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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Fair value of equity issued in a business combination.

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Stock Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares subject to outstanding awards (in shares)					1,601,749
Shares remaining available for future awards (in shares)					2,631,269
Target payout, cycle					3 years
Total stock-based compensation					$ 62	$ 40	$ 38
Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares	141,740,461
Equity Issued in Business Combination, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 25
Total stock-based compensation					$ 3
Business Acquisition, Post-Combination Service Period					3 years
Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, in years					3 years
Target payout percentage, cash					50.00%
Target payout percentage, stock					50.00%
2017 - 2019 Cycle [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation, shares (in shares)				14,579
2018-2020 Cycle [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation, shares (in shares)			7,484
Two Thousand Twenty-One Plan [Domain]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for issuance (in shares)					2,290,000
Two Thousand Eight To Two Thousand Twenty-One Cycle
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target dollar value of the award converted to a number of notional shares					50.00%
Two Thousand Nineteen To Two Thousand Twenty-One Cycle \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation, shares (in shares)		0
RSU's [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, in years					3 years
RSU's [Member] \| Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares	258,572
SSAR's [Member] \| Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares	5,816
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option \| Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares	335,347
Each twelve-month period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage					25.00%
Full three-year period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage					25.00%