Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Domestic earnings repatriated	$ 57,000,000
Undistributed foreign earnings	$ 0
Spanish tax settlement
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	25.90%	17.00%
Foreign Tax Authority
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for uncertain tax positions	$ 164,000,000
Foreign Tax Authority | Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for uncertain tax positions	54,000,000
Other Liabilities
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	131,000,000
Accrued interest and penalties	32,000,000
Other Liabilities | Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	37,000,000
Accrued interest and penalties	17,000,000
Other Current Liabilities
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	1,000,000
Other Current Liabilities | Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Accrued interest and penalties	$ 1,000,000