Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 0.1	$ 7.7	$ 4.0	$ 16.9
Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.0	4.6	3.1	11.0
Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.1	3.1	0.9	5.9
Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.0	1.1	2.2	5.1
Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.1	6.6	1.8	11.8
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		6.0	1.1	12.2
Severance Costs		0.3	0.3	2.0
Other Restructuring Costs		0.2	0.3	1.3
Business Exit Costs		5.5	0.5	8.9
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	0.1	7.7	4.0	16.9
total special charges [Member] | Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.0	4.6	3.1	11.0
total special charges [Member] | Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 0.1	3.1	0.9	5.9
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			$ 2.9
Severance Costs		$ 1.3		1.9
Americas [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Severance Costs				$ 2.3