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Acquisitions Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) shares in Thousands, € in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended
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Aug. 17, 2017 shares | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2011 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2017 EUR (€) | Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 4,527.9 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,505.2 | $ 4,527.9 |  |  |  | $ 4,527.9
Other debt costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | $ 15.4 |  |  |
Total |  | $ 0.4 | $ 5.6 | $ 7.8 | $ 8.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.3 | 20.6 | 16.3 |  |  |
Purchase of minority interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 13.0 | 1.2 |  |  |
Payments of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.0 | 2.5 | 19.7 |  |  |
Reckitt Benckiser's Food Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Working capital adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 570.0 |
Transaction expenses included in cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.9 |  |  |
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Expenses and Losses Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.3 | 23.2 |  |  | 59.8
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.2 | 17.6 |  |  | 39.8
Other debt costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.4 |  |  |
Revenue from acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190.1 |  |  |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.5 | 77.1 |  |  | $ 99.6
Earnings or loss of acquiree since acquisition date, actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42.0 |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,210.0 |  |  |  |
Cash acquired from acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24.3 |  |  |
Reckitt Benckiser's Food Division [Member] | Common Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued to fund acquisition (in shares) | shares | 6,350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shanghai [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  | 10.00%
Buyout of minority interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.4 |  |  |  |
Purchase of minority interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.7 |  |  |  |
Kohinoor Specialty Foods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% | 15.00% |  |
Buyout of minority interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.6 |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |
Purchase of minority interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.3 | 1.2 |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 113.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Giotti [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 53 |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 123.8 |  |  |
Cash acquired from acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.2 |  |  |

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