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Business Restructuring - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Employees	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring	$ 459,000		$ 1,715,000		$ 1,642,000	$ 2,346,000
Netherlands [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Number positions eliminated \| Employees					5
Severance costs					$ 396,000
Germany [Member] \| Surfactants [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs					$ 1,968,000
Germany [Member] \| Surfactants [Member] \| Asset and Spare Part [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs							$ 1,404,000
Fieldsboro, NJ [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring		$ 251,000		$ 915,000
Longford Mills [Member] \| Surfactants [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Number positions eliminated \| Employees					30
Business restructuring					$ 6,885,000
Decommissioning expense	$ 290,000
Early Termination of Lease Expenses [Member] \| Netherlands [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring					122,000
Termination Benefits [Member] \| Longford Mills [Member] \| Surfactants [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring					1,644,000
Decommissioning Costs [Member] \| Germany [Member] \| Surfactants [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs					564,000
Other Expense [Member] \| Longford Mills [Member] \| Surfactants [Member]
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring					$ 5,241,000