CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2020	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2020
Net sales	$ 1,556.7	$ 1,401.1	$ 3,038.2	$ 2,613.1
Cost of goods sold	942.1	821.6	1,846.1	1,563.7
Gross profit	614.6	579.5	1,192.1	1,049.4
Selling, general and administrative expense	356.6	319.2	677.9	593.9
Transaction and integration expenses	6.9	0.0	25.7	0.0
Special charges	13.7	2.9	14.8	3.9
Operating income	237.4	257.4	473.7	451.6
Interest expense	35.6	34.4	69.4	69.7
Other income, net	3.9	3.1	8.5	8.6
Income from consolidated operations before income taxes	205.7	226.1	412.8	390.5
Income tax expense	45.4	40.4	104.0	70.5
Net income from consolidated operations	160.3	185.7	308.8	320.0
Income from unconsolidated operations (including, for 2021, after-tax gain of $13.4 on sale of unconsolidated operation)	23.4	10.2	36.7	20.6
Net income	$ 183.7	$ 195.9	$ 345.5	$ 340.6
Earnings per share - basic (usd per share)	$ 0.69	$ 0.74	$ 1.29	$ 1.28
Earnings per share - diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.73	$ 1.28	$ 1.27
Average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	267.3	266.2	267.2	266.1
Average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	270.0	268.5	270.0	268.7
Eastern
Supplemental Income Statement Elements [Abstract]
Gain on Sale of Investments	$ 13.4		$ 13.4
Common Stock
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.31	$ 0.68	$ 0.62
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.34	$ 0.31	$ 0.34	$ 0.31