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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)			3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Mar. 11, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Facility	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2019 USD ($)
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Amount still available for additional borrowings								$ 1,000,000,000.0
Available lines of credit								106,400,000
Property, plant and equipment, gross					$ 2,690,768,000			2,928,331,000	$ 2,690,768,000
Bank guarantees and pledged assets to pursue defenses related to other contingencies								22,400,000
Product liability accrual period expense						$ 5,000,000.0
Aggregate amount paid						16,000,000.0	$ 3,000,000.0
Amount paid						$ 13,000,000.0
Reimbursement to supplier for product recall										$ 13,100,000
Property, plant and equipment					1,386,920,000			1,458,185,000	1,386,920,000
Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
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Revolving credit facility												$ 1,000,000,000
Revolving Loan Facility [Member] \| Citibank, N.A [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility								626,900,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense	$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated maximum future costs of environmental liabilities for identified sites (less than $5 million)								0
Maximum [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated maximum future costs of environmental liabilities for identified sites (less than $5 million)								28,300,000
Hangzhou, China [Member]
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Proceeds from Sale of Land Held-for-use					4,400,000
Property, plant and equipment								$ 68,000,000
CHINA
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Number of plants \| Facility								7
Property, plant and equipment					188,194,000			$ 172,442,000	188,194,000
Manufacturing Facility [Member] \| CHINA
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment								212,000,000
Pledged assets [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
The amount of pledged assets, principally PP&E to cover income tax and indirect tax assessments								7,700,000
Bank guarantees and standby letters of credit [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Bank guarantees and letters of credit outstanding								48,700,000
Bank guarantees [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Bank guarantees related to appeals on income tax and indirect tax cases								14,600,000
Damages from Product Defects [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Reversal of previously recorded provision					(17,500,000)				(17,500,000)
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt, face amount													$ 7,500,000,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facilities [Member]
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Debt, face amount													$ 1,250,000,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt, face amount											$ 6,250,000,000
BRAZIL \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
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Proceeds from Income Tax Refunds				$ 3,500,000	$ 8,000,000.0
BRAZIL \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| BRAZIL
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Proceeds from Income Tax Refunds								2,700,000
Zhejiang Ingredients Plant [Member] \| Zhejiang, China [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain Contingency, Relocation Payments Received			$ 13,000,000						$ 30,000,000
Gain Contingency, Expected Relocation Payments							$ 50,000,000
Guangzhou Flavors Plant [Member] \| Guangzhou, China [Member]
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Property, plant and equipment								62,000,000
Guangzhou Fragrance Plant [Member] \| Guangzhou, China [Member]
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Property, plant and equipment								$ 9,000,000