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Restructuring and Other Charges, Net - Changes in Employee-Related Restructuring Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | $ 14.0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 34.0 |
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 4.0 |
Additional charges, net | $ 6.0 | $ 1.0 | 34.0 | $ 8.0
Payments |  |  | (12.0) |
Ending Balance | 36.0 |  | 36.0 |
Business Combination, Restructuring Liabilities |  |  | 4.0 |
Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Restructuring Liabilities |  |  | 4.0 |
Employee Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | 2.0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 0.0 |
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 0.0 |
Payments |  |  | (1.0) |
Ending Balance | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |
Employee Severance | Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | 0.0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 26.0 |
Payments |  |  | (7.0) |
Ending Balance | 23.0 |  | 23.0 |
Other |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | 0.0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 1.0 |
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 0.0 |
Payments |  |  | (1.0) |
Ending Balance | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Other | Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 0.0 |
Frutarom Integration Initiative | Employee Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | 3.0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 3.0 |
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 0.0 |
Additional charges, net |  |  | 34.0 |
Payments |  |  | (2.0) |
Ending Balance | 4.0 |  | 4.0 |
Frutarom Integration Initiative | Fixed Asset Write Down [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | 0.0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 4.0 |
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 4.0 |
Payments |  |  | 0.0 |
Ending Balance | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Frutarom Integration Initiative | Other |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | 3.0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 0.0 |
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 0.0 |
Payments |  |  | 0.0 |
Ending Balance | 3.0 |  | 3.0 |
2019 Severance Initiatives | Employee Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | 6.0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 0.0 |
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 0.0 |
Additional charges, net |  |  | 21.0 |
Payments |  |  | (1.0) |
Ending Balance | 5.0 |  | 5.0 |
Taste |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Additional charges, net | 5.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 8.0
Scent [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Additional charges, net | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0
Health & Biosciences |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Additional charges, net | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0
Pharma Solutions |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Additional charges, net | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 1.0 | $ 0.0

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