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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Domestic earnings repatriated	$ 87.2
Undistributed foreign earnings	$ 42.8
Spanish tax settlement
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	17.40%	18.52276%
Foreign Tax Authority
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for uncertain tax positions	$ 49.2
2007-2012 | Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax examination, years under examination	2009
2007-2012 | Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax examination, years under examination	2018
Other Liabilities
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	$ 46.0
Accrued interest and penalties	3.2
Frutarom
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Undistributed foreign earnings	$ 44.4

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