Special Charges (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2020	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2020
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 13,700,000	$ 2,900,000	$ 14,800,000	$ 3,900,000
Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	8,800,000	2,500,000	9,600,000	3,100,000
Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	4,900,000	400,000	5,200,000	800,000
Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	4,500,000	1,900,000	4,800,000	2,200,000
Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	9,200,000	1,000,000.0	10,000,000.0	1,700,000
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges				1,100,000
Severance Costs		1,900,000		300,000
Other Restructuring Costs		300,000		300,000
Business Exit Costs		600,000		500,000
Special Charges cash paid			40,400,000
GE_Project [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			60,000,000
GE_Project [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			65,000,000
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	13,700,000	2,900,000	14,800,000	3,900,000
Special Charges Impairment	6,500,000		6,500,000
total special charges [Member] | Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	8,800,000	2,500,000	9,600,000	3,100,000
total special charges [Member] | Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	4,900,000	400,000	5,200,000	800,000
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		$ 2,800,000	1,300,000	$ 2,800,000
Americas [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 4,700,000		$ 5,200,000