Special Charges And Transaction And Integration Expenses (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		69 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2022	May 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2022
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ (3,400,000)		$ (5,800,000)	$ (38,000,000.0)	$ (20,600,000)
Transaction and integration expenses	0		1,300,000	2,200,000	27,000,000.0
Integration expenses	0		1,300,000	2,200,000	13,200,000
Total transaction and integration expenses	0		1,300,000	2,200,000	33,300,000
Estimated future integration costs				2,200,000
Gain on Disposition of Intangible Assets				(13,600,000)	0
Asset Impairment Charges				10,000,000.0	6,500,000
Cost of goods sold
Special Charges [Line Items]
Transaction and integration expenses	0		0	0	6,300,000
Other transaction expenses
Special Charges [Line Items]
Transaction and integration expenses	0		0	0	13,800,000
Total
Special Charges [Line Items]
Gain on Disposition of Intangible Assets	0		0	(13,600,000)	0
Expenses of Sale	1,400,000
Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(1,800,000)		(3,500,000)	(16,100,000)	(13,100,000)
Transaction and integration expenses			200,000	0	7,500,000
Consumer | Cost of goods sold
Special Charges [Line Items]
Transaction and integration expenses					4,000,000.0
Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(1,600,000)		(2,300,000)	(21,900,000)	(7,500,000)
Transaction and integration expenses			1,100,000	2,200,000	19,500,000
Flavor Solutions | Cost of goods sold
Special Charges [Line Items]
Transaction and integration expenses					2,300,000
Employee severance and related benefits
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(1,900,000)		(2,800,000)	(23,600,000)	(7,600,000)
Total
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(3,400,000)		(5,800,000)	(38,000,000.0)	(20,600,000)
Total special charges before gain	3,400,000		5,800,000	51,600,000	20,600,000
Total | Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(1,800,000)		(3,500,000)	(16,100,000)	(13,100,000)
Total | Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(1,600,000)		(2,300,000)	(21,900,000)	(7,500,000)
EMEA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(1,200,000)		(1,700,000)	(5,500,000)	(3,000,000)
EMEA | Manufacturing Facility
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(1,000,000)			(18,400,000)
Special charges forecasted cost				30,000,000
Severance costs				12,500,000
Restructuring and related cost, accelerated depreciation	600,000			3,300,000
Other restructuring costs	400,000			2,600,000
Americas
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(400,000)		(1,800,000)	(5,700,000)	(7,000,000)
GE_Project
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			(700,000)		(700,000)
Special Charges cash paid						$ 40,700,000
GE_Project | Minimum
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges				(60,000,000)
GE_Project | Maximum
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges				(65,000,000)
RUSSIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		$ (22,200,000)		(23,000,000)
Severance costs	800,000	2,500,000
Other restructuring costs		1,800,000
Asset Impairment Charges		10,000,000
Investment Company, Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investment and Foreign Currency		$ 7,900,000
total special charges
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges Impairment					6,500,000
INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges				(2,200,000)
Special charges cash
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(900,000)		(3,000,000.0)	(6,900,000)	(6,500,000)
Special charges non-cash
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ (600,000)		0	$ (21,100,000)	(6,500,000)
APAC
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			$ (800,000)		$ (800,000)