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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 05, 2023 | Mar. 11, 2020 | Oct. 29, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank guarantees related to appeals on income tax and indirect tax cases |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |
Bank Guarantees and Standby Letters of Credit, Amount Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 91,000,000 |  |  |
Available lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  | 1,824,000,000 |  |  |
Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | $ 187,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | 4,126,000,000 |  |  | $ 4,203,000,000
Bank guarantees and pledged assets to pursue defenses related to other contingencies |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  |
Pharma Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice Loss Contingency, Payments, Inception-to-date |  |  |  |  |  | 46,000,000 |  |  |
Pledged assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The amount of pledged assets, principally PP&E to cover income tax and indirect tax assessments |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |
Bank Guarantees, Commercial Guarantees, Standby Letters Of Credit and Surety Bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank Guarantees, Commercial Guarantees, Letters Of Credit and Surety Bonds Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 431,000,000 |  |  |
Brazil Tax Credits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, receivable written off |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimation of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimation of possible loss |  |  |  |  |  | 65,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Citibank, N.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 1,447,000,000 |  |  |
CHINA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | 209,000,000 |  |  |
Hangzhou, China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | 53,000,000 |  |  |
Guangzhou, China | Guangzhou Flavors Plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | 47,000,000 |  |  |
Guangzhou, China | Guangzhou Fragrance Plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |
Zhejiang, China | Zhejiang Ingredients Plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain Contingency, Expected Relocation Payments |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |
Gain Contingency, Relocation Payments Received | $ 5,000,000 |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |
Gain (loss) on plant relocation |  |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |
Estimated income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |
Zhangjiagang, China | Zhangjiagang Flavors Plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,000,000 |  |  |
Chief Executive Officer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense |  | $ 20,000,000 | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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