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Unsecured Debt - Long-Term Debt And Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Nov. 30, 2016 | Nov. 30, 2015
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Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Total | $ 9,454 | $ 8,787
Less short-term borrowings | (457) | (30)
Less current portion of long-term debt | (640) | (1,344)
Total Long-term Debt | 8,357 | 7,413
Export Credit Facilities Fixed Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 941 | 1,032
Export Credit Facilities Euro Fixed Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 233 | 261
Export Credit Facilities Floating Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 793 | 688
Export Credit Facility Euro Floating Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 1,649 | 1,864
Bank Loans Euro Fixed Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 612 | 160
Bank Loans Floating Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 800 | 800
Bank Loans Euro Floating Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 319 | 212
Private Placement Notes Fixed Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 0 | 42
Private Placement Notes Euro Fixed Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 51 | 130
Publicly Traded Notes Fixed Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 1,717 | 2,219
Publicly Traded Notes Euro Fixed Rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 1,857 | 1,324
Other |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt | 25 | 25
Commercial Paper |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Short-term borrowings | 451 | 0
Euro Bank Loans |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Short-term borrowings | $ 6 | $ 30

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