CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020
Net sales	$ 1,549.4	$ 1,430.3	$ 4,587.6	$ 4,043.4
Cost of goods sold	949.8	840.0	2,795.9	2,403.7
Gross profit	599.6	590.3	1,791.7	1,639.7
Selling, general and administrative expense	327.3	317.2	1,005.2	911.1
Transaction and integration expenses	1.3	0.0	27.0	0.0
Special charges	5.8	0.1	20.6	4.0
Operating income	265.2	273.0	738.9	724.6
Interest expense	33.9	33.5	103.3	103.2
Other income, net	3.5	3.9	12.0	12.5
Income from consolidated operations before income taxes	234.8	243.4	647.6	633.9
Income tax expense	31.5	46.9	135.5	117.4
Net income from consolidated operations	203.3	196.5	512.1	516.5
Income from unconsolidated operations (including, for the nine months ended August 31, 2021, after-tax gain on sale of unconsolidated operation of $13.4)	9.1	9.6	45.8	30.2
Net income	$ 212.4	$ 206.1	$ 557.9	$ 546.7
Earnings per share - basic (usd per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.77	$ 2.09	$ 2.05
Earnings per share - diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.76	$ 2.07	$ 2.03
Average shares outstanding - basic (shares)	267.4	266.7	267.2	266.3
Average shares outstanding - diluted (shares)	270.0	269.6	270.0	269.0
Eastern
Supplemental Income Statement Elements [Abstract]
Gain on Sale of Investments			$ 13.4
Common Stock
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.31	$ 1.02	$ 0.93
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.34	$ 0.31	$ 0.68	$ 0.62