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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)				9 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 23, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2021 USD ($) Site	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
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Purchase price				$ 9,693,000	$ 184,473,000
Goodwill				$ 91,820,000		$ 97,187,000
Payment of working capital			$ 21,560,000
Payment of value added tax			3,000,000
Cash acquired on working capital			$ 5,900,000
Purchase price					$ 3,503,000
PerformanX Specialty Chemicals LLC [Member] \| Surfactants [Member] \| 2022 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset purchase agreement date	Sep. 23, 2022
Purchase price	$ 9,693,000
Goodwill	1,792,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory	982,000
Payment of estimated working capital	909,000
PerformanX Specialty Chemicals LLC [Member] \| Product Know How [Member] \| Surfactants [Member] \| 2022 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets identified related to acquisition	$ 2,750,000
PerformanX Specialty Chemicals LLC [Member] \| Product Know How [Member] \| Surfactants [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| 2022 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets identified related to acquisition	$ 3,250,000
PerformanX Specialty Chemicals LLC [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Surfactants [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| 2022 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Weighted average amortization periods of identifiable intangibles assets	5 years
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset purchase agreement date			Jan. 29, 2021
Number of manufacturing site \| Site			2
Purchase price			$ 165,000,000
Goodwill			$ 64,800,000
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 3,500,000