Debt Instrument Maturity Month Year

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- Definition

Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Article 5

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- Definition

The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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- Definition

Description of the interest rate as being fixed or variable, and, if variable, identification of the index or rate on which the interest rate is based and the number of points or percentage added to that index or rate to set the rate, and other pertinent information, such as frequency of rate resets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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- Definition

Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Subparagraph b

-Article 5

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)

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Unsecured Debt - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended								9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	May 31, 2014 Unsecured Floating Rate Euro Denominated Revolving Bank Loan Facility [Domain] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Euro Denominated [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Euro Denominated [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 Euro Denominated [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($)	May 16, 2014 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	May 15, 2014 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2014 Export Credit Facilities Fixed Rate [Domain] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 January 2014 Repayment [Domain] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 May 2014 repayment date [Domain] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 August 2015 redemption period [Domain] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 Commercial Paper [Member] Euro Denominated [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 Bank Loans Euro Floating Rate [Domain] Euro Denominated [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2013 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Sterling Denominated Debt [Member] GBP (£)	Nov. 30, 2013 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Sterling Denominated Debt [Member] GBP (£)	Aug. 31, 2014 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Euro Denominated [Member] EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2013 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Euro Denominated [Member] EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2014 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2013 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Current																	$ 112	$ 34
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End	0.70%
Debt Instrument Maturity Month Year			October 2014	April 2023	September 2014		November 2028								May 2024				May 2026
Long-term debt		275				139		250	150	554	300	109		200		150				2,600	2,500	150	150	500	450	1,700	1,600	181
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms																				LIBOR/EURIBOR plus a margin of 40 basis points (“bps”)
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage																				35.00%
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount													$ 236