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Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2025
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, before tax $ 111.6    
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax 88.9 $ 99.7  
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 0.0 0.0 $ 0.0
Non-current pension asset 147.3 122.4  
Dividends paid $ 483.0 $ 451.0 418.5
Assumed annual increase in cost of health care benefits 13.80% 7.60%  
Ultimate health care cost trend rate 4.50% 4.50%  
Long-term Debt, Fair Value $ 3,505.9 $ 3,677.1  
Dividends 491.2 459.1 426.6
Payments of Ordinary Dividends   0.8  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Fair Value $ 104.8 119.8  
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 $ 34.9 34.7 29.7
Dividends paid 3.5 3.6  
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Benefit obligation 72.3 75.1  
Non-current pension asset 69.5 73.1  
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Benefit obligation $ 43.4 $ 45.0 47.1
Age after which employees retire 55 years    
Minimum number of years in service 5 years    
Assumed discount rate 5.10% 5.20%  
Employer contributions $ 3.7 $ 4.2  
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 $ 122.1    
Number of shares of McCormick stock held in plan assets 1.8    
United States      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax $ 68.7 84.8  
Benefit obligation 673.3 695.0 645.3
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 676.7 670.7 630.7
Accrued liability related to the plan 72.2 78.3  
Non-current pension asset 75.6 54.0  
Funded status 3.4 (24.3)  
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 670.0 $ 692.0  
Percentage of pension plan assets in equity securities 100.00% 100.00%  
Employer contributions $ 8.3 $ 9.2  
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return (Loss) on Plan Assets 37.2 39.6 42.3
United States | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 613.7 592.6  
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 81.6 81.2  
Foreign Plan [Member]      
Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans [Line Items]      
Unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax 33.8 31.1  
Benefit obligation 211.1 216.9 214.0
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 269.4 272.4 267.0
Accrued liability related to the plan 13.3 12.9  
Non-current pension asset 71.6 68.4  
Funded status 58.3 55.5  
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 208.6 $ 214.5  
Percentage of pension plan assets in equity securities 100.00% 100.00%  
Employer contributions $ 0.9 $ 0.8  
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return (Loss) on Plan Assets 14.3 16.1 $ 15.1
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 $ 264.8 $ 266.0