Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	$ 4.3	$ 11.7			$ 9.8	$ 59.1
Special charges reversal into income						1.9
Asia Pacific [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	1.8				1.8
INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	0.8	13.0			1.5	13.0
Special charges impairment		9.6
EMEA_North America [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges		2.1
North America [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges			$ 24.5	$ 3.2	1.7	27.7
Expected cost savings special charges					15.0
Special charges liability	1.2	3.4		1.2	1.2	3.4	$ 2.3	$ 0.0
Special charges cash paid					2.8	24.3
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	1.7	0.8			4.8	23.7	24.4
Special charges impairment						(1.1)
Special charges foreign exchange impact					(0.4)	(0.2)
Special charges liability	13.2	18.5		13.2	13.2	18.5	16.8	0.0
Special charges cash paid					8.8	4.3
EMEA 2013 [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges								27.1
Special charges foreign exchange impact					0.1	(1.6)
Special charges cash paid					1.4	3.6
Cost of Goods, Total [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	0.0	3.4			0.0	3.4
Total plan expenses [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges					2.2
Total plan expenses [Member] | INDIA | Minimum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges					0.5
Total plan expenses [Member] | INDIA | Maximum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges					2.0
Total plan expenses [Member] | EMEA [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges					1.0
Total plan expenses [Member] | EMEA 2013 [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges liability	1.0	2.9		1.0	1.0	2.9	2.3	10.0
Employee Severance Charges [Member] | North America [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges		1.3			1.6	25.6
Special charges liability	1.2	2.8		1.2	1.2	2.8	2.3	0.0
Special charges cash paid					2.7	22.8
Employee Severance Charges [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges					1.2	21.5
Special charges foreign exchange impact					0.4	0.0
Special charges liability	11.7	17.9		11.7	11.7	17.9	16.2	0.0
Special charges cash paid					6.1	3.6
Employee Severance Charges [Member] | EMEA 2013 [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges foreign exchange impact					(0.1)	1.5
Special charges liability	1.0	2.9		1.0	1.0	2.9	2.3	9.3
Special charges cash paid					1.4	3.0
Other exit costs [Member] | North America [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges					(0.1)	2.1
Special charges liability	0.0	0.6		0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0
Special charges cash paid					(0.1)	(1.5)
Other exit costs [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges		0.8			3.6	2.2
Special charges impairment						(1.1)
Special charges foreign exchange impact					0.0	(0.2)
Special charges liability	1.5	0.6		1.5	1.5	0.6	0.6	0.0
Special charges cash paid					2.7	0.7
Other exit costs [Member] | EMEA 2013 [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges foreign exchange impact					0.0	0.1
Special charges liability	0.0	0.0		$ 0.0	0.0	0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.7
Special charges cash paid					0.0	0.6
Annual Cost Savings [Member] | North America [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Expected cost savings special charges					27.0
Annual Cost Savings [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Expected cost savings special charges					22.0
2016 Annual Cost Savings [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Expected cost savings special charges					4.0
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	4.3	15.1			9.8	62.5
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	4.3	11.7			9.8	59.1
Cost of Sales [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges		3.4				3.4
Cost of Sales [Member] | INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges		3.4
Consumer [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	2.4	14.7			7.2	49.6
Consumer [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges		11.3				46.2
Consumer [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges		3.4				3.4
Industrial [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges	1.9	0.4			2.6	12.9
Industrial [Member] | Majority-Owned Subsidiary, Unconsolidated [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 4.5	6.7			$ 12.0	19.4
Industrial [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges		$ 0.4				$ 12.9