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Product and Business Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) Business	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) Business	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, number of businesses acquired \| Business				1	1	2
Business combination, cash consideration	$ 10,000					$ 19,342
Business combination, cash acquired						1,970
Business combination, deferred consideration paid						1,052
Net Asset Adjustment						623
Business combination, liabilities assumed						11,538
Business combination bargain purchase gain amount						4,829
Joint venture, consideration						37,384
Business combination, allocation of purchase price, goodwill						4,618
Business combination, allocation of purchase price, working capital and fixed assets						20,068
Adjustment to bargain purchase gain on business acquisition				$ 292	$ 171
Business combination contingent consideration					955
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)					4,054
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Increase in Working Capital and Property Plant and Equipment					295
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Increase in Assumed Liabilities					1,250
Business combination,trade receivables		$ 1,508
Goodwill				46,616	46,616	52,108
Adjustment expense business acquisitions				0
Agrinos Group Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, cash consideration			$ 3,125
Business combination, cash acquired			1,813
Business combination, liabilities assumed			4,885
Business combination bargain purchase gain amount			4,829
Joint venture, consideration			12,839
Adjustment to bargain purchase gain on business acquisition				$ 292	171
Business combination, liabilities assumed, tax			407
Business combination, allocation of purchase price, working capital			7,648
Business combination,trade receivables			2,277
Business combination, allocation of purchase price, property, plant and equipment			5,141
AgNova
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, cash consideration		16,217
Business combination, cash acquired		157
Net Asset Adjustment		623
Business combination, liabilities assumed		6,653
Joint venture, consideration		24,545
Business combination contingent consideration					955
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)					4,054
Business combination, liabilities assumed, tax		3,857
Business combination, allocation of purchase price, working capital		7,206
Business combination, allocation of purchase price, property, plant and equipment		73
Business combination, contingent consideration		1,052
Goodwill		4,618
Business combination change in income tax liabilities					1,328
Prepaid Asset [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	125
TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	8,225					8,377
Business combination change in assumed intangibles					1,732
TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember \| Agrinos Group Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles			$ 50
TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember \| AgNova
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles		8,327
Business combination change in assumed intangibles					1,932
Trade Names, Trademarks and Patents
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	$ 1,650					351
Business combination change in assumed intangibles					843
Trade Names, Trademarks and Patents \| AgNova
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles		351
Business combination change in assumed intangibles					843
Distribution Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles						3,584
Business combination change in assumed intangibles					3,584
Distribution Agreement [Member] \| AgNova
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles		3,584
Business combination change in assumed intangibles					3,584
Customer Relationships and Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles						$ 386
Business combination change in assumed intangibles					246
Customer Relationships and Customer Lists \| AgNova
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles		$ 386
Business combination change in assumed intangibles					$ 246