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Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended			48 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019	Nov. 30, 2021
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	$ 46.4	$ 6.9	$ 20.8
Property, Plant and Equipment
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges impairment	(6.0)
Other Intangible Assets
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges impairment	(11.2)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges impairment	(7.4)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges impairment	(3.8)
Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	10.5	4.1	6.2
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		6.9	20.8
Americas [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	10.3
Asia Pacific [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.8
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	0.8
Cost of Sales
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	4.7
Americas [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges			2.3
Other exit costs [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	35.9	2.8	14.6
total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	51.1	6.9	20.8
Special charges cash paid		(4.8)	(16.8)
GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Business Exit Costs		1.0	10.6
GE Employee Severance Special Charges		3.8	2.1
Other Restructuring Costs		0.5	1.4
EMEA [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	4.8		3.9
EMEA [Member] | Manufacturing Facility
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	6.2
INDIA
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	19.5
Consumer [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	31.5	5.5	13.1
Consumer [Member] | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	36.3	5.5	13.1
Flavor Solutions [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	14.9	1.4	7.7
Flavor Solutions [Member] | total special charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	14.8	1.4	7.7
EMEA [Member] | GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		5.3
Global [Member] | GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges		1.6	$ 14.1	$ 40.7
INDIA | Employee Severance Charges [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	3.6
INDIA | Cost of Sales
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	4.7
Minimum [Member] | GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	60.0
Maximum [Member] | GE_Project [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Special charges	65.0
Brand Names [Member]
Special Charges [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 3,067.4	$ 3,030.0		$ 3,067.4

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