Special Charges And Transaction And Integration Expenses (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ (15,100,000)	$ (13,700,000)	$ (34,600,000)	$ (14,800,000)
Transaction and integration expenses	1,500,000	6,900,000	2,200,000	25,700,000
Integration expenses	1,500,000	6,900,000	2,200,000	11,900,000
Total transaction and integration expenses	1,500,000	6,900,000	2,200,000	32,000,000.0
Estimated future integration costs			3,000,000
Gain on Disposition of Intangible Assets			(13,600,000)	0
Asset Impairment Charges			10,000,000.0	6,500,000
Investment Company, Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investment and Foreign Currency	7,900,000
Cost of goods sold
Special Charges [Line Items]
Transaction and integration expenses	0	0	0	6,300,000
Other transaction expenses
Special Charges [Line Items]
Transaction and integration expenses	0	0	0	13,800,000
Total
Special Charges [Line Items]
Gain on Disposition of Intangible Assets	(13,600,000)		(13,600,000)
Expenses of Sale	1,400,000
Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(10,700,000)	(8,800,000)	(14,300,000)	(9,600,000)
Transaction and integration expenses	0	3,100,000	0	7,300,000
Consumer | Cost of goods sold
Special Charges [Line Items]
Transaction and integration expenses				4,000,000.0
Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(4,400,000)	(4,900,000)	(20,300,000)	(5,200,000)
Transaction and integration expenses	1,500,000	3,800,000	2,200,000	18,400,000
Flavor Solutions | Cost of goods sold
Special Charges [Line Items]
Transaction and integration expenses				2,300,000
Employee severance and related benefits
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(7,500,000)	(4,500,000)	(21,700,000)	(4,800,000)
Total
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(15,100,000)	(13,700,000)	(34,600,000)	(14,800,000)
Total special charges before gain	28,700,000	13,700,000	48,200,000	14,800,000
Total | Consumer
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(10,700,000)	(8,800,000)	(14,300,000)	(9,600,000)
Total | Flavor Solutions
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(4,400,000)	(4,900,000)	(20,300,000)	(5,200,000)
EMEA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(2,800,000)		(4,300,000)	(1,300,000)
EMEA | Manufacturing Facility
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(2,500,000)		(17,400,000)
Special charges forecasted cost			30,000,000
Severance costs			12,500,000
Restructuring and related cost, accelerated depreciation	1,300,000		2,700,000
Other restructuring costs	1,200,000		2,200,000
Americas
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(3,200,000)	(4,700,000)	(5,300,000)	(5,200,000)
GE_Project
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges cash paid			40,700,000
GE_Project | Minimum
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			(60,000,000)
GE_Project | Maximum
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			(65,000,000)
RUSSIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(22,200,000)		(22,200,000)
Severance costs	2,500,000
Other restructuring costs	1,800,000
Asset Impairment Charges	10,000,000
Investment Company, Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investment and Foreign Currency	7,900,000
total special charges
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special Charges Impairment		6,500,000		6,500,000
INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(2,200,000)		(2,200,000)
Special charges cash
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	(2,100,000)	(2,700,000)	(6,000,000.0)	(3,500,000)
Special charges non-cash
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ (19,100,000)	$ (6,500,000)	$ (20,500,000)	$ (6,500,000)