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Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Nov. 30, 2022
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, before tax $ 127.2    
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax 99.7 $ 81.0  
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 0.0 0.0 $ 0.0
Non-current pension asset 122.4 127.1  
Dividends paid $ 451.0 $ 418.5 396.7
Assumed annual increase in cost of health care benefits 7.60% 8.50%  
Ultimate health care cost trend rate 4.50% 4.50%  
Long-term Debt, Fair Value $ 3,677.1 $ 3,841.0  
Dividends 459.1 426.6 402.3
Payments of Ordinary Dividends 0.8 0.9  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Fair Value $ 119.8 159.0  
Defined Contribution Retirement Plans [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Percentage of participant contribution considered for first condition of plan 100.00%    
Percentage of participant salary under first condition of plan 3.00%    
Percentage of participant contribution considered for second condition of plan 66.70%    
Percentage of participant salary under second condition of plan 3.00%    
Defined Contribution Plan, Employers Matching Contribution, Annual Vesting Percentage 3.00%    
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost $ 34.7 29.7 30.5
Dividends paid 3.6 3.8  
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Benefit obligation 75.1 72.7  
Non-current pension asset 73.1 70.2  
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Benefit obligation $ 45.0 $ 47.1 52.9
Age after which employees retire 55 years    
Minimum number of years in service 5 years    
Assumed discount rate 5.20% 5.40%  
Employer contributions $ 4.2 $ 4.1  
U.S. Equity Securities [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of McCormick stock held in plan assets   $ 35.5  
Number of shares of McCormick stock held in plan assets   0.6  
Percentage of pension plan assets in equity securities   5.40%  
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member] | Defined Contribution Retirement Plans [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of McCormick stock held in plan assets $ 159.5    
Number of shares of McCormick stock held in plan assets 2.1    
United States      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax $ 84.8 $ 70.4  
Benefit obligation 695.0 645.3 687.5
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 670.7 630.7 657.7
Accrued liability related to the plan 78.3 76.4  
Non-current pension asset 54.0 61.7  
Funded status (24.3) (14.6)  
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 692.0 $ 641.8  
Percentage of pension plan assets in equity securities 100.00% 100.00%  
Employer contributions $ 9.2 $ 8.3  
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return (Loss) on Plan Assets 39.6 42.3 42.8
United States | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 592.6 399.7  
United States | U.S. Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 81.2 73.0  
Foreign Plan [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax 31.1 28.6  
Benefit obligation 216.9 214.0 220.1
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 272.4 267.0 275.1
Accrued liability related to the plan 12.9 12.4  
Non-current pension asset 68.4 65.3  
Funded status 55.5 53.0  
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 214.5 $ 211.8  
Percentage of pension plan assets in equity securities 100.00% 100.00%  
Employer contributions $ 0.8 $ 0.9  
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return (Loss) on Plan Assets 16.1 15.1 $ 12.3
Foreign Plan [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ 266.0 $ 256.4