Financial Instruments (Cash Flow Hedges) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	$ 4.4	$ 5.0	$ 4.2
Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI	3.4	6.9	(1.3)
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	0.0	(1.2)	0.0
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Interest Rate Contracts [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI	(0.3)	(0.2)	(0.2)
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI	4.4	6.2	4.2
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Cost Of Goods Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI	3.7	7.1	$ (1.1)
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	5.4	0.7
Other Current Assets [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	$ 4.9	$ 3.4

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The effective portion of net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
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The effective portion of gains and losses (net) on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments that was recognized in other comprehensive income during the current period.

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