Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business segments

	Consumer		Flavor Solutions		Total
			(in millions)
Three months ended August 31, 2019
Net sales	$	794.2	$	535.0	$	1,329.2
Operating income excluding special charges	176.5		84.7		261.2
Income from unconsolidated operations	7.3		2.3		9.6
Three months ended August 31, 2018
Net sales	$	772.4	$	545.8	$	1,318.2
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	152.0		86.8		238.8
Income from unconsolidated operations	7.7		0.7		8.4
Nine months ended August 31, 2019
Net sales	$	2,303.2	$	1,559.4	$	3,862.6
Operating income excluding special charges	449.6		225.8		675.4
Income from unconsolidated operations	22.7		6.5		29.2
Nine months ended August 31, 2018
Net sales	$	2,285.8	$	1,549.1	$	3,834.9
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	411.6		224.0		635.6
Income from unconsolidated operations	20.8		3.1		23.9

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

A reconciliation of operating income excluding special charges and, for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2018, transaction and integration expenses, to operating income is as follows (in millions):

	Consumer		Flavor Solutions		Total
Three months ended August 31, 2019
Operating income excluding special charges	$	176.5	$	84.7	$	261.2
Less: Special charges	4.6		3.1		7.7
Operating income	$	171.9	$	81.6	$	253.5
Three months ended August 31, 2018
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	$	152.0	$	86.8	$	238.8
Less: Special charges	2.2		1.1		3.3
Less: Transaction and integration expenses	3.8		1.8		5.6
Operating income	$	146.0	$	83.9	$	229.9
Nine months ended August 31, 2019
Operating income excluding special charges	$	449.6	$	225.8	$	675.4
Less: Special charges	11.0		5.9		16.9
Operating income	$	438.6	$	219.9	$	658.5
Nine months ended August 31, 2018
Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses	$	411.6	$	224.0	$	635.6
Less: Special charges	8.6		5.3		13.9
Less: Transaction and integration expenses	14.8		7.3		22.1
Operating income	$	388.2	$	211.4	$	599.6

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas

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

	Americas		EMEA		Asia/Pacific		Total
Three months ended August 31, 2019	$	931.3	$	234.5	$	163.4	$	1,329.2
Three months ended August 31, 2018	918.5		244.2		155.5		1,318.2
Nine months ended August 31, 2019	2,634.4		726.7		501.5		3,862.6
Nine months ended August 31, 2018	2,573.4		755.8		505.7		3,834.9