CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,237.1	$ 1,043.7
Cost of goods sold	717.1	630.7
Gross profit	520.0	413.0
Selling, general and administrative expense	325.4	275.2
Transaction and integration expenses (related to RB Foods acquisition)	8.7	0.0
Special charges	2.2	3.6
Operating income	183.7	134.2
Interest expense	41.8	14.5
Other income, net	1.5	0.1
Income from consolidated operations before income taxes	143.4	119.8
Income tax (benefit) expense	(271.1)	33.3
Net income from consolidated operations	414.5	86.5
Income from unconsolidated operations	8.1	7.0
Net income	$ 422.6	$ 93.5
Earnings per share - basic (usd per share)	$ 3.22	$ 0.75
Average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	131.2	125.1
Earnings per share - diluted (usd per share)	$ 3.18	$ 0.74
Average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	132.9	126.9
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.47