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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Long-Term Debt Carrying Values Including Unamortized Discounts and Premiums (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
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Aug. 31, 2014
5.875% Senior Notes, due 2014 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
3.875% Senior Note, due 2015 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
5.5% Senior Notes, due 2016 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
5.125% Senior Notes, due 2018 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
8.5% Senior Notes, due 2019 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
2.375% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 2020 [Member]
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May 20, 2014
2.375% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 2020 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
6.875% Senior Note, due 2021 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
2.25% Euro Medium Term Notes, due 2022 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
5.125% Senior Notes, due 2023 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
6.45% Senior Debentures, due 2027 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2029 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
6.25% Senior Debentures, due 2036 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
6.50% Senior Notes, due 2043 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
Successor [Member]
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2029 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2013
Successor [Member]
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2029 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2013
Successor [Member]
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2029 [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
Successor [Member]
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2029 [Member]
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Nov. 30, 2013
Successor [Member]
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2029 [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate | 5.875% | 3.875% | 5.50% | 5.125% | 8.50% | 2.375% | 2.375% | 6.875% | 2.25% | 5.125% | 6.45% | 3.875% | 6.25% | 6.50% | |||||
| Effective interest rate | 1.51% | 2.17% | 2.52% | 3.46% | 4.00% | 2.42% | 4.40% | 4.08% | 4.55% | 5.46% | 3.50% | 6.03% | 6.09% | ||||||
| Convertible Senior debentures includes fair value | $ 1.4 | $ 1.4 | $ 9.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Statement of Earnings (gain) loss amount | $ 2.4 | $ 16.3 | $ 9.2 | $ 8.1 | |||||||||||||||