.8	4.5
Special charges foreign exchange impact										(0.1)	(0.8)
EMEA | Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	0.5				0.6				0.6	0.5	0.6
Special charges										4.5	2.9
Special charges cash paid										4.6	1.3
Special charges impairment											(1.1)
Special charges foreign exchange impact										0.0	0.1
EMEA | Annual Cost Savings [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Expected cost savings special charges										8.0
EMEA | 2017 Annual Cost Savings [Member] [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Expected cost savings special charges										13.0
EMEA | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										24.4	24.4
EMEA | Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										2.8
INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										1.9	14.2
Special charges impairment						$ (9.6)
INDIA | Cost of Goods, Total [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											4.0
INDIA | Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											0.6
INDIA | Cash Expenditures [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										0.2	0.4
INDIA | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										1.9	14.2
Asia Pacific [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										1.8
Asia Pacific [Member] | Total plan expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										2.2
UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												3.1
UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA | Annual Cost Savings [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										4.0
EMEA 2013 [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												2.1
Special charges cash paid										1.8	4.1
Special charges foreign exchange impact										0.1	(1.7)
Special charges reversal into income											(1.9)
EMEA 2013 [Member] | Total plan expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	0.6				2.3				2.3	0.6	2.3	10.0
EMEA 2013 [Member] | Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	0.6				2.3				2.3	0.6	2.3	9.3
Special charges cash paid										1.8	3.5
Special charges foreign exchange impact										(0.1)	1.6
EMEA 2013 [Member] | Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	0.0				0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	$ 0.7
Special charges cash paid										0.0	0.6
Special charges foreign exchange impact										0.0	0.1
Brand Names [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	312.2				$ 281.2				$ 281.2	312.2	$ 281.2
Brand Names [Member] | INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 8.1									$ 8.1