Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Liquidation, Before Income Tax

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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Liquidation Tax Effect

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-12

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Business Divestiture - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 19, 2024
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of business		$ 37	$ 1
Pharma Solutions \| Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Fair value of sale consideration				$ 2,850
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Savory Solutions Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal, pretax loss			10
Disposal, tax effect			$ 2
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Cosmetic Ingredients \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of business	$ 841