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Divestitures (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 18, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) ProductLine | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Divestiture of Product Line [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of product lines divested or to be divested | ProductLine |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Proceed from sale of business |  |  | $ 4,059 |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Assets held for sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale |  |  | 49,597 |  |  |  |  | $ 52,760
Liabilities held for sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities held for sale |  |  | 15,353 |  |  |  |  | 17,339
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 1,572 |  |  | 11,843 |  |
Corporate & Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 375 |  |  | 1,079 |  |
Yogurt Fruit Preparations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Product Line [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceed from sale of business | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 265 |  |  | 68 |  |
Inks and Fragrances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade accounts receivable |  |  | 20,433 |  |  |  |  | 20,722
Inventories |  |  | 21,897 |  |  |  |  | 25,045
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 2,049 |  |  |  |  | 1,843
Property, plant, and equipment, net |  |  | 3,540 |  |  |  |  | 3,434
Intangible assets |  |  | 1,678 |  |  |  |  | 1,716
Assets held for sale |  |  | 49,597 |  |  |  |  | 52,760
Liabilities held for sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade accounts payable |  |  | 12,469 |  |  |  |  | 13,967
Accrued salaries, wages, and withholdings from employees |  |  | 1,557 |  |  |  |  | 1,739
Other accrued expenses |  |  | 1,327 |  |  |  |  | 1,633
Liabilities held for sale |  |  | 15,353 |  |  |  |  | 17,339
Fragrances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Product Line [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceed from sale of business |  |  | 4,100 |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 1,048 |  |  | 1,157 |  |
Fragrances [Member] | Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Product Line [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceed from sale of business |  | $ 32,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds escrowed |  | 4,700 |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash net loss related to reclassification of accumulated foreign currency translation |  | $ 12,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Fragrances [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 13,000 |  |  |  |  |
Fragrances [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 14,000 |  |  |  |  |
Inks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Product Line [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceed from sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,600
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | (116) |  |  | 9,539 |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 10,127 |  |
Other costs |  |  | 1,547 | [1] |  | 1,526 | [2] |
Divestiture Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses recorded related to environmental obligations |  |  | 300 |  | $ 800 |  |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Corporate & Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 351 |  |
Other costs |  |  | 375 | [1] |  | 538 | [2] |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Yogurt Fruit Preparations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Other costs |  |  | 265 | [1] |  | 68 | [2] |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Fragrances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 339 |  |
Other costs |  |  | 1,014 | [1] |  | 818 | [2] |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Inks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  | 9,437 |  |
Other costs |  |  | (107) | [1] |  | 102 | [2] |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 25 |  |  | 190 |  |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Corporate & Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 0 |  |  | 190 |  |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Yogurt Fruit Preparations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Fragrances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 34 |  |  | 0 |  |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Inks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | $ (9) |  |  | $ 0 |  |
[1] | Other costs – Selling and administrative expenses include environmental remediation, employee separation costs, professional services, accelerated depreciation, and other related costs.
[2] | Other costs – Selling and administrative expenses include employee separation costs, professional services, and other related costs.

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