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Restructuring and Other Charges - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Facility Position | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Facility | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Position
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Number Of Sites Closed | Facility |  | 21 |
Additional charges, net | $ 41 | $ 17 | $ 30
Severance costs | 4 |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 14 | 21 | 5
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 41 | 17 | 30
Non-Cash Charges | (8) | (12) | (1)
Cash Payments | (18) | (12) | (13)
Balance | 29 | 14 | 21
Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | $ 30 |  |
Frutarom Integration Initiative [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected number of sites closed | Facility | 30 |  |
Number Of Sites Closed | Facility | 1 |  |
2017 Productivity Program [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Additional charges, net | $ 24 |  |
Severance |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected Number of Positions Eliminated | Position | 200 |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | $ 2 | 0 |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 0 | 3 |
Non-Cash Charges | 0 | 0 |
Cash Payments | (1) | (1) |
Balance | 1 | 2 | 0
Severance | Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 0 |  |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 27 |  |
Non-Cash Charges | 0 |  |
Cash Payments | (12) |  |
Balance | 15 | 0 |
Severance | Frutarom Integration Initiative [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Additional charges, net | 37 |  |
Other Restructuring Costs | 42 |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 3 | 4 | 0
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 5 | 2 | 6
Non-Cash Charges | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash Payments | (3) | (3) | (2)
Balance | 5 | 3 | $ 4
Severance | 2019 Severance Initiatives [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Additional charges, net | 20 |  |
Expected Number of Positions Eliminated | Position |  |  | 190
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 6 | 13 | $ 0
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 0 | (1) | 21
Non-Cash Charges | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash Payments | (1) | (6) | (8)
Balance | 5 | 6 | 13
Severance | 2017 Productivity Program [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 0 | 1 | 4
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  | (1) | (2)
Non-Cash Charges |  | 0 | 0
Cash Payments |  | 0 | (1)
Balance |  | 0 | 1
Other(1) |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 0 |  |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 1 |  |
Non-Cash Charges | 0 |  |
Cash Payments | (1) |  |
Balance | 0 | 0 |
Other(1) | Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 0 |  |
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 3 |  |
Non-Cash Charges | (3) |  |
Cash Payments | 0 |  |
Balance | 0 | 0 |
Other(1) | Frutarom Integration Initiative [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 3 | 3 | 0
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 0 | 2 | 4
Non-Cash Charges | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash Payments | 0 | (2) | (1)
Balance | 3 | 3 | 3
Other(1) | 2017 Productivity Program [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance |  | 0 | 1
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net |  |  | 0
Non-Cash Charges |  |  | 0
Cash Payments |  |  | (1)
Balance |  |  | 0
Fixed asset write down | Frutarom Integration Initiative [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance | 0 | 0 | 0
Additional Charges (Reversals), Net | 5 | 12 | 1
Non-Cash Charges | (5) | (12) | (1)
Cash Payments | 0 | 0 | 0
Balance | 0 | 0 | 0
Scent [Member] |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Additional charges, net | $ 3 | $ 7 | $ 12

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