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Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 28, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		$ 51.6	$ 46.4	$ 6.9
Asset Impairment Charges		10.0	17.2	0.0
Total Special Charges
Special Charges [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Intangible Assets		13.6	0.0	0.0
Expenses of Sale		1.4
Property, Plant and Equipment
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges impairment			(6.0)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges impairment			(7.4)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges impairment			(3.8)
Other Accrued Liabilities
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges, Reserve		26.7
Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		33.8	10.5	4.1
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		65.2	46.4	6.9
Americas [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		8.0	10.3
Asia Pacific [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			0.8
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			0.8
Cost of Sales
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		0.0	4.7	0.0
Special charges cash
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		7.4	18.7	2.8
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		23.3
Severance and Related Benefits Special Charges		3.3
Other Restructuring Costs		2.1
Asset Impairment Charges		10.0
Investment Company, Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency		7.9
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		7.1
EMEA [Member] \| Manufacturing Facility
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		21.5
Severance and Related Benefits Special Charges		12.6
Other Restructuring Costs		2.7
Special Charges Forecasted Cost		40.0
Restructuring and Related Cost, Accelerated Depreciation		6.2
INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		(2.2)
Asset Impairment Charges		3.8
Special Charges Non-Cash
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		24.0	17.2	0.0
U.S. Voluntary Retirement Program
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		5.6
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		51.6	51.1	6.9
Special charges cash paid				(4.8)
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Business Exit Costs				1.0
Severance and Related Benefits Special Charges				3.8
Other Restructuring Costs				0.5
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			4.8
EMEA [Member] \| Manufacturing Facility
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			6.2
INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			19.5
Consumer [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		23.9	31.5	5.5
Consumer [Member] \| total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		23.9	36.3	5.5
Flavor Solutions [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		27.7	14.9	1.4
Flavor Solutions [Member] \| total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		27.7	14.8	1.4
EMEA [Member] \| GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges				5.3
Global [Member] \| GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges				$ 1.6
United States \| Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		5.6
United States \| U.S. Voluntary Retirement Program \| Subsequent Event \| Forecast
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 24.0
INDIA \| Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			3.6
INDIA \| Cost of Sales
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			4.7
Brand Names [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		3,043.4	$ 3,067.4
Brand Names [Member] \| INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 7.4