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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision For Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the years ended November 30 consists of the following:
(millions)202020192018
Income taxes
Current
Federal$98.3 $52.3 $92.9 
State14.8 10.7 11.0 
International73.0 73.5 78.7 
 186.1 136.5 182.6 
Deferred
Federal4.6 26.4 (340.3)
State0.5 3.6 1.5 
International(16.3)(9.1)(1.1)
 (11.2)20.9 (339.9)
Total income tax expense (benefit)$174.9 $157.4 $(157.3)
Components Of Income From Consolidated Operations Before Income Taxes
The components of income from consolidated operations before income taxes for the years ended November 30 follow:
(millions)202020192018
Pretax income
United States$624.3 $569.0 $492.2 
International257.2 250.2 249.1 
 $881.5 $819.2 $741.3 
Reconciliation Of The U.S. Federal Statutory Rate With The Effective Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate with the effective tax rate for the years ended November 30 follows:
202020192018
Federal statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %22.2 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefits1.5 1.6 1.5 
International tax at different effective rates1.3 1.6 0.4 
U.S. tax on remitted and unremitted earnings0.8 0.5 0.6 
Stock compensation expense(1.5)(2.8)(2.9)
U.S. manufacturing deduction— — (0.8)
Changes in prior year tax contingencies(0.3)(0.3)(0.8)
Non-recurring benefit of U.S. Tax Act— (0.2)(40.7)
Valuation allowance release(1.4)— — 
Intra-entity asset transfer(1.1)(1.8)— 
Other, net(0.5)(0.4)(0.7)
Total19.8 %19.2 %(21.2)%
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of November 30:
(millions)20202019
Deferred tax assets
Employee benefit liabilities$121.9 $103.3 
Other accrued liabilities40.3 32.3 
Inventory10.6 7.5 
Tax loss and credit carryforwards59.7 46.8 
Operating lease liabilities33.0 — 
Other47.9 48.1 
Valuation allowance(31.5)(32.4)
 281.9 205.6 
Deferred tax liabilities
Depreciation89.1 82.6 
Intangible assets815.1 770.5 
Lease ROU assets32.2 — 
Other4.5 5.5 
 940.9 858.6 
Net deferred tax liability$(659.0)$(653.0)
Activity Related To Our Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the activity related to our gross unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended November 30:
(millions)202020192018
Balance at beginning of year$32.0 $27.9 $39.1 
Additions for current year tax positions7.8 6.6 6.5 
Additions for prior year tax positions2.5 0.6 0.3 
Reductions for prior year tax positions— (0.3)(6.9)
Settlements— — — 
Statute expirations(4.2)(2.5)(9.1)
Foreign currency translation1.2 (0.3)(2.0)
Balance at November 30$39.3 $32.0 $27.9