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Unsecured Debt - Long-Term Debt And Short-Term Borrowings (Details 1) | Nov. 30, 2016
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Export Credit Facilities Fixed Rate | Minimum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 2.40%
Export Credit Facilities Fixed Rate | Maximum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 5.00%
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 | Minimum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.60%
Export Credit Facilities Floating Rate | Maximum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 2.10%
Export Credit Facility Euro Floating Rate | Minimum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.00%
Export Credit Facility Euro Floating Rate | Maximum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.80%
Bank Loans Euro Fixed Rate | Minimum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.60%
Bank Loans Euro Fixed Rate | Maximum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 3.90%
Bank Loans Floating Rate | Minimum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.30%
Bank Loans Floating Rate | Maximum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.80%
Bank Loans Euro Floating Rate | Minimum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.40%
Bank Loans Euro Floating Rate | Maximum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.80%
Private Placement Notes Fixed Rate |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.00%
Private Placement Notes Euro Fixed Rate |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 7.30%
Publicly Traded Notes Fixed Rate | Minimum |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.90%
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%
Commercial Paper |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | (0.10%)
Euro Bank Loans |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.90%

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