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Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) plan shares | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares available for future grant (in shares) | shares | 15.5 |  |  |  |
Award vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ 59 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average period over which cost is expected to be recognized | 1 year 4 months 24 days |  |  |  |
Pension expense | $ 53 | $ 27 | $ 47 |  |
Defined contribution plans, total expense | $ 37 | $ 30 | $ 30 |  |
Multiemployer Defined Benefit Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of multiemployer plans | plan | 2 |  |  |  |
Multiemployer Defined Benefit Pension Plan | MNOPF |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Funded percentage |  |  |  | 90.00% | 67.00%
Employer contribution as a percentage of total contributions made by all plan participants | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |
Multiemployer Defined Benefit Pension Plan | MNRPF |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employer contribution as a percentage of total contributions made by all plan participants | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |
Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average discount rates | 2.70% | 2.90% |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |

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- Definition Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (k)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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