Business Combination, Acquisition Expenses Included in Cost of Good Sold

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Business Combination, Acquisition Expenses Included in Other Debt Cost

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of acquisition related costs which have been expensed.

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The expenses and losses recorded for each transaction with the acquiree that was recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Acquisitions (Fair Value of Acquisition and Costs Incurred) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	May 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Nov. 30, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017	Nov. 30, 2018	Nov. 30, 2019
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 4,527.9				$ 4,527.9		$ 4,527.9	$ 4,505.2
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Abstract]
Total	$ 0.4	$ 5.6	$ 7.8	$ 8.7
Reckitt Benckiser's Food Division [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Abstract]
Transaction expenses included in cost of goods sold						$ 20.9
Transaction expenses included in other debt costs						15.4
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Expenses and Losses Recognized					0.3	23.2	59.8
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs					22.2	17.6	39.8
Total					$ 22.5	$ 77.1	$ 99.6