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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)			6 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)	Feb. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2021 USD ($) Site	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 184,560,000
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
INVISTA Aromatic Polyester Polyol Business Acquisition [Member] \| Polymers [Member] \| 2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset purchase agreement date		Jan. 29, 2021
Number of manufacturing site \| Site		2
Purchase price		$ 165,000,000
Fermentation Plant Acquisition [Member] \| 2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 3,500,000