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Net Income Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 01, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 15, 2019
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Difference amount between basic and diluted net income per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.01 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.01 |
Common stock, par value |  | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 |  |
Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares | 141,740,461 |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value | $ 0.125 |  |  |  | $ 0.125
Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member] | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc [Member] | DuPont de Nemours, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interest acquired | 55.40% |  |  |  |

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