Special Charges Special Charges (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended									9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) facility	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 9.2	$ 4.7	$ 4.7	$ 3.6	$ 6.2	$ 4.3	$ 3.9	$ 1.6			$ 22.2	$ 15.7	$ 61.5
Non-cash goodwill impairment charge												2.6
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture												5.1
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture												0.9
Special charges reversal into income													(2.3)
Brand name impairment included in special charges											0.0	0.0	9.6
Cost of Goods, Total [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											0.0	0.3	4.0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											22.2	15.7	61.5
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											22.2	16.0	65.5
Special charges cash paid											(19.0)
Industrial [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges													12.7
Industrial [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												6.8
Industrial [Member] | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											6.9	6.8	12.7
Consumer [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges													48.8
Consumer [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												8.9
Consumer [Member] | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											15.3	9.2	52.8
North America [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Expected cost savings special charges													15.0
North America [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges									$ 23.9	$ 3.0
North America [Member] | Effectiveness Initiative [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges										5.3
North America [Member] | Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges													2.3
North America [Member] | Annual Cost Savings [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Expected cost savings special charges												27.0
North America [Member] | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												1.7	29.2
EMEA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											0.9	5.7	24.4
Special charges impairment											(0.5)		1.1
Special charges cash paid											5.4	11.4	5.8
Special charges liability	7.8				11.0					16.8	7.8	11.0	16.8
Special charges foreign exchange impact											1.3	0.1	0.7
EMEA | Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												1.2	21.5
Special charges cash paid											4.2	6.8	4.5
Special charges liability	7.4				10.5					16.2	7.4	10.5	16.2
Special charges foreign exchange impact											1.1	0.1	0.8
EMEA | Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											0.9	4.5	2.9
Special charges impairment											(0.5)		(1.1)
Special charges cash paid											1.2	4.6	1.3
Special charges liability	0.4				0.5					$ 0.6	0.4	0.5	0.6
Special charges foreign exchange impact											0.2	0.0	0.1
EMEA | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges													24.4
EMEA | Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												2.8
INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												1.9	14.2
Special charges impairment													(9.6)
INDIA | Cost of Goods, Total [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges													4.0
INDIA | Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges													0.6
INDIA | Cash Expenditures [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												0.2	0.4
INDIA | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges												1.9	$ 14.2
Asia Pacific [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											1.7	$ 1.8
Number of facilities subject to exit | facility												2
Asia Pacific [Member] | Total plan expenses [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											1.3
Global [Member] | GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											12.7
CHINA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											2.8
PORTUGAL
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											2.5
Minimum [Member] | GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											55.0
Expected cost savings special charges											30.0
Maximum [Member] | GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges											65.0
Expected cost savings special charges											40.0
Brand Names [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	2,808.5				$ 312.2						2,808.5	$ 312.2
Brand Names [Member] | INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 8.6										$ 8.6