Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

May 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business segments

	Consumer		Flavor Solutions		Total
			(in millions)
Three months ended May 31, 2019
Net sales	$	764.1	$	537.8	$	1,301.9
Operating income excluding special charges	137.8		77.4		215.2
Income from unconsolidated operations	7.5		2.0		9.5
Three months ended May 31, 2018
Net sales	$	768.8	$	532.5	$	1,301.3
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	129.1		75.7		204.8
Income from unconsolidated operations	6.0		1.4		7.4
Six months ended May 31, 2019
Net sales	$	1,509.0	$	1,024.4	$	2,533.4
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	273.1		141.1		414.2
Income from unconsolidated operations	15.4		4.2		19.6
Six months ended May 31, 2018
Net sales	$	1,513.4	$	1,003.3	$	2,516.7
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	259.6		137.2		396.8
Income from unconsolidated operations	13.1		2.4		15.5

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

A reconciliation of operating income excluding special charges and, for the three months ended February 28, 2018, transaction and integration expenses, to operating income is as follows (in millions):

	Consumer		Flavor Solutions		Total
Three months ended May 31, 2019
Operating income excluding special charges	$	137.8	$	77.4	$	215.2
Less: Special charges	4.9		2.2		7.1
Operating income	$	132.9	$	75.2	$	208.1
Three months ended May 31, 2018
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	$	129.1	$	75.7	$	204.8
Less: Special charges	5.4		3.0		8.4
Less: Transaction and integration expenses	5.2		2.6		7.8
Operating income	$	118.5	$	70.1	$	188.6
Six months ended May 31, 2019
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	$	273.1	$	141.1	$	414.2
Less: Special charges	6.4		2.8		9.2
Operating income	$	266.7	$	138.3	$	405.0
Six months ended May 31, 2018
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	$	259.6	$	137.2	$	396.8
Less: Special charges	6.4		4.2		10.6
Less: Transaction and integration expenses	11.0		5.5		16.5
Operating income	$	242.2	$	127.5	$	369.7

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas

The following table sets forth our net sales, by geographic area, for the three and six months ended May 31, 2019 and 2018 (in millions):

	Americas		EMEA		Asia/Pacific		Total
Three months ended May 31, 2019	$	896.1	$	249.4	$	156.4	$	1,301.9
Three months ended May 31, 2018	878.5		260.1		162.7		1,301.3
Six months ended May 31, 2019	1,703.1		492.2		338.1		2,533.4
Six months ended May 31, 2018	1,654.9		511.6		350.2		2,516.7