v3.26.1
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Carrying values of derivative instruments and non-derivative instruments
The table below provides data about the carrying values of derivative instruments and non-derivative instruments: 
 May 31, 2026November 30, 2025
 Assets(Liabilities)Derivative
Net Carrying
Value
Assets(Liabilities)Derivative
Net Carrying
Value
 Carrying
Value
Carrying
Value
Carrying
Value
Carrying
Value
 (Dollars in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange risk cash flow hedges(1)
$6.6 $— $6.6 $5.9 $— $5.9 
Foreign exchange risk cash flow hedges(2)
— (11.0)(11.0)— (11.8)(11.8)
Total
$6.6 $(11.0)$5.9 $(11.8)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Forward foreign exchange contracts(1)
$11.7 $(6.6)$5.1 $6.8 $(5.9)$0.9 
Forward foreign exchange contracts(2)
11.0 (12.0)(1.0)11.8 (13.4)(1.6)
Total
$22.7 $(18.6)$18.6 $(19.3)
Non-derivatives designated as hedging instruments
4.000% Euro senior notes due 2030
$— $(553.4)$— $(550.8)
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(1)Included in “Other current assets” or “Other non-current assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Included in “Other accrued liabilities” or “Other long-term liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Offsetting assets and liabilities
The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these contracts recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets by type of financial instrument:
May 31, 2026November 30, 2025
Gross Amounts of Assets / (Liabilities)
Presented in the Balance Sheet
Gross Amounts
Not Offset in the Balance Sheet
Net Amounts
of Assets / (Liabilities)
Gross Amounts of Assets / (Liabilities)
Presented in the Balance Sheet
Gross Amounts
Not Offset in the Balance Sheet
Net Amounts
of Assets / (Liabilities)
(Dollars in millions)
Foreign exchange risk contracts and forward foreign exchange contracts
Financial assets$29.3 $(9.8)$19.5 $24.5 $(12.8)$11.7 
Financial liabilities(29.6)9.8 (19.8)(31.1)12.8 (18.3)
Total$(0.3)$(6.6)
Gains and losses included in AOCI
The table below provides data about the amount of gains and losses related to derivative instruments and non-derivative instruments designated as cash flow and net investment hedges included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” (“AOCL”) on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, and in “Other income (expense), net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income:
 
Amount of (Loss) Gain
Recognized in AOCL
(Effective Portion)
Amount of (Loss) Gain Reclassified from
 AOCL into Net Income(1)
 
As of
May 31, 2026
As of
November 30, 2025
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
May 31,
2026
June 1,
2025
May 31,
2026
June 1,
2025
 (Dollars in millions)
Foreign exchange risk contracts$(19.9)$(22.8)$(10.6)$3.4 $(15.7)$1.0 
Realized forward foreign exchange swaps(2)
4.6 4.6 — — — — 
Yen-denominated Eurobonds(19.8)(19.8)— — — — 
Euro-denominated senior notes(66.3)(63.7)— — — — 
Cumulative income taxes26.4 25.3 — — — — 
Total$(75.0)$(76.4)
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(1)Amounts reclassified from AOCL were classified as net revenues or costs of goods sold on the consolidated statements of income.
(2)Prior to 2006, the Company used foreign exchange currency swaps to hedge the net investment in its foreign operations. For hedges that qualified for hedge accounting, the net gains were included in AOCL and are not reclassified to earnings until the related net investment position has been liquidated.
Gains and losses included in statements of income
The table below presents the effects of the Company’s cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk contracts on the consolidated statements of income:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
May 31,
2026
June 1,
2025
May 31,
2026
June 1,
2025
(Dollars in millions)
Amount of Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedge Activity:
Net revenues$0.8 $(1.1)$2.0 $(2.6)
Cost of goods sold(11.4)4.5 (17.7)3.6 
The table below provides data about the amount of gains and losses related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments included in “Other income (expense), net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income:
 Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
 May 31,
2026
June 1,
2025
May 31,
2026
June 1,
2025
(Dollars in millions)
Forward foreign exchange contracts:
Realized gain (loss) (1)
$2.8 $34.6 $7.9 $29.3 
Unrealized gain (loss) 5.8 6.3 6.3 0.8 
Total$8.6 $40.9 $14.2 $30.1 
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(1)The realized gain (loss) is included in “Other, net” under cash flows from operating activities on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.