Special Charges (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 5,800,000	$ 100,000	$ 20,600,000	$ 4,000,000.0
Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	3,500,000	0	13,100,000	3,100,000
Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	2,300,000	100,000	7,500,000	900,000
Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	2,800,000	0	7,600,000	2,200,000
Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	3,000,000.0	100,000	13,000,000.0	1,800,000
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	700,000		700,000	1,100,000
Special Charges cash paid			41,100,000
GE_Project [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			60,000,000
GE_Project [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			65,000,000
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	5,800,000	100,000	20,600,000	4,000,000
Special Charges Impairment			6,500,000
total special charges [Member] | Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	3,500,000	0	13,100,000	3,100,000
total special charges [Member] | Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	2,300,000	100,000	7,500,000	900,000
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	1,700,000	$ 100,000	3,000,000	$ 2,900,000
Americas [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	1,800,000		7,000,000
Asia Pacific [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 800,000		$ 800,000