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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Goodwill Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	$ 5,497,596	$ 5,378,388	$ 1,156,288
Acquisitions		98,411	4,253,541
Disposals			(19,069)
Foreign exchange	110,939	(10,079)	(12,372)
Goodwill	5,593,252	5,497,596	$ 5,378,388
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	(15,283)	$ 30,876
Cosmetic Actives Ingredients [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	85,235
NPS [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	(57,102)
F&F [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	(25,256)
Taste [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ (2,877)

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