Selected Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Scheduled Of Quarterly Financial Information

(millions except per share data)	First		Second		Third		Fourth
2014
Net sales	$	993.4	$	1,033.4	$	1,042.8	$	1,173.6
Gross profit	391.5		412.5		420.1		506.1
Operating income	124.6		121.7		157.3		199.4
Net income	82.5		84.5		122.9		148.0
Basic earnings per share	0.63		0.65		0.95		1.15
Diluted earnings per share	0.62		0.64		0.94		1.14
Dividends paid per share—
Common Stock and Common Stock Non-Voting	0.37		0.37		0.37		0.37
Market price—Common Stock
High	70.00		72.00		73.04		73.18
Low	62.80		65.57		66.00		65.90
Market price—Common Stock Non-Voting
High	70.02		72.31		73.09		74.33
Low	63.03		66.12		65.78		65.61
2013
Net sales	$	934.4	$	1,002.6	$	1,016.4	$	1,170.1
Gross profit	361.7		394.4		407.6		502.2
Operating income	112.0		116.0		148.4		174.1
Net income	76.0		78.6		104.4		129.9
Basic earnings per share	0.57		0.60		0.79		0.99
Diluted earnings per share	0.57		0.59		0.78		0.98
Dividends paid per share—
Common Stock and Common Stock Non-Voting	0.34		0.34		0.34		0.34
Market price—Common Stock
High	67.28		74.60		73.41		70.00
Low	61.03		68.08		66.85		63.29
Market price—Common Stock Non-Voting
High	67.32		74.76		73.36		70.20
Low	61.23		68.39		67.09		64.07

Operating income for the third and fourth quarters of 2014 included special charges of $2.3 million and $2.9 million, respectively, related to EMEA reorganization and other streamlining activities. For the third and fourth quarters of 2014, the after tax impact of these charges was $1.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively, and the basic and diluted earnings per share impact was $0.01 for the third quarter and $0.02 for the fourth quarter.

Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2013 included $25.0 million for special charges related to EMEA reorganization activities and $15.3 million of loss on voluntary pension settlements. The after tax impact of these two items is $29.2 million and the basic and diluted earnings per share impact is $0.22.

Earnings per share are computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of the quarters may not be equal to the full year earnings per share.