Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) metricTon	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price adjustments		$ 0	$ 22,572,000	$ 820,000,000
Acquisition and integration related costs		12,670,000	17,263,000	20,684,000
Net income attributable to joint venture		123,672,000	375,764,000	533,228,000
Net sales		3,327,957,000	3,128,909,000	3,589,427,000
Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 200,000,000
Designed Annual Conversion Capacity | metricTon		25,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition and integration related costs		$ 12,700,000	17,300,000	20,700,000
Mineral Resources Limited Wodgina Project
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	60.00%
Consideration transferred	$ 1,300,000,000
Cash payments related to joint venture		820,000,000
Purchase price adjustments		22,600,000
Net income attributable to joint venture		(32,800,000)	(20,100,000)	(73,000,000)
Net sales		0	$ 0
Mineral Resources Limited Wodgina Project | Stamp duty tax
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition and integration related costs		$ 61,500,000		64,800,000
Mineral Resources Limited Wodgina Project | Selling, general and administrative expenses | Stamp duty tax
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition and integration related costs				$ 64,766,000
Wodgina Lithium Operations Pty. Ltd.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	60.00%
Lithium Hydroxide Conversion Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	40.00%	40.00%
Lithium Hydroxide Conversion Assets | Mineral Resources Limited Wodgina Project
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 480,000,000