Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017 shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	MCCORMICK & CO INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000063754
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Feb. 28, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	11,451,748
Nonvoting Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	113,226,723