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Segment Information - Reportable Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 2,764 | $ 2,889 | $ 5,607 | $ 5,788
Cost of sales | (1,734) | (1,821) | (3,542) | (3,696)
Research & development expenses | (182) | (173) | (346) | (339)
Selling & administrative expenses | (483) | (493) | (944) | (983)
Adjusted Operating EBITDA |  | 588 | 1,130 | 1,166
Depreciation & Amortization | (242) | (246) | (478) | (524)
Interest Expense | (61) | (79) | (132) | (162)
Other expense | (10) | (15) | (30) | (16)
Restructuring Charges | (21) | (2) | (38) | (5)
Impairment | 0 | (64) | (1,153) | (64)
Losses (gains) on business disposals | (81) | 368 | (81) | 368
Loss on held for sale classification |  | (282) |  | (282)
Divestiture And Integration Costs | (26) | (59) | (77) | (117)
Strategic initiative costs | (6) | (12) | (14) | (16)
Regulatory costs | (53) | (19) | (64) | (54)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt | 488 | 0 | 488 | 0
Tax realignment costs | (4) | (2) | (5) | (3)
Other gains (losses) | (2) | 7 | (6) | 7
Income before taxes | 534 | 183 | (460) | 298
Segment capital expenditures | 95 | 82 | 274 | 200
Business divestiture costs | 26 | 56 | 77 | 112
Integration-related costs |  | 3 |  | 5
Taste |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | (6) | 0 | (8) | (1)
Impairment |  |  | 0 |
Food Ingredients |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | (7) | (1) | (10) | (2)
Impairment |  |  | (1,153) |
Health & Biosciences |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | (5) | 0 | (8) | (1)
Impairment |  |  | 0 |
Scent |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges | (3) | (1) | (12) | (1)
Impairment |  |  | 0 |
Pharma Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment |  |  | 0 |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 2,764 | 2,889 | 5,607 | 5,788
Adjusted Operating EBITDA | 552 | 588 | 1,130 | 1,166
Operating Segments | Taste |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 631 | 610 | 1,258 | 1,229
Cost of sales | (377) | (357) | (754) | (741)
Research & development expenses | (47) | (40) | (87) | (79)
Selling & administrative expenses | (98) | (100) | (192) | (196)
Depreciation expense add-back (a) | 16 | 14 | 31 | 31
Adjusted Operating EBITDA | 125 | 127 | 256 | 244
Segment capital expenditures | 15 | 11 | 42 | 23
Operating Segments | Food Ingredients |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 850 | 847 | 1,646 | 1,703
Cost of sales | (642) | (655) | (1,251) | (1,328)
Research & development expenses | (14) | (21) | (26) | (41)
Selling & administrative expenses | (104) | (94) | (196) | (184)
Depreciation expense add-back (a) | (34) | (32) | (62) | (67)
Adjusted Operating EBITDA | 124 | 109 | 235 | 217
Segment capital expenditures | 40 | 23 | 100 | 70
Operating Segments | Health & Biosciences |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 577 | 556 | 1,117 | 1,085
Cost of sales | (311) | (294) | (609) | (580)
Research & development expenses | (55) | (50) | (107) | (96)
Selling & administrative expenses | (91) | (89) | (172) | (177)
Depreciation expense add-back (a) | 31 | 28 | 60 | 57
Adjusted Operating EBITDA | 151 | 151 | 289 | 289
Operating Segments | Scent |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 603 | 603 | 1,217 | 1,248
Cost of sales | (336) | (328) | (680) | (678)
Research & development expenses | (62) | (55) | (117) | (110)
Selling & administrative expenses | (92) | (93) | (178) | (181)
Depreciation expense add-back (a) | (17) | (16) | (32) | (32)
Adjusted Operating EBITDA | 130 | 143 | 274 | 311
Segment capital expenditures | 8 | 10 | 32 | 25
Operating Segments | Pharma Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 103 | 273 | 369 | 523
Cost of sales | (68) | (187) | (248) | (368)
Research & development expenses | (3) | (7) | (8) | (13)
Selling & administrative expenses | (10) | (26) | (42) | (54)
Depreciation expense add-back (a) | 0 | (5) | (5) | (17)
Adjusted Operating EBITDA | 22 | 58 | 76 | 105
Segment capital expenditures | 10 | 19 | 38 | 47
Operating Segments | Health And Biosciences |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment capital expenditures | $ 22 | $ 19 | $ 62 | $ 35

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