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Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans (Allocations Of Pension Plan Assets) (Details) | Nov. 30, 2021 | Nov. 30, 2020
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Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, Actual | 100.00% | 100.00%
Equity securities, Target | 100.00% |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, Actual | 40.50% | 50.90%
Equity securities, Target | 41.00% |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, Actual | 59.10% | 48.30%
Equity securities, Target | 59.00% |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Other Plan Asset Categories [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, Actual | 0.40% | 0.80%
Equity securities, Target | 0.00% |
United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, Actual | 100.00% | 100.00%
Equity securities, Target | 100.00% |
United States | Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, Actual | 62.20% | 63.20%
Equity securities, Target | 59.00% |
United States | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, Actual | 20.90% | 22.00%
Equity securities, Target | 23.20% |
United States | Other Plan Asset Categories [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, Actual | 16.90% | 14.80%
Equity securities, Target | 17.80% |

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