Debt - Long-Term and Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	$ 34,808	$ 33,970
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts	(737)	(744)
Total Debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts	34,071	33,226
Less: short-term borrowings	(2,675)	(2,790)
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(2,877)	(1,927)
Long-Term Debt	28,518	28,509
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available for borrowing	$ 300
Eurodollar \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor on variable rate	0.00%
Eurodollar \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor on variable rate	0.75%
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	0.03%
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	0.28%
Secured
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 9,704	9,939
Secured \| Notes Payable Due February 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	10.50%
Long-term debt	$ 775	775
Secured \| Euro-denominated Notes Payable Due February 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	10.10%
Long-term debt	$ 425	481
Secured \| Notes Payable Due June 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	7.90%
Long-term debt	$ 192	192
Secured \| Notes Payable Due August 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	9.90%
Long-term debt	$ 900	900
Secured \| Notes Payable Due August 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	4.00%
Long-term debt	$ 2,406	2,406
Secured \| Euro-denominated Fixed Rate Bank Loan Due Nov 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 67	98
Secured \| Euro-denominated Fixed Rate Bank Loan Due Nov 2022 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	5.50%
Secured \| Euro-denominated Fixed Rate Bank Loan Due Nov 2022 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	6.20%
Secured \| Euro-denominated Floating Rate Bank Loan Due June 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 829	951
Secured \| Euro-denominated Floating Rate Bank Loan Due June 2025 \| Eurodollar \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	2.70%
Secured \| Euro-denominated Floating Rate Bank Loan Due June 2025 \| Eurodollar \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	3.80%
Secured \| Floating Rate Bank Loan Due October 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 4,111	4,137
Secured \| Floating Rate Bank Loan Due October 2028 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	3.00%
Secured \| Floating Rate Bank Loan Due October 2028 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	3.30%
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 25,104	24,031
Unsecured Debt \| Revolver Facility Expires August 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	2,675	2,790
Less: short-term borrowings	$ (2,700)
Unsecured Debt \| Revolver Facility Expires August 2024 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	0.70%
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Notes Payable Due November 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	1.90%
Short-term debt	$ 550	622
Unsecured Debt \| Convertible Notes Payable Due April 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	5.80%
Short-term debt	$ 183	522
Unsecured Debt \| Notes Payable Due October 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	7.20%
Long-term debt	$ 125	125
Unsecured Debt \| Convertible Notes Payable Due October 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	5.80%
Long-term debt	$ 339	0
Unsecured Debt \| Notes Payable Due March 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	7.60%
Long-term debt	$ 1,450	1,450
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Notes Payable Due March 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	7.60%
Long-term debt	$ 500	566
Unsecured Debt \| Notes Payable Due March 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	5.80%
Long-term debt	$ 3,500	3,500
Unsecured Debt \| Notes Payable Due January 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	6.70%
Long-term debt	$ 200	200
Unsecured Debt \| Notes Payable Due May 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	6.00%
Long-term debt	$ 2,000	2,000
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Notes Payable Due October 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	1.00%
Long-term debt	$ 600	679
Unsecured Debt \| Notes Payable Due June 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	10.50%
Long-term debt	$ 1,000	0
Unsecured Debt \| Floating Rate Bank Loan Due September 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 590	590
Unsecured Debt \| Floating Rate Bank Loan Due September 2024 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	3.80%
Unsecured Debt \| Floating Rate Bank Loan Due September 2024 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	4.50%
Unsecured Debt \| Sterling-denominated Floating Rate Bank Loan Due February 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 410	467
Unsecured Debt \| Sterling-denominated Floating Rate Bank Loan Due February 2025 \| Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	0.90%
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Floating Rate Bank Loan Due May 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 800	1,375
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Floating Rate Bank Loan Due May 2026 \| Eurodollar \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	1.80%
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Floating Rate Bank Loan Due May 2026 \| Eurodollar \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	4.80%
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Floating Rate Due December 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,312	1,363
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Floating Rate Due December 2031 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	0.50%
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Floating Rate Due December 2031 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	1.50%
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Fixed Rate Due December 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 3,240	3,488
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Fixed Rate Due December 2032 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	2.40%
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Fixed Rate Due December 2032 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	3.40%
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Euro-denominated Floating Rate Due December 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 3,102	2,742
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Euro-denominated Floating Rate Due December 2033 \| Eurodollar \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	0.20%
Unsecured Debt \| Line of Credit, Euro-denominated Floating Rate Due December 2033 \| Eurodollar \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable rate (percentage)	1.60%
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Fixed Rate Bank Loan Due January 2034
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 2,529	$ 1,551
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Fixed Rate Bank Loan Due January 2034 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	1.10%
Unsecured Debt \| Euro-denominated Fixed Rate Bank Loan Due January 2034 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (percent)	1.60%

Debt Instrument, Floor on Variable Rate

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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