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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)									3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Oct. 04, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 06, 2018 USD ($)	May 18, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2007 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 25, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 06, 2018 EUR (€)	Jun. 06, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 07, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Amount still available for additional borrowings										$ 1,000,000,000
Debt										4,553,059,000	$ 1,639,152,000
Gross Proceeds		$ 825,000,000
Quarterly installments \| $ / shares		$ 0.75
Initial installment \| $ / shares		$ 0.73333
Interest and partial repayment of principal		3.79%
Gain (loss) on pre-issuance hedges						$ (3,200,000)				$ (12,505,000)	5,310,000	$ 3,244,000
Repurchase price of principal amount of Senior Notes in percentage										101.00%
Commercial Paper [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Short term debt, term										90 days
Short-term debt										$ 0	0
Maximum amount outstanding										85,000,000	108,000,000
Loans Payable [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Debt, face amount																	$ 350,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term			3 years
Amortization rate			10.00%
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBI TDA with step-downs over time			4.50
Senior notes										$ 349,163,000	0
Interest rate of debt										3.6485%
Senior notes - 2017 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Debt, face amount				$ 500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term				30 years
Interest rate of debt				4.375%
Senior notes discount				$ 1,800,000
Proceeds related to the issuance of Senior Notes				493,900,000
Underwriting discount				4,400,000
Other deferred costs				900,000
Gain (loss) on pre-issuance hedges				$ (5,300,000)
Senior Notes - 2016 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Debt, face amount \| €					€ 500,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term					8 years	8 years
Interest rate of debt					1.75%															1.75%
Senior notes discount \| €					€ 900,000
Proceeds related to the issuance of Senior Notes \| €					496,000,000
Underwriting discount \| €					€ 3,100,000
Other deferred costs																				$ 1,300,000
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Senior notes										$ 0	249,765,000
Senior notes								$ 500,000,000
Extinguishment of debt									$ 250,000,000
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt										6.40%
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt										6.82%
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] \| Series A Senior Notes [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt								6.25%
Senior notes								$ 250,000,000
Maturity date								Sep. 27, 2017
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] \| Series B Notes [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt								6.35%
Senior notes								$ 100,000,000
Maturity date								Sep. 27, 2019
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] \| Series C Notes [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt								6.50%
Senior notes								$ 50,000,000
Maturity date								Sep. 27, 2022
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] \| Series D Notes [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt								6.79%
Senior notes								$ 100,000,000
Maturity date								Sep. 27, 2027
Senior Notes - 2013 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt							3.20%
Senior notes discount							$ 300,000
Proceeds related to the issuance of Senior Notes							297,800,000
Underwriting discount							1,900,000
Senior notes							300,000,000.0
Other deferred financing costs							$ 900,000
Senior notes interest payable description							interest payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year
Maturity date							May 01, 2023
Senior Notes, Euro Notes, 2021 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Senior notes										$ 337,704,000	0			€ 300,000,000
Interest rate of debt										0.82%				0.50%	0.50%
Debt														€ 297,700,000	$ 349,500,000
Senior Notes, Euro Notes, 2026 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Senior notes										$ 899,886,000	0			€ 800,000,000
Interest rate of debt										1.93%				1.80%	1.80%
Debt														€ 794,100,000	$ 932,200,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate										1.125%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate			0.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate			2.00%
Base Rate [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate			0.00%
Base Rate [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate			1.00%
Frutarom Industries Ltd. [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Debt related commitment fees and debt issuance costs										$ 39,400,000
Debt, face amount	$ 3,300,000,000
Expected make-whole payments for early debt payoff										34,900,000
Frutarom Industries Ltd. [Member] \| Bridge Loan [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility																		$ 5,450,000,000
Debt related commitment fees and debt issuance costs										39,400,000
Frutarom Industries Ltd. [Member] \| Senior Notes - 2007 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Repurchased face amount																			$ 250,000,000
Interest, net of amounts capitalized		$ 7,700,000
Expected make-whole payments for early debt payoff		34,900,000
Citibank, N.A [Member] \| Tranche A Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility																	585,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, sublimit																	25,000,000
Citibank, N.A [Member] \| Tranche B Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility																	415,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, sublimit																€ 50,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Citibank, N.A [Member] \| Revolving Loan Facility [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Debt related commitment fees and debt issuance costs			$ 700,000
Line of credit										0
Citibank, N.A [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Loan Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate			0.75%
Citibank, N.A [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate			1.75%
Citibank, N.A [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Revolving Loan Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate			0.00%
Citibank, N.A [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Revolving Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate			0.75%
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Senior Notes - 2020 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Senior notes										298,499,000	0
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Senior Notes - 2020 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Senior notes													$ 300,000,000
Interest rate of debt													3.40%
Debt													$ 298,900,000
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Senior Notes - 2028 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Senior notes										396,377,000	0		$ 400,000,000
Interest rate of debt													4.45%
Debt													$ 397,000,000
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Senior Notes - 2048 [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Senior notes										$ 785,788,000	$ 0		$ 800,000,000
Interest rate of debt													5.00%
Debt													$ 787,200,000
Amortizing Note [Member] \| Frutarom Industries Ltd. [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Gross Proceeds	$ 139,500,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]
Amount of gain or (loss) on derivative		$ (3,900,000)