Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020	May 31, 2019	May 31, 2020	May 31, 2019
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 2.9	$ 7.1	$ 3.9	$ 9.2
Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	2.5	4.9	3.1	6.4
Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.4	2.2	0.8	2.8
Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	1.9	3.4	2.2	4.0
Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	1.0	3.7	1.7	5.2
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		4.1	1.1	6.2
Severance Costs		1.1	0.3	1.7
Other Restructuring Costs		0.5	0.3	1.0
Business Exit Costs		2.5	0.5	3.5
Special Charges cash paid			38.3
GE_Project [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			60.0
GE_Project [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			65.0
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	2.9	7.1	3.9	9.2
total special charges [Member] | Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	2.5	4.9	3.1	6.4
total special charges [Member] | Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.4	2.2	0.8	2.8
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	2.8		$ 2.8
Severance Costs	1.9	0.6		0.6
Other Restructuring Costs	0.3
Business Exit Costs	$ 0.6
Americas [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Severance Costs		$ 2.3		$ 2.3