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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision For Income Taxes The provision for income taxes for the years ended November 30 consists of the following:
(millions)202120202019
Income taxes
Current
Federal$71.7 $98.3 $52.3 
State14.0 14.8 10.7 
International71.0 73.0 73.5 
 156.7 186.1 136.5 
Deferred
Federal23.5 4.6 26.4 
State16.8 0.5 3.6 
International(4.3)(16.3)(9.1)
 36.0 (11.2)20.9 
Total income tax expense (benefit)$192.7 $174.9 $157.4 
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)202120202019
Pretax income
United States$588.1 $624.3 $569.0 
International307.7 257.2 250.2 
 $895.8 $881.5 $819.2 
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:
202120202019
Federal statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefits1.6 1.5 1.6 
International tax at different effective rates0.8 1.3 1.6 
U.S. tax on remitted and unremitted earnings0.1 0.8 0.5 
Stock compensation expense(0.4)(1.5)(2.8)
Changes in prior year tax contingencies(2.5)(0.3)(0.3)
Acquisition-related state tax rate change, net of federal benefits1.2 — — 
Valuation allowance release(0.5)(1.4)— 
Intra-entity asset transfer— (1.1)(1.8)
Non-recurring benefit of U.S. Tax Act— — (0.2)
Other, net0.2 (0.5)(0.4)
Total21.5 %19.8 %19.2 %
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities Deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of November 30:
(millions)20212020
Deferred tax assets
Employee benefit liabilities$91.2 $121.9 
Other accrued liabilities39.8 40.3 
Inventory12.9 10.6 
Tax loss and credit carryforwards56.6 59.7 
Operating lease liabilities4.0 33.0 
Other51.0 47.9 
Valuation allowance(32.7)(31.5)
 222.8 281.9 
Deferred tax liabilities
Depreciation97.5 89.1 
Intangible assets841.3 815.1 
Lease ROU assets3.3 32.2 
Other5.9 4.5 
 948.0 940.9 
Net deferred tax liability$(725.2)$(659.0)
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)202120202019
Balance at beginning of year$39.3 $32.0 $27.9 
Additions for current year tax positions4.8 7.8 6.6 
Additions for prior year tax positions0.1 2.5 0.6 
Reductions of prior year tax positions(11.6)— (0.3)
Statute expirations(6.0)(4.2)(2.5)
Settlements(0.2)— — 
Foreign currency translation0.4 1.2 (0.3)
Balance at November 30$26.8 $39.3 $32.0