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Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2023
Nov. 30, 2022
Nov. 30, 2021
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, before tax $ 102.6    
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax 81.0 $ 78.5  
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 0.0 0.0 $ 0.0
Non-current pension asset 127.1 123.5  
Dividends paid $ 418.5 $ 396.7 363.3
Assumed annual increase in cost of health care benefits 8.50% 7.50%  
Ultimate health care cost trend rate 4.50% 4.50%  
Long-term Debt, Fair Value $ 3,841.0 $ 3,600.9  
Dividends 426.6 402.3 371.5
Payments of Ordinary Dividends 0.9 0.8  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Fair Value $ 159.0 176.1  
Defined Contribution Retirement Plans [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Percentage of participant contribution considered for first condition of plan 100.00%    
Percentage of participant salary under first condition of plan 3.00%    
Percentage of participant contribution considered for second condition of plan 66.70%    
Percentage of participant salary under second condition of plan 3.00%    
Defined Contribution Plan, Employers Matching Contribution, Annual Vesting Percentage 3.00%    
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost $ 29.7 30.5 29.8
Dividends paid 3.8 3.9  
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Benefit obligation 72.7 80.1  
Non-current pension asset 70.2 74.1  
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Benefit obligation $ 47.1 $ 52.9 65.9
Age after which employees retire 55 years    
Minimum number of years in service 5 years    
Assumed discount rate 5.40% 5.00%  
Employer contributions $ 4.1 $ 4.0  
U.S. Equity Securities [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of McCormick stock held in plan assets $ 35.5 $ 46.2  
Number of shares of McCormick stock held in plan assets 0.6 0.6  
Percentage of pension plan assets in equity securities 5.40% 7.00%  
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member] | Defined Contribution Retirement Plans [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of McCormick stock held in plan assets $ 147.0    
Number of shares of McCormick stock held in plan assets 2.3    
United States      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax $ 70.4 $ 73.2  
Benefit obligation 645.3 687.5 921.5
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 630.7 657.7 754.0
Accrued liability related to the plan 76.4 85.2  
Non-current pension asset 61.7 55.4  
Funded status (14.6) (29.8)  
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 641.8 $ 683.2  
Percentage of pension plan assets in equity securities 100.00% 100.00%  
Employer contributions $ 8.3 $ 10.4  
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return (Loss) on Plan Assets 42.3 42.8 41.1
United States | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 399.7 189.2  
United States | U.S. Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 73.0 115.1  
Foreign Plan [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax 28.6 20.7  
Benefit obligation 214.0 220.1 354.7
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 267.0 275.1 398.4
Accrued liability related to the plan 12.4 13.1  
Non-current pension asset 65.3 68.1  
Funded status 53.0 55.0  
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 211.8 $ 217.9  
Percentage of pension plan assets in equity securities 100.00% 100.00%  
Employer contributions $ 0.9 $ 1.0  
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return (Loss) on Plan Assets 15.1 12.3 $ 14.0
Foreign Plan [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ 256.4 $ 273.9