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Unsecured Debt - Long-Term Debt And Short-Term Borrowings (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of debt bore fixed interest rates, including the effect of interest rate swaps |  | 60.00% | 52.00%
Percentage of debt bore floating interest rates, including the effect of interest rate swaps |  | 40.00% | 48.00%
Export Credit Facilities Fixed Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 4.20% |
Export Credit Facilities Fixed Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 5.50% |
Export Credit Facilities Euro Fixed Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 3.80% |
Export Credit Facilities Euro Fixed Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 4.50% |
Export Credit Facilities Floating Rate |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 1.50% |
Repayments of debt |  | $ 225 |
Export Credit Facility Euro Floating Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 0.10% |
Export Credit Facility Euro Floating Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 0.90% |
Bank Loans Euro Fixed Rate |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 3.90% |
Bank Loans Floating Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 0.80% |
Bank Loans Floating Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 1.30% |
Bank Loans Euro Floating Rate |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 0.70% |
Private Placement Notes Fixed Rate |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 6.00% |
Private Placement Notes Euro Fixed Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 7.00% |
Private Placement Notes Euro Fixed Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 7.30% |
Publicly Traded Notes Fixed Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 1.20% |
Publicly Traded Notes Fixed Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 7.20% |
Publicly Traded Notes Euro Fixed Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 1.10% |
Publicly Traded Notes Euro Fixed Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 1.90% |
Debt Other | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 5.50% |
Debt Other | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 7.30% |
U.S. Dollar Denominated Debt |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of total Debt |  | 50.00% | 67.00%
Euro Denominated |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of total Debt |  | 50.00% | 33.00%
Debt Interest Rate Subject To Credit Rating Changes |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 2,000 |
Commercial Paper |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 0.00% |
Euro Bank Loans |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  | 1.20% |
Euro-denominated Export Credit Facility | Export Credit Facility Euro Floating Rate |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit | $ 472 |  |
Euro-denominated Export Credit Facility | Bank Loans Euro Floating Rate |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit |  | $ 225 |
Euro Dominated Publicly Traded Note Due November 2019 | Publicly Traded Notes Euro Fixed Rate |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of debt bore fixed interest rates, including the effect of interest rate swaps |  | 1.125% |
Proceeds from issuance of debt |  | $ 753 |
Euro Dominated Publicly Traded Note Due November 2022 | Publicly Traded Notes Euro Fixed Rate |  |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of debt bore fixed interest rates, including the effect of interest rate swaps |  | 1.875% |
Proceeds from issuance of debt |  | $ 591 |

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