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Divestitures (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) ProductLine | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Divestiture Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of product lines divested or to be divested | ProductLine |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses |  |  | $ 37,790 |  | $ 12,595 |  | $ 0 |
Assets held for sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale |  |  | 0 |  | 52,760 |  |  |
Liabilities held for sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities held for sale |  |  | 0 |  | 17,339 |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 100 |  | 1,800 |  | 9,800 |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 14,138 |  | 12,155 |  | 45,880 |
Yogurt Fruit Preparations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses |  |  | 1,000 |  | 1,000 |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | (83) |  | 4,613 |  | 10,567 |
Inks and Fragrances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for losses of $456 |  |  |  |  | 20,722 |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  |  | 25,045 |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  | 1,843 |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net |  |  |  |  | 3,434 |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 1,716 |  |  |
Assets held for sale |  |  |  |  | 52,760 |  |  |
Liabilities held for sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade accounts payable |  |  |  |  | 13,967 |  |  |
Accrued salaries, wages and withholdings from employees |  |  |  |  | 1,739 |  |  |
Other accrued expenses |  |  |  |  | 1,633 |  |  |
Liabilities held for sale |  |  |  |  | 17,339 |  |  |
Trade accounts receivable, allowance for losses |  |  |  |  | 456 |  |  |
Fragrances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses |  | $ 36,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash loss on disposal of business |  |  | 11,300 |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 13,911 |  | 5,161 |  | 18,509 |
Inks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses |  |  | 500 |  | 11,600 |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | (288) |  | 992 |  | 15,875 |
Corporate & Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture and other related costs |  |  | 598 |  | 1,389 |  | 929 |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 62 |  | 12,719 |  | 34,608 |
Reclassification of foreign currency translation and related items |  |  | 10,203 |  | (8,625) |  |  |
Other costs |  |  | 3,787 | [1] | 6,266 | [2] | 705 | [3]
Expenses recorded related to environmental obligations |  |  | 300 |  | 800 |  |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Yogurt Fruit Preparations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | (1,000) |  | 2,597 |  | 0 |
Reclassification of foreign currency translation and related items |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other costs |  |  | 917 | [1] | 337 | [2] | 0 | [3]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Fragrances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 1,062 |  | 2,055 |  | 18,204 |
Reclassification of foreign currency translation and related items |  |  | 10,201 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other costs |  |  | 2,553 | [1] | 3,029 | [2] | 305 | [3]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Inks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 0 |  | 8,928 |  | 15,849 |
Reclassification of foreign currency translation and related items |  |  | 2 |  | (8,625) |  |  |
Other costs |  |  | (281) | [1] | 892 | [2] | 26 | [3]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Corporate & Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 0 |  | (861) |  | 555 |
Reclassification of foreign currency translation and related items |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other costs |  |  | 598 | [1] | 2,008 | [2] | 374 | [3]
Cost of Products Sold [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 86 |  | 1,795 |  | 9,767 |
Other costs | [4] |  |  |  |  |  | 800 |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Yogurt Fruit Preparations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 0 |  | 1,679 |  | 9,767 |
Other costs | [4] |  |  |  |  |  | 800 |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Fragrances [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | 95 |  | 77 |  | 0 |
Other costs | [4] |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Inks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | (9) |  | (203) |  | 0 |
Other costs | [4] |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Cost of Products Sold [Member] | Corporate & Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture & other related costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash impairment charges |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 242 |  | 0 |
Other costs | [4] |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
[1] | Other costs – Selling and administrative expenses include employee separation costs, bad debt expense, professional services, accelerated depreciation, environmental remediation costs, and other related costs.
[2] | Other costs – Selling and administrative expenses include employee separation costs, environmental remediation costs, professional services, accelerated depreciation, and other related costs.
[3] | Other costs – Selling and administrative expenses include employee separation costs, professional services, and other related costs.
[4] | Other costs – Cost of product sold include inventory disposal costs and other related costs.

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