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Employee Benefit And Retirement Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2024 | Feb. 28, 2023 | Nov. 30, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |  |  |
Payment for pension benefits | $ 1.8 | $ 1.9 | $ 9.2
Pension and other postretirement benefits (income), excluding service cost components | $ (2.0) | $ (2.6) |

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- Definition Amount of cash outflow for pension benefit. Includes, but is not limited to, employer contribution to fund plan asset and payment to retiree. Excludes other postretirement benefit. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 45 -Paragraph 25 -Subparagraph (g) -SubTopic 10 -Topic 230 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-25 + Details
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