Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

TBS, PBS, and MBS Award Activity

During the year ended November 30, 2014, TBS, PBS and MBS award activity was as follows:

	TBS Awards				PBS Awards				MBS Awards
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at November 30,      2013	3,026,701		$	37.01	510,839		$	35.91	93,457	$	47.03
Granted	1,184,099		$	41.89	228,506		$	36.63	176,763	$	73.14
Vested	(862,232	)	$	45.97	(31,698	)	$	33.29	—	$	—
Forfeited	(138,518	)	$	39.27	(134,860	)	$	42.40	—	$	—
Outstanding at November 30,      2014	3,210,050		$	36.30	572,787		$	34.82	270,220	$	64.11

Summary of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc Stock Option Activity

A combined summary of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc stock option activity during the year ended November 30, 2014 related to stock options previously granted was as follows:

	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise  Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (a)
					(in years)	(in millions)
Outstanding at November 30, 2013	3,922,172		$	48.42
Exercised	(17,889	)	$	39.87
Forfeited or expired	(2,845,027	)	$	46.88
Outstanding and exercisable at November 30, 2014	1,059,256		$	51.36	0.4	$	—

(a) The aggregate intrinsic value represents the amount by which the fair value of underlying stock exceeds the option exercise price at November 30, 2014.