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Business Restructuring and Asset Disposition - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Employees | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | $ 308,000 | $ 3,353,000 | $ 1,212,000 |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of asset | $ (2,720,000) |  |  |  |  |
2018 Restructuring [Member] | Germany [Member] | Asset and Spare Part [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,404,000
2018 Restructuring [Member] | Germany [Member] | Surfactants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 2,392,000 |  |  |  |
2018 Restructuring [Member] | Cumulative Decommissioning Costs [Member] | Germany [Member] | Surfactants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 988,000 |  |  |  |
2018 Restructuring [Member] | Decommissioning Costs [Member] | Germany [Member] | Surfactants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  |  |  | 79,000 | $ 909,000 |
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Longford Mills [Member] | Surfactants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business restructuring |  | $ 9,558,000 |  |  |  |
Number positions eliminated | Employees |  | 30 |  |  |  |
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Decommissioning Costs [Member] | Longford Mills [Member] | Surfactants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business restructuring |  | $ 308,000 | $ 633,000 | $ 1,133,000 |  |
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Termination Benefits [Member] | Longford Mills [Member] | Surfactants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business restructuring |  | 1,644,000 |  |  |  |
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Other Expense [Member] | Longford Mills [Member] | Surfactants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business restructuring |  | $ 7,914,000 |  |  |  |

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