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Financing Arrangements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2021 | Nov. 30, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2019 | Apr. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated Note interest rate |  |  |  | 2.50%
Net proceeds from issuance of notes | $ 1,001.5 | $ 527.0 | $ 0.0 |
Repayments of Commercial Paper | $ 1,443.0 |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |
Credit facility | $ 1,500.0 |  |  |
Guarantees outstanding | 0.6 |  |  |
Letter Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total unused capacity | 13.6 |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit | $ 63.7 | 32.2 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Credit Facility Expiring August 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |
Credit facility | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.25% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Credit Facility Expiring December 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 364 days |  |  |
Credit facility | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.25% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Credit Facility Expiring June 2026 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |
Credit facility | $ 1,500.0 |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.25% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Credit Facility Expiring December 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.75% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Credit Facility Expiring June 2026 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.75% |  |  |
0.90% Notes due February 2026 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notes payable | $ 500.0 |  |  |
Stated Note interest rate | 0.90% |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of notes | $ 495.7 |  |  |
1.85% Notes due February 2031 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notes payable | $ 500.0 |  |  |
Stated Note interest rate | 1.85% |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of notes | $ 492.8 |  |  |
2.5% Notes due April 2030 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | $ 500.0
Net proceeds from issuance of notes | 495.0 |  |  |
Line of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility | 969.2 |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 308.4 |  |  |
Total unused capacity | 226.6 |  |  |
Committed credit facilities, fee | $ 2.0 | $ 1.3 | $ 1.3 |
Twenty Seventeen Term Loan One |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 3 years |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.125% |  |  |
Twenty Seventeen Term Loan Two [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notes payable | $ 750.0 |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.25% |  |  |
Quarterly installment payments, percentage | 2.50% |  |  |

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