Business Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Special Charges	$ 1.6	$ 28.4
Net sales	1,030.2	1,010.4
Income from unconsolidated operations	8.4	9.9
Operating income excluding special charges	130.7	122.1
Consumer [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Special Charges	1.3	19.2
Net sales	633.8	620.3
Income from unconsolidated operations	7.6	10.2
Operating income excluding special charges	94.3	91.5
Industrial [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Special Charges	0.3	9.2
Net sales	396.4	390.1
Income from unconsolidated operations	0.8	(0.3)
Operating income excluding special charges	$ 36.4	$ 30.6

This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35755396&loc=d3e33749-111570

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.12)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 9
-Article 5

Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Paragraph 11
-Article 7

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