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Unsecured Debt	3 Months Ended
Unsecured Debt	Feb. 28, 2014
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Debt	Unsecured Debt At February 28, 2014, substantially all of our short-term borrowings consisted of euro-denominated commercial paper with an aggregate weighted average interest rate of 0.4%. In December 2013, we entered into a five-year $150 million floating rate bank loan due five years after the draw date. We plan to draw under this loan by September 2014 and use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. In January 2014, we repaid $200 million of a floating rate bank loan prior to its October 2014 maturity date. In March 2014, we repaid $139 million of a floating rate euro-denominated bank loan prior to its September 2014 maturity date.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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