Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

May 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business segments

	Consumer		Flavor Solutions		Total
			(in millions)
Three months ended May 31, 2021
Net sales	$	945.2	$	611.5	$	1,556.7
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	176.8		81.2		258.0
Income from unconsolidated operations	22.2		1.2		23.4
Three months ended May 31, 2020
Net sales	$	962.6	$	438.5	$	1,401.1
Operating income excluding special charges	231.6		28.7		260.3
Income from unconsolidated operations	8.4		1.8		10.2
Six months ended May 31, 2021
Net sales	$	1,892.0	$	1,146.2	$	3,038.2
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	366.7		153.8		520.5
Income from unconsolidated operations	33.0		3.7		36.7
Six months ended May 31, 2020
Net sales	$	1,662.1	$	951.0	$	2,613.1
Operating income excluding special charges	351.2		104.3		455.5
Income from unconsolidated operations	16.2		4.4		20.6

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

A reconciliation of operating income excluding special charges and, for 2021, transaction and integration expenses, to operating income is as follows (in millions):

	Consumer		Flavor Solutions		Total
Three months ended May 31, 2021
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	$	176.8	$	81.2	$	258.0
Less: Special charges	8.8		4.9		13.7
Less: Other transaction and integration expenses	3.1		3.8		6.9
Operating income	$	164.9	$	72.5	$	237.4
Three months ended May 31, 2020
Operating income excluding special charges	$	231.6	$	28.7	$	260.3
Less: Special charges	2.5		0.4		2.9
Operating income	$	229.1	$	28.3	$	257.4
Six months ended May 31, 2021
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	$	366.7	$	153.8	$	520.5
Less: Special charges	9.6		5.2		14.8
Less: Transaction-related expenses included in cost of goods sold	4.0		2.3		6.3
Less: Other transaction and integration expenses	7.3		18.4		25.7
Operating income	$	345.8	$	127.9	$	473.7
Six months ended May 31, 2020
Operating income excluding special charges	$	351.2	$	104.3	$	455.5
Less: Special charges	3.1		0.8		3.9
Operating income	$	348.1	$	103.5	$	451.6

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas

The following table sets forth our net sales, by geographic area, for the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):

	Americas		EMEA		Asia/Pacific		Total
Three months ended May 31, 2021	$	1,081.4	$	304.9	$	170.4	$	1,556.7
Three months ended May 31, 2020	1,025.4		243.7		132.0		1,401.1
Six months ended May 31, 2021	2,046.2		607.3		384.7		3,038.2
Six months ended May 31, 2020	1,845.0		494.0		274.1		2,613.1