Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 29, 2020
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 1.1	$ 1.0
Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.8	0.6
Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.3	0.4
Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.3	0.3
Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.8	0.7
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Severance Costs		0.3
Other Restructuring Costs		0.2
Business Exit Costs		0.5
Special Charges cash paid	39.9
GE_Project [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	60.0
GE_Project [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	65.0
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	1.1	1.0
total special charges [Member] | Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.8	0.6
total special charges [Member] | Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.3	$ 0.4
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.6
Americas [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 0.5