Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of operating income excluding special charges (which we use to measure segment profitability) to operating income is as follows:

(millions)	Three months ended May 31, 2015		Six months ended May 31, 2015
Operating income	$	103.8	$	197.5
Add: Special charges	19.0		47.4
Operating income excluding special charges	$	122.8	$	244.9

Business segments

	Consumer		Industrial			Total
			(in millions)
Three months ended May 31, 2015
Net sales	$	599.8	$	424.3		$	1,024.1
Operating income excluding special charges	80.8		42.0			122.8
Income (loss) from unconsolidated operations	7.6		(0.2		)	7.4
Three months ended May 31, 2014
Net sales	$	615.0	$	418.4		$	1,033.4
Operating income	85.8		35.9			121.7
Income from unconsolidated operations	6.0		0.2			6.2
	Consumer		Industrial			Total
			(in millions)
Six months ended May 31, 2015
Net sales	$	1,220.1	$	814.4		$	2,034.5
Operating income excluding special charges	172.3		72.6			244.9
Income from unconsolidated operations	17.7		(0.4		)	17.3
Six months ended May 31, 2014
Net sales	$	1,230.3	$	796.5		$	2,026.8
Operating income	180.2		66.1			246.3
Income from unconsolidated operations	10.9		0.4			11.3