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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Long-Term Debt Carrying Values Including Unamortized Discounts and Premiums (Detail) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	$ 5,483,355,000	$ 5,640,722,000
5.5% Senior Notes, due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	5.50%
Effective interest rate	2.52%
5.125% Senior Notes, due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	5.125%
Effective interest rate	3.46%
8.5% Senior Notes, due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	8.50%
Effective interest rate	4.00%
2.375% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)			$ 2,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument interest rate	2.375%
Effective interest rate	2.42%
6.875% Senior Note, due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	6.875%
Effective interest rate	4.40%
2.25% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.25%
Effective interest rate	4.08%
5.125% Senior Notes, due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	5.125%
Effective interest rate	4.55%
6.45% Senior Debentures, due 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	6.45%
Effective interest rate	5.46%
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.875%
Effective interest rate	3.50%
6.25% Senior Debentures, due 2036 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	6.25%
Effective interest rate	6.03%
6.50% Senior Notes, due 2043 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	6.50%
Effective interest rate	6.09%
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Structured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	$ 255,200,000	0
Debt fair value	248,900,000
Debt maturities in 2018	6,300,000
Debt maturities in 2019	10,700,000
Debt maturities in 2024 or thereafter	238,200,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 5.5% Senior Notes, due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	0	353,025,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 5.125% Senior Notes, due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	817,813,000	830,298,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 8.5% Senior Notes, due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	778,367,000	806,125,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 2.375% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	528,250,000	526,436,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.875% Senior Note, due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	823,797,000	838,765,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 2.25% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	3,848,000	3,779,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 5.125% Senior Notes, due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	618,355,000	620,890,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.45% Senior Debentures, due 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	377,806,000	379,711,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	346,187,000	347,307,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.25% Senior Debentures, due 2036 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	512,396,000	512,730,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.50% Senior Notes, due 2043 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes $248,856 and $0 at fair value at November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	$ 421,333,000	$ 421,656,000