Condensed Consolidated Income Statement (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 906.7	$ 782.8
Cost of goods sold	551.4	454.6
Gross profit	355.3	328.2
Selling, general and administrative expense	242.8	217.6
Operating income	112.5	110.6
Interest expense	13.5	12.2
Other income, net	0.9	0.5
Income from consolidated operations before income taxes	99.9	98.9
Income taxes	30.0	30.0
Net income from consolidated operations	69.9	68.9
Income from unconsolidated operations	4.6	7.9
Net income	$ 74.5	$ 76.8
Earnings per common share - basic	$ 0.56	$ 0.58
Average shares outstanding - basic	133.1	132.9
Earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.55	$ 0.57
Average shares outstanding - diluted	134.5	134.6
Cash dividends paid per common share	$ 0.31	$ 0.28