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Unsecured Debt - Long-Term Debt And Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Total Debt | $ 10,394 | $ 9,246
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs | (71) | (51)
Total Debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs | 10,323 | 9,195
Less: Short-term borrowings | (848) | (485)
Less: Current portion of long-term debt | (1,578) | (1,717)
Long-Term Debt | 7,897 | 6,993
Export credit facilities fixed rate | Export credit facilities due 2030 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 1,819 | 860
Export credit facilities fixed rate | Export credit facilities due 2030 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 2.40% |
Export credit facilities fixed rate | Export credit facilities due 2030 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 5.00% |
Export credit facilities euro-denominated fixed rate | Export credit facilities due 2025 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 189 | 229
Export credit facilities euro-denominated fixed rate | Export credit facilities due 2025 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 3.80% |
Export credit facilities euro-denominated fixed rate | Export credit facilities due 2025 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 4.50% |
Export credit facilities floating rate | Export credit facilities due 2022 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 240 | 307
Export credit facilities floating rate | Export credit facilities due 2022 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 3.00% |
Export credit facilities floating rate | Export credit facilities due 2022 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 3.30% |
Export credit facilities euro-denominated floating rate | Export credit facilities due 2027 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 1,297 | 1,596
Export credit facilities euro-denominated floating rate | Export credit facilities due 2027 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.00% |
Export credit facilities euro-denominated floating rate | Export credit facilities due 2027 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.70% |
Bank loans euro-denominated fixed rate | Bank loans due 2021 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 257 | 653
Bank loans euro-denominated fixed rate | Bank loans due 2021 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.50% |
Bank loans euro-denominated fixed rate | Bank loans due 2021 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 3.90% |
Bank loans floating rate | Bank loans due 2025 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 495 | 500
Bank loans floating rate | Bank loans due 2025 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 3.20% |
Bank loans floating rate | Bank loans due 2025 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 3.60% |
Bank loans euro-denominated floating rate | Bank loans due 2023 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 1,193 | 355
Bank loans euro-denominated floating rate | Bank loans due 2023 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.30% |
Bank loans euro-denominated floating rate | Bank loans due 2023 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.70% |
Bank loans sterling-denominated floating rate | Bank loans due 2023 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 848 | 415
Bank loans sterling-denominated floating rate | Bank loans due 2023 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.30% |
Bank loans sterling-denominated floating rate | Bank loans due 2023 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.70% |
Private placement notes euro-denominated fixed rate |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.00% |
Long-Term Debt | $ 0 | 57
Publicly-traded notes fixed rate | Publicly-traded notes due 2028 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 1,217 | 1,717
Publicly-traded notes fixed rate | Publicly-traded notes due 2028 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 4.00% |
Publicly-traded notes fixed rate | Publicly-traded notes due 2028 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 7.20% |
Publicly-traded notes euro-denominated fixed rate | Publicly-traded notes due 2022 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Long-Term Debt | $ 1,989 | 2,072
Publicly-traded notes euro-denominated fixed rate | Publicly-traded notes due 2022 | Minimum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.10% |
Publicly-traded notes euro-denominated fixed rate | Publicly-traded notes due 2022 | Maximum |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 1.90% |
Commercial paper |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 0.00% |
Short-Term Borrowings | $ 0 | 420
Euro-denominated commercial paper | Short-term borrowings due 2019 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | (0.20%) |
Short-Term Borrowings | $ 621 | 65
Euro-denominated bank loan | Short-term borrowings due 2019 |  |
Debt Outstanding [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | (0.20%) |
Short-Term Borrowings | $ 227 | $ 0

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