Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, tax credit, amount	$ 16.3	$ 3.3	$ 34.9	$ 10.1
Tax benefits from the reversal of certain reserves and uncertainties, associated with the expiration of statutes of limitations	5.5	0.8	6.8	2.0
Income tax benefit related to a tax settlement	5.5		5.5	1.2
Unrecognized tax benefits, reduction resulting from state tax matter	8.3		6.4
Adjustment to tax accrual, tax benefit	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, change in deferred tax assets valuation allowance, amount	$ 4.6		4.6	3.2
Change in deferred tax assets valuation allowance resulting from international legal entity reorganization, amount			$ 19.4
Tax benefits from the reversal of certain reserves and uncertainties		2.2		2.2
Shares issued, tax benefit		0.6		1.0
Foreign withholding tax expense		$ 1.9		1.9
Tax benefits related to the revaluation of deferred taxes				$ 0.8

Adjustment to Tax Accrual, Tax Benefit

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Foreign Withholding Tax Expense

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Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting From State Tax Matter

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