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Investments - Amyris & Argentina joint venture (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 12, 2021 facility
Equity Method Investments
Transaction costs			$ 1	$ 1
Argentina joint venture
Equity Method Investments
Number of manufacturing facilities to be operated \| facility					5
Amyris joint venture
Equity Method Investments
Ownership percentage		31.00%
Total consideration under equity method investment agreement		$ 28
Cash consideration paid		10	10
Non-exclusive license and other consideration		$ 18	18
Income from equity method investment agreement			$ 8
Argentina joint venture
Equity Method Investments
Fair value of assets and liabilities transferred	$ 71
Ownership percentage	49.00%
Value of shares received as consideration for assets contributed	$ 64
Argentina joint venture \| Grupo Arcor
Equity Method Investments
Cash and other considerations received from joint venture in return of assets and liabilities transferred	$ 7