CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,345.3	$ 1,185.2	$ 3,909.7	$ 3,343.2
Cost of goods sold	750.4	700.8	2,219.6	2,001.2
Gross profit	594.9	484.4	1,690.1	1,342.0
Selling, general and administrative expense	353.0	286.5	1,045.7	869.0
Transaction and integration expenses (related to RB Foods acquisition)	5.6	24.5	22.1	24.5
Special charges	3.3	4.7	13.9	13.0
Operating income	233.0	168.7	608.4	435.5
Interest expense	44.7	21.5	130.7	50.9
Other debt costs	0.0	15.4	0.0	15.4
Other income, net	1.7	1.2	4.7	2.5
Income from consolidated operations before income taxes	190.0	133.0	482.4	371.7
Income tax expense (benefit)	24.9	33.0	(213.1)	93.6
Net income from consolidated operations	165.1	100.0	695.5	278.1
Income from unconsolidated operations	8.4	8.2	23.9	23.6
Net income	$ 173.5	$ 108.2	$ 719.4	$ 301.7
Earnings per share - basic (usd per share)	$ 1.32	$ 0.86	$ 5.47	$ 2.40
Average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	131.6	126.3	131.4	125.5
Earnings per share - diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.30	$ 0.85	$ 5.41	$ 2.37
Average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	133.2	127.8	133.0	127.2
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.47	$ 1.56	$ 1.41
Cash dividends declared per share (usd per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.47	$ 1.04	$ 0.94