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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Main Credit Facility USD ($) Y | Nov. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Main Credit Facility U.S Dollar Denominated Debt USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Main Credit Facility Euro Denominated EUR (€) | Nov. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Main Credit Facility Sterling Denominated Debt GBP (£) | Nov. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Main Credit Facility Utilization of One Third of Available Line of Credit Facility | Nov. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Main Credit Facility Utilization of Two Third of Available Line of Credit Facility | Nov. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Backup Liquidity USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2012 Unsecured Publicly-Traded Notes USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of unsecured publicly-traded notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.90%
Debt instrument maturity year | 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2015 | 2017
Line of credit maturity period | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity years |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured long-term debt |  |  | 2,400 | 1,600 | 450 | 150 |  |  |  |
Interest rate at facility debt instrument interest rate terms LIBOR/EURIBOR plus a margin of 65 bps |  |  | LIBOR/EURIBOR plus a margin of 65 basis points (“bps”) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee on undrawn facility |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilization fee on the total amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.15% | 0.30% |  |
Line of credit facility available amount |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 78 |

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