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Employee Benefits - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2021 USD ($) contribution_plan
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Percentage of matching contribution if compensation percentage below low range	100.00%
Matching participant's contribution, percentage on compensation	4.00%
Percentage of matching contribution if compensation percentage between high range and low range	75.00%
Matching participant's contribution, percentage on compensation, range low	4.00%
Matching participant's contribution, percentage on compensation, range high	8.00%
Percentage of employees eligible to accrue benefits under the defined plan	50.00%
Matching participant's contribution, average percentage on compensation	6.00%
Retirement liabilities	$ 385,000,000	$ 326,000,000
Capital in excess of par value related to Deferred Compensation Plan	26,000,000	29,000,000
Total cash surrender value of life insurance contracts	52,000,000	49,000,000
Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member]
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Additional defined contribution plans \| contribution_plan			20
Net defined benefit plan liabilities			$ 221,000,000
Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Retirement liabilities	64,000,000	59,000,000
Pension Plan [Member] \| U.S Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Retirement liabilities	61,000,000	54,000,000
Contribution to the plans	$ 5,000,000	4,000,000
Pension Plan [Member] \| U.S Plans [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
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Pension Plan [Member] \| U.S Plans [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
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Pension Plan [Member] \| U.S Plans [Member] \| Qualified Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
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Pension Plan [Member] \| U.S Plans [Member] \| Nonqualified Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
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Retirement liabilities	262,000,000	195,000,000
Contribution to the plans	$ 32,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Pension Plan [Member] \| Non-U.S. Plans [Member] \| Real Estate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Target percentage of investment in equity securities	35.00%
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
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Contribution to the plans	$ 4,000,000