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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Facility
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Pledged assets [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Bank guarantees and standby letters of credit [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Bank guarantees [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Bank guarantees [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Tax Contingencies [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Brazilian matters [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Spanish capital tax [Member]
USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]                    
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, 2014 $ 29.0us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent                  
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, 2015 25.3us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears                  
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, 2016 22.3us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears                  
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, from 2017 and thereafter through 2031 133.8iff_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueinFourYearsandThereafter                  
Rental expense 34.4us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 32.4us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 31.5us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet              
Bank guarantees and letters of credit outstanding         38.5iff_BankGuaranteesAndLettersOfCreditOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= iff_BankGuaranteesAndStandbyLettersOfCreditMember
         
The amount of bank guarantees related to government requirements on income tax disputes           7.9iff_AmountOfBankGuaranteesRelatedToGovernmentRequirementsOnIncomeTaxDisputes
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= iff_BankGuaranteesMember
6.5iff_AmountOfBankGuaranteesRelatedToGovernmentRequirementsOnIncomeTaxDisputes
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= iff_BankGuaranteesMember
     
Bank guarantees related to appeals on income tax and indirect tax cases           19.6iff_BankGuaranteesRelatedToAppealsOnIncomeTaxAndIndirectTaxCases
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= iff_BankGuaranteesMember
       
The amount of pledged assets, principally PP&E to cover income tax and indirect tax assessments       18.0iff_AmountOfPledgedAssetsPrincipallyPpEToCoverIncomeTaxAndIndirectTaxAssessments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= iff_PledgedAssetsMember
           
Available lines of credit 78.6iff_AmountOfAvailableLinesOfCredit                  
Duration as potentially responsible party, years 20 years                  
Number of facilities under Potentially Responsible Party investigation 9iff_NumberOfFacilitiesUnderPotentiallyResponsiblePartyInvestigation                  
Estimated maximum future costs of environmental liabilities for identified sites (less than $5 million) 5us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss             13us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= iff_TaxContingenciesMember
   
Bank guarantees and pledged assets to pursue defenses related to other contingencies 37.6iff_BankGuaranteesAndPledgedAssetsToPursueDefensesRelatedToOtherContingencies                  
Estimate range of possible loss from other contingencies, minimum                 0us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= iff_BrazilianMattersMember
 
Estimate range of possible loss from other contingencies, maximum                 31us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= iff_BrazilianMattersMember
 
Payment of litigation settlement                   $ 11.2iff_PaymentofLitigationSettlement
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= iff_SpanishMatterMember