International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 10-K 28 Feb 17 2016 FY Annual report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 15, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	IFF
Entity Registrant Name	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
Entity Central Index Key	51,253
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		79,037,680
Entity Public Float			$ 10,040,332,045

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOM

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,116,350	$ 3,023,189	$ 3,088,533
Cost of goods sold	1,717,280	1,671,590	1,726,383
Gross profit	1,399,070	1,351,599	1,362,150
Research and development expenses	254,263	246,101	253,640
Selling and administrative expenses	566,224	494,517	507,563
Restructuring and other charges, net	(1,700)	7,594	1,298
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	23,763	15,040	7,328
Gain on sales of fixed assets	(10,836)	0	0
Operating profit	567,356	588,347	592,321
Interest expense	52,989	46,062	46,067
Other (income) expense, net	(9,350)	3,184	(2,807)
Income before taxes	523,717	539,101	549,061
Taxes on income	118,686	119,854	134,518
Net income	405,031	419,247	414,543
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(54,526)	(124,157)	(69,064)
(Losses) gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges	(1,797)	(2,970)	16,383
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment	(10,332)	54,117	(95,038)
Comprehensive income	$ 338,376	$ 346,237	$ 266,824
Net income per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 5.07	$ 5.19	$ 5.09
Net income per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 5.05	$ 5.16	$ 5.06

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 323,992	$ 181,988
Receivables:
Trade	560,653	546,125
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(9,995)	(8,229)
Inventories	592,017	572,047
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	142,347	145,178
Total Current Assets	1,609,014	1,437,109
Property, plant and equipment, net	775,716	732,794
Goodwill	1,000,123	941,389
Other intangible assets, net	365,783	306,004
Deferred income taxes	138,636	166,323
Other assets	127,712	118,391
Total Assets	4,016,984	3,702,010
Current Liabilities:
Bank borrowings, overdrafts and current portion of long-term debt	258,516	132,349
Accounts payable	274,815	285,501
Dividends payable	50,678	44,824
Other current liabilities	314,288	262,482
Total Current Liabilities	898,297	725,156
Other Liabilities:
Long-term debt	1,066,855	935,373
Deferred gains	39,816	43,260
Retirement liabilities	243,407	242,383
Other liabilities	137,475	160,849
Total Other Liabilities	1,487,553	1,381,865
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 18)
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock 12 1/2¢ par value; authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued 115,858,190 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2015; and outstanding 79,213,037 and 80,022,291 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2015	14,470	14,470
Capital in excess of par value	152,481	140,802
Retained earnings	3,818,535	3,604,254
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Cumulative translation adjustments	(352,025)	(297,499)
Accumulated gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges	7,604	9,401
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment	(335,674)	(325,342)
Treasury stock, at cost - 36,645,153 and 35,835,899 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2015	(1,679,147)	(1,555,769)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	1,626,244	1,590,317
Noncontrolling interest	4,890	4,672
Total Shareholders’ Equity including noncontrolling interest	1,631,134	1,594,989
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,016,984	$ 3,702,010

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Par

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.125	$ 0.125
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	115,858,190	115,858,190
Common stock, shares outstanding	79,213,037	80,022,291
Treasury stock, shares at cost	36,645,153	35,835,899

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 405,031	$ 419,247	$ 414,543
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	102,469	89,597	89,354
Deferred income taxes	14,350	13,043	23,350
Gain on disposal of assets	(10,836)	(622)	(3,768)
Stock-based compensation	24,587	23,160	22,648
Pension contributions	(46,347)	(67,897)	(43,982)
Pension contributions
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:	(21,544)	(91,712)	(2,635)
Trade receivables	15,452	(37,628)	(40,042)
Inventories	(7,642)	89,273	19,403
Accounts payable	12,133	(17,399)	(30,947)
Accruals for incentive compensation	49,103	29,124	(30,982)
Other assets	(2,442)	46,862	64,605
Other liabilities	1,092	(61,470)	36,843
Net cash provided by operating activities	535,406	433,578	518,390
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received (including $15 million of contingent consideration related to the Aromor acquisition in 2014)	(236,836)	(493,424)	(102,500)
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(126,412)	(101,030)	(143,182)
Proceeds from disposal of assets	6,856	4,302	3,295
Maturity of net investment hedges	637	12,128	3,304
Proceeds from life insurance contracts	292	868	17,750
Net cash used in investing activities	(355,463)	(577,156)	(221,333)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash dividends paid to shareholders	(184,897)	(158,870)	(133,239)
Increase (decrease) in revolving credit facility borrowings and overdrafts	(134,344)	136,826	8,332
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	(555,559)	0	(3,609)
Deferred financing costs	(5,788)	0	(1,023)
Repayments of debt	(125,000)	0	0
Loss on pre-issuance hedges	(3,244)	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of stock under stock plans	813	886	1,864
Excess tax benefits on stock-based payments	4,650	12,055	6,330
Purchase of treasury stock	(127,443)	(122,193)	(88,203)
Net cash used in financing activities	(19,694)	(131,296)	(202,330)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(18,245)	(21,711)	(21,659)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	142,004	(296,585)	73,068
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	181,988	478,573	405,505
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	323,992	181,988	478,573
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	50,576	46,760	46,106
Income taxes	107,898	102,734	92,087
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued capital expenditures	$ 26,049	$ 26,030	$ 14,376

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH6

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Business acquisition contingent consideration	$ 15

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHARE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common stock [Member]	Capital in excess of par value [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income [Member]	Treasury stock [Member]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling interest [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		$ 14,470	$ 131,461	$ 3,075,657	$ (392,711)	$ (1,365,805)	$ 1,467,051	$ 3,979
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013						(34,377,594)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 414,543			414,543			414,692	149
Cumulative translation adjustment	(69,064)				(69,064)		(69,064)
Gains (losses) on derivatives qualifying as hedges; net of tax	16,383				16,383		16,383
Pension liability and postretirement adjustment; net of tax	(95,038)				(95,038)		(95,038)
Cash dividends declared				(139,466)			(139,466)
Stock options/SSAR's, value			9,770			$ 3,590	13,360
Stock options/SSAR's, shares						87,706
Treasury share repurchases, shares						(927,339)
Treasury share repurchases, value						$ (88,959)	(88,959)
Vested restricted stock units and awards, value			(23,871)			$ 4,953	(18,918)
Vested restricted stock units and awards, shares						136,627
Stock-based compensation, value			22,648				22,648
Stock-based compensation, shares
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		14,470	140,008	3,350,734	(540,430)	$ (1,446,221)	1,522,689	4,128
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014						(35,080,600)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	419,247			419,247			419,791	544
Cumulative translation adjustment	(124,157)				(124,157)		(124,157)
Gains (losses) on derivatives qualifying as hedges; net of tax	(2,970)				(2,970)		(2,970)
Pension liability and postretirement adjustment; net of tax	54,117				54,117		54,117
Cash dividends declared				(165,727)			(165,727)
Stock options/SSAR's, value			6,099			$ 7,085	13,184
Stock options/SSAR's, shares						194,016
Treasury share repurchases, shares						(1,074,210)
Treasury share repurchases, value						$ (121,193)	(121,193)
Vested restricted stock units and awards, value			(28,465)			$ 4,560	(23,905)
Vested restricted stock units and awards, shares						124,895
Stock-based compensation, value			23,160			$ 0	23,160
Stock-based compensation, shares						0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 1,594,989	14,470	140,802	3,604,254	(613,440)	$ (1,555,769)	1,594,989	4,672
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015	(35,835,899)					(35,835,899)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 405,031			405,031			405,249	218
Cumulative translation adjustment	(54,526)				(54,526)		(54,526)
Gains (losses) on derivatives qualifying as hedges; net of tax	(1,797)				(1,797)		(1,797)
Pension liability and postretirement adjustment; net of tax	(10,332)				(10,332)		(10,332)
Cash dividends declared				(190,750)			(190,750)
Stock options/SSAR's, value			8,952			$ 1,335	10,287
Stock options/SSAR's, shares						30,015
Treasury share repurchases, shares						(1,058,018)
Treasury share repurchases, value						$ (127,443)	(127,443)
Vested restricted stock units and awards, value			21,860			$ 2,730	(19,130)
Vested restricted stock units and awards, shares						218,749
Stock-based compensation, value			24,587			$ 0	24,587
Stock-based compensation, shares						0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 1,631,134	$ 14,470	$ 152,481	$ 3,818,535	$ (680,095)	$ (1,679,147)	$ 1,631,134	$ 4,890
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016	(36,645,153)					(36,645,153)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAR8

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Tax effect of gain (losses) on derivatives qualifying as hedges	$ (227)	$ 463	$ (2,526)
Tax effect of pension liability and postretirement adjustment	$ 3,049	$ (29,452)	$ 36,554
Cash dividends declared, per share	$ 2.40	$ 2.06	$ 1.72

Nature of Operations and Summar

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Nature of Operations International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Registrant,” “IFF,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a leading creator and manufacturer of flavors and fragrances (including cosmetic active ingredients) used to impart or improve flavor or fragrance in a wide variety of consumer products. Our products are sold principally to manufacturers of perfumes and cosmetics, hair and other personal care products, soaps and detergents, cleaning products, dairy, meat and other processed foods, beverages, snacks and savory foods, sweet and baked goods, and pharmaceutical and oral care products. Fiscal Year End The Company has historically operated on a 52/53 week fiscal year generally ending on the Friday closest to the last day of the year. For ease of presentation, December 31 is used consistently throughout the financial statements and notes to represent the period-end date. The 2016 and 2015 fiscal years were 52 week periods and the 2014 fiscal year was a 53 week period. For the 2016 , 2015 and 2014 fiscal years, the actual closing dates were December 30, January 1 and January 2, respectively. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and accompanying disclosures. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future. Actual results may ultimately differ from estimates. Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and those of its subsidiaries. Significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. To the extent a subsidiary is not wholly owned, any related noncontrolling interest is included as a separate component of Shareholders’ Equity. Any applicable expense (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest is included in Other expense, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income due to its immateriality and, as such, is not presented separately. Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete. This generally occurs when (i) title and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer in accordance with the terms of sale and (ii) collection is reasonably assured. Sales are reduced, at the time revenue is recognized, for applicable discounts, rebates and sales allowances based on historical experience. Related accruals are included in Other current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. Foreign Currency Translation The Company translates the assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at average exchange rates during the year. Cumulative translation adjustments are shown as a separate component of Shareholders’ Equity. Research and Development Research and development (“R&D”) expenses relate to the development of new and improved flavors or fragrances, technical product support and compliance with governmental regulation. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at date of purchase. Accounts Receivable The Company sells certain accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis to unrelated financial institutions under “factoring” agreements that are sponsored, solely and individually, by certain customers. The Company accounts for these transactions as sale of receivables, removes the receivables sold from its financial statements, and records cash proceeds when received by the Company. The beneficial impact on cash provided by operations from participating in these programs increased approximately $34.0 million , $3.4 million and $33.1 million in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively. The cost of participating in these programs was immaterial to our results in all periods. Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (on a weighted-average basis) or market. Our inventories consisted of the following: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Raw materials $ 288,629 $ 282,181 Work in process 13,792 17,450 Finished goods 289,596 272,416 Total $ 592,017 $ 572,047 Long-Lived Assets Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis, principally over the following estimated useful lives: buildings and improvements, 10 to 40 years; machinery and equipment, 3 to 20 years; information technology hardware and software, 3 to 7 years; and leasehold improvements which are included in buildings and improvements, the estimated life of the improvements or the remaining term of the lease, whichever is shorter. Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Finite-lived intangible assets include customer relationships, patents, trade names, technological know-how and other intellectual property valued at acquisition and amortized on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives: customer relationships, 11 - 24 years; patents, 10 - 15 years; trade names, approximately 30 years and technological know-how, 19 - 28 years. The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in business conditions indicate that their full carrying value may not be recovered. An estimate of undiscounted future cash flows produced by an asset or group of assets is compared to the carrying value to determine whether impairment exists. If assets are determined to be impaired, the loss is measured based on an estimate of fair value using various valuation techniques, including a discounted estimate of future cash flows. Goodwill Goodwill represents the difference between the total purchase price and the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in business acquisitions. In assessing the potential for impairment of goodwill, management uses the most current actual and forecasted operating data available and current market-based assumptions in accordance with the criteria in FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350. The Company has identified four reporting units: (1) Flavors, (2) Fragrance Compounds, (3) Fragrance Ingredients and (4) Cosmetic Actives Ingredients. These reporting units were determined based on the level at which the performance is measured and reviewed by segment management. The Company performs an annual goodwill impairment test utilizing the two-step approach for the Flavors, Fragrance Compounds, Fragrance Ingredients and Cosmetic Actives Ingredients reporting units, by assessing the fair value of the reporting units based on discounted cash flows. The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment test as of November 30, 2016 , which indicated no impairment of goodwill, as the estimated fair values substantially exceeded the carrying values of each of these reporting units. Income Taxes The Company accounts for taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax return bases of assets and liabilities, based on enacted tax rates and other provisions of the tax law. The effect of a change in tax laws or rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized as income in the period in which such change is enacted. Future tax benefits are recognized to the extent that the realization of such benefits is more likely than not, and a valuation allowance is established for any portion of a deferred tax asset that management believes may not be realized. The Company recognizes uncertain tax positions that it has taken or expects to take on a tax return. Pursuant to accounting requirements, the Company first determines whether it is “more likely than not” its tax position will be sustained if the relevant tax authority were to audit the position with full knowledge of all the relevant facts and other information. For those tax positions that meet this threshold, the Company measures the amount of tax benefit based on the largest amount of tax benefit that it has a greater than 50% chance of realizing in a final settlement with the relevant authority. Those tax positions failing to qualify for initial recognition are recognized in the first interim period in which they meet the more likely than not standard. The Company maintains a cumulative risk portfolio relating to all of its uncertainties in income taxes in order to perform this analysis, but the evaluation of its tax positions requires significant judgment and estimation in part because, in certain cases, tax law is subject to varied interpretation, and whether a tax position will ultimately be sustained may be uncertain. The Company regularly repatriates a portion of current year earnings from select non–U.S. subsidiaries. No provision has been made for additional taxes on undistributed earnings of subsidiary companies that are intended and planned to be indefinitely invested in such subsidiaries. The Company intends to, and has plans to, reinvest these earnings indefinitely in its foreign subsidiaries to fund local operations, capital projects and/or aquisitions. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized as a component of income tax expense. Retirement Benefits Current service costs of retirement plans and postretirement health care and life insurance benefits are accrued. Prior service costs resulting from plan improvements are amortized over periods ranging from 10 to 20 years. Financial Instruments Derivative financial instruments are used to manage interest and foreign currency exposures. The gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recorded in earnings at the same time as the transaction being hedged is recorded in earnings. The associated asset or liability related to the open hedge instrument is recorded in Prepaid expenses and Other current assets or Other current liabilities, as applicable. The Company records all derivative financial instruments on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in a derivative’s fair value are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge criteria are met. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in Net income. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet and are subsequently recognized in Net income when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges, if any, are recognized as a charge or credit to earnings. Software Costs The Company capitalizes direct internal and external development costs for certain significant projects associated with internal-use software and amortizes these costs over 7 years. Neither preliminary evaluation costs nor costs associated with the software after implementation are capitalized. Costs related to projects that are not significant are expensed as incurred. Shipping and Handling Costs Net sales include shipping and handling charges billed to customers. Cost of goods sold includes all costs incurred in connection with shipping and handling. Net Income Per Share Net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. A reconciliation of shares used in the computations of basic and diluted net income per share is as follows: Number of Shares (SHARES IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Basic 79,648 80,449 80,936 Assumed dilution under stock plans 333 442 558 Diluted 79,981 80,891 81,494 An immaterial amount of Stock-Settled Appreciation Rights (“SSARs”) were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share at December 31, 2016 and 2015 . There were no stock options or SSARs excluded from the computation in 2014 . The Company has issued shares of Purchased Restricted Stock ("PRS") and Purchased Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) which contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends and thus are considered participating securities which are required to be included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method was not presented since the difference between basic and diluted net income per share for both common shareholders, PRS and PRSU holders was less than $0.01 per share for each year and the number of PRS and PRSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 was immaterial. Net income allocated to such PRS and PRSUs during 2016 , 2015 and 2014 was approximately $1.0 million , $2.0 million and $2.4 million , respectively. Stock-Based Compensation Compensation cost of all stock-based awards is measured at fair value on the date of grant and recognized over the service period for which awards are expected to vest. The cost of such stock-based awards is principally recognized on a straight-line attribution basis over their respective vesting periods, net of estimated forfeitures. New Accounting Standards In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amendments to the Business Combination guidance which clarifies the definition of a business in order to assist companies when evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. This guidance will be effective prospectively for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This guidance may have an impact on accounting for future acquisitions. In January 2017, the FASB issued an amendment to the Goodwill Impairment guidance which eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company plans to adopt this guidance in accordance with its existing annual impairment review policy in fiscal year 2017. The Company does not expect this adoption to have an impact on its consolidated financial statements. In October 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which allows for the immediate recognition of current and deferred income tax impact on intra-entity asset transfers, excluding inventory. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is only permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. This guidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition. The Company plans to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 and accordingly, will record a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to Retained earnings of approximately $47 million . In August 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires changes to the classification of certain activities within the statement of cash flows. This guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted for all entities. The Company does not expect this adoption to have a significant impact on its statement of cash flows. In March 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires changes to several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the treatment of income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification of certain items on the statement of cash flows. This guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The standard requires that employee taxes paid when an employer withholds shares be presented in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as a financing activity instead of an operating activity. The Company expects to adopt this change retroactively and that the impact of this aspect of the standard on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows will be approximately $13 - $25 million on an annual basis. In addition, the standard requires that excess tax benefits presented in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows be classified as an operating activity instead of a financing activity. The Company expects to adopt this change retroactively and that the impact of this aspect of the standard on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows will be approximately $5 - $12 million on an annual basis. The standard also requires all excess tax benefits/deficiencies be recognized as income tax expense/benefit in the income statement to be applied on a prospective basis. Depending on the future volatility of the stock price, the impact of this aspect of the standard could have a material impact on tax expense on its Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. Additionally, the standard allows the Company to make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures as they occur. The Company plans to continue to account for forfeitures using an estimate of awards expected to be forfeited. Lastly, the standard requires that the threshold for equity classification of awards permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions. The adoption of this aspect of the standard will impact future vestings. In February 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires changes to the accounting for leases. The new guidance establishes a new lease accounting model, that requires entities to record assets and liabilities related to leases on the balance sheet for certain types of leases. The guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 31, 2018. Early adoption will be permitted for all entities. The Company expects the adoption of this guidance will result in significant increases to assets and liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet and is still evaluating the impact on its Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. In September 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance related to the adjustments made during the measurement period for items in a business combination. Specifically, the new guidance requires adjustments related to the finalization of estimates to be recorded in the period when they are determined and to provide certain additional disclosures. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted this guidance during 2016 and the adoption did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which removed the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair values are estimated using the net asset value practical expedient. The Company has adopted this guidance for the year ended December 31, 2016 and has reclassified prior year amounts for the year ended December 31, 2015 as disclosed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted this guidance retrospectively in 2016 and accordingly has reclassified all debt issuance costs on long-term debt as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides for a comprehensive model to be used in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. Under this standard, revenue will be recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance is applicable to all entities and is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Adoption as of the original effective date is permitted. Accordingly, the Company is required to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. Companies have the option to apply the new guidance under a retrospective approach to each prior reporting period presented or a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance recognized at the date of initial application within the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company is evaluating the impact of the new standard, including updates to the standard that have been proposed by the FASB. In particular, the Company has reviewed the nature of its larger customer relationships and is in the process of reviewing the nature of potential regional variations in all aspects of its customer base regardless of size. Based on the work performed to date, the Company expects to conduct further review and analysis of certain areas that may lead to changes in the manner in which the Company recognizes revenue, including the customized nature of the product, consignment arrangements, rebates, upfront costs, shipping terms and documentation other than formal contracts. As a result, the financial statement impact has not yet been determined. The Company is also currently evaluating the method of adoption and the potential impacts to the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Reclassifications and Revisions Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified and revised to conform with current year presentation. The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015, has been revised to properly reflect in-bound goods in transit. Accordingly, Inventory and Accounts payable decreased by $17.0 million . This adjustment was not material to the previously-issued financial statements.

Restructuring and Other Charges

Restructuring and Other Charges	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring and Other Charges	RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES Restructuring and other charges primarily consist of separation costs for employees including severance, outplacement and other benefit costs. 2015 Severance and Contingent Consideration Charges During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company established a series of initiatives intended to streamline its management structure, simplify decision-making and accountability, better leverage and align its capabilities across the organization and improve efficiency of its global manufacturing and operations network. As a result, in 2015, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $7.6 million , included in Restructuring and other charges, net, related to severance and related costs pertaining to approximately 150 positions that will be affected. During 2016 , the Company made payments of $2.9 million and recorded accelerated depreciation expense of $0.7 million . In addition, during 2016, the Company recorded a credit of $1.7 million related to the reversal of severance accruals that were determined to be no longer required. The total cost of the plan is now expected to be approximately $ 8.8 million with the remaining charges related principally to accelerated depreciation. The Company expects the plan to be fully completed the second half of 2017. Separately, in 2015, the Company recorded a charge of $7.2 million , included in Selling and administrative expenses, associated with the acceleration from 2016 to 2015 of contingent consideration payments from the Aromor acquisition that were triggered by certain of the management structure changes noted above. Fragrance Ingredients Rationalization - 2014 In 2014, the Company closed its fragrance ingredients manufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia and consolidated production into other Company facilities. In connection with this closure, the Company incurred charges of $13.8 million , consisting primarily of $10.3 million in accelerated depreciation of fixed assets, $2.2 million in personnel-related costs and $1.3 million in plant shutdown and other related costs. The Company recorded total charges of $7.4 million during 2013, consisting of $2.2 million of pre-tax charges related to severance included in Restructuring and other charges, net and $5.2 million of non-cash charges related to accelerated depreciation included in Cost of goods sold. During 2014, the Company recorded $1.3 million of plant shutdown and other related costs included in Restructuring and other charges, net as well as an additional $5.1 million of non-cash charges related to accelerated depreciation included in Cost of goods sold. As a result of this closure, 43 positions have been eliminated. During 2015, the Company recorded a net credit of $0.5 million principally related to the reversal of severance accruals. Rollforward of Liability Movements in related accruals during 2014 , 2015 and 2016 are as follows: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Employee- Related Asset - Related/and Other Total Balance at January 1, 2014 $ 2,116 $ — $ 2,116 Additional charges (reversals), net (46 ) 6,444 6,398 Non-cash charges — (5,100 ) (5,100 ) Payments and other costs (1,311 ) (1,344 ) (2,655 ) Balance at December 31, 2014 759 — 759 Additional charges (reversals), net 7,594 — 7,594 Payments and other costs (471 ) — (471 ) Balance at December 31, 2015 7,882 — 7,882 Additional charges (reversals), net (1,700 ) 658 (1,042 ) Non-cash charges — (658 ) (658 ) Payments and other costs (2,905 ) — (2,905 ) Balance at December 31, 2016 $ 3,277 $ — $ 3,277

Acquisitions (Notes)

Acquisitions (Notes)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	ACQUISITIONS Fragrance Resources On January 17, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of Fragrance Resources, a privately-held fragrance company with facilities in Germany, North America, France, and China. The acquisition will be accounted for under the purchase method. Fragrance Resources was acquired to strengthen the North American and German fragrances business. The Company paid approximately Euro 142 million (approximately $150.5 million ) including approximately Euro 6.8 million (approximately $7.2 million ) of cash acquired for this acquisition, which was funded from existing resources. Due to the limited time since closing and the fact that the purchase price allocation has not been completed, the Company has not yet calculated the actual amounts related to the assets and liabilities acquired in the Fragrance Resources transaction. As a result, certain required disclosures have not been made. The purchase price allocation is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2017. No pro forma financial information for 2016 is presented as the acquisition was not material to the consolidated financial statements. 2016 Activity David Michael On October 7, 2016, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of David Michael & Company, Inc. ("David Michael"). The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method. David Michael was acquired to strengthen the North American flavors business. The Company paid approximately $242.0 million (including $5.1 million of cash acquired) for this acquisition, which was funded from existing resources. The purchase price exceeded the preliminary fair value of existing net assets by approximately $169.0 million . The excess was allocated principally to identifiable intangible assets including approximately $90.0 million related to customer relationships, approximately $8.4 million related to proprietary technology and trade name and approximately $70.7 million of goodwill (which is deductible for tax purposes). Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill represents synergies from the addition of David Michael to the Company's existing Flavors business. The intangible assets are being amortized over the following estimated useful lives: trade name and proprietary technology, up to 5 years and customer relationships, 18 - 20 years. The purchase price allocation is preliminary pending the finalization of certain procedures associated with purchase price, contractually required to be completed subsequent to December 31, 2016 as well as the finalization of the analysis associated with customer relationships and certain other assets. The purchase price allocation is expected to be completed by the first half of 2017. No pro forma financial information for 2016 is presented as the impact of the acquisition was immaterial to the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. 2015 Activity Lucas Meyer During the third quarter of 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a business of Unipex Group ("Lucas Meyer"). The total shares acquired include shares effectively acquired pursuant to put and call option agreements. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method. Total consideration was approximately Euro 284.0 million ( $312.1 million ), including approximately $4.8 million of cash acquired. The Company paid Euro 282.1 million (approximately $309.9 million ) for this acquisition, which was funded from existing resources, and recorded a liability of approximately Euro 2.0 million (approximately $2.2 million ). The purchase price exceeded the fair value of existing net assets by approximately $290.1 million . The excess was allocated principally to identifiable intangible assets (approximately $156.4 million ), goodwill (approximately $179.5 million ) and approximately $40.1 million to deferred taxes. Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill represents the value the Company expects to achieve from its expansion into new segments of the industry. Separately identifiable intangible assets are principally related to customer relationships, proprietary technology and patents. The intangible assets are being amortized over the following estimated useful lives: trade names and proprietary technology, 28 years; customer relationships, 23 years; patents, 11 years; and non-solicitation agreements, 3 years. The purchase price allocation was completed during the second quarter of 2016. No pro forma financial information for 2015 is presented as the impact of the acquisition was immaterial to the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. Ottens Flavors During the second quarter of 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Henry H. Ottens Manufacturing Co., Inc. ("Ottens Flavors"). The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method. The Company paid $198.9 million (including $10.4 million of cash acquired) for this acquisition, which was funded from existing resources. The purchase price exceeded the fair value of existing net assets by $162.1 million . The excess was allocated principally to identifiable intangible assets ( $80.0 million ) and goodwill ( $82.1 million , which is deductible for tax purposes). Goodwill represents synergies from the addition of Ottens Flavors to the Company's existing Flavors business. Separately identifiable intangible assets are principally related to customer relationships and proprietary flavors technology. The intangible assets are being amortized using lives ranging from 5 - 17 years. The purchase price allocation was completed during the fourth quarter of 2015. No pro forma financial information for 2015 is presented as the impact of the acquisition was immaterial to the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Property, Plant and Equipment,

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following amounts: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) December 31, 2016 2015 Asset Type Land $ 36,366 $ 22,896 Buildings and improvements 519,947 538,096 Machinery and equipment 1,052,114 991,746 Information technology 182,153 183,759 Construction in process 122,753 75,786 1,913,333 1,812,283 Accumulated depreciation (1,137,617 ) (1,079,489 ) $ 775,716 $ 732,794 Depreciation expense was $78.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 , and $74.8 million and $82.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively.

Goodwill and Other Intangible A

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET Goodwill Movements in goodwill during 2014 , 2015 and 2016 were as follows: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Goodwill Balance at January 1, 2014 $ 665,582 Acquisitions 9,902 Balance at December 31, 2014 675,484 Acquisitions 265,905 Balance at December 31, 2015 941,389 Acquisitions 67,480 Foreign exchange (8,746 ) Balance at December 31, 2016 $ 1,000,123 Goodwill by segment was as follows: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Flavors $ 473,820 $ 401,494 Fragrances 526,303 539,895 Total $ 1,000,123 $ 941,389 The increase reflected in Flavors above represents the preliminary purchase price allocation of David Michael as disclosed in Note 3. The decrease reflected in Fragrances above represents the impact of finalizing the purchase price allocation of Lucas Meyer as disclosed in Note 3. Other Intangible Assets Other intangible assets, net consisted of the following amounts: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Asset Type Customer relationships $ 371,270 $ 293,799 Trade names & patents 30,679 34,182 Technological know-how 119,544 112,393 Other 24,470 22,711 Total carrying value 545,963 463,085 Accumulated Amortization Customer relationships (82,555 ) (66,324 ) Trade names & patents (12,198 ) (10,282 ) Technological know-how (68,292 ) (65,258 ) Other (17,135 ) (15,217 ) Total accumulated amortization (180,180 ) (157,081 ) Other intangible assets, net $ 365,783 $ 306,004 Amortization expense was $23.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 , and $15.0 million and $7.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. Estimated annual amortization (excluding the recent acquisition of Fragrance Resources) is $27.7 million for the year 2017 , $27.2 million for the year 2018 , $26.0 million for the year 2019 , $25.3 million for the year 2020 and $20.8 million for 2021 .

Other Assets

Other Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Assets [Abstract]
Other Assets	OTHER ASSETS Other assets consisted of the following amounts: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Overfunded pension plans $ 4,343 $ 4,906 Cash surrender value of life insurance contracts 43,425 41,957 Other 79,944 71,528 Total $ 127,712 $ 118,391

Other Current Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Other Current Liabilities	OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES Other current liabilities consisted of the following amounts: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Accrued payrolls and bonuses $ 64,357 $ 48,843 VAT payable 15,567 10,241 Interest payable 17,173 12,515 Current pension and other postretirement benefit obligation 10,630 10,620 Accrued insurance (including workers’ compensation) 10,798 10,857 Restructuring and other charges 3,277 7,882 Litigation accrual 55,000 5,000 Other 137,486 156,524 Total $ 314,288 $ 262,482

Sale and Leaseback Transactions

Sale and Leaseback Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Sale and Leaseback Transactions [Abstract]
Sale and Leaseback Transactions	SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS In connection with the disposition of certain real estate in prior years, the Company entered into long-term operating leases. The leases are classified as operating leases and the gains realized on these leases have been deferred and are being credited to income over the initial lease term. Such deferred gains totaled $35.6 million and $38.4 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, of which $32.4 million and $35.2 million , respectively, are reflected in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet under Deferred gains, with the remainder included as a component of Other current liabilities.

Borrowings

Borrowings	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Borrowings	BORROWINGS Debt consisted of the following at December 31: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Rate Maturities 2016 2015 Senior notes — 2006 (1) 6.14 % 2016 $ — $ 124,964 Senior notes — 2007 (1) 6.40 % 2017-27 499,676 499,618 Senior notes — 2013 (1) 3.20 % 2023 297,986 297,683 Euro Senior notes - 2016 (1) 1.75 % 2024 512,764 — Credit facilities 1.13 % 2019 — 131,196 Bank overdrafts and other 13,599 10,982 Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps 1,346 3,279 1,325,371 1,067,722 Less: Bank borrowings, overdrafts and current portion of long-term debt (258,516 ) (132,349 ) $ 1,066,855 $ 935,373 (1) Amount is net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. Euro Senior Notes - 2016 On March 14, 2016, the Company issued Euro 500.0 million face amount of 1.75% Senior Notes ("Euro Senior Notes - 2016") due 2024 at a discount of Euro 0.9 million . The Company received proceeds related to the issuance of these Euro Senior Notes - 2016 of Euro 496.0 million which was net of the Euro 0.9 million discount and Euro 3.1 million underwriting discount (recorded as deferred financing costs). In addition, the Company incurred $1.3 million of other deferred financing costs in connection with the debt issuance. In connection with the debt issuance, the Company entered into pre-issuance hedging transactions that were settled upon issuance of the debt and resulted in a loss of approximately $3.2 million . The discount, deferred financing costs and pre-issuance hedge loss are being amortized as interest expense over the eight year term of the debt. The Euro Senior Notes - 2016 bear interest at a rate of 1.75% per annum, with interest payable on March 14 of each year, commencing on March 14, 2017. The Euro Senior Notes - 2016 will mature on March 14, 2024. Upon 30 days’ notice to holders of the Euro Senior Notes - 2016 , the Company may redeem the Euro Senior Notes - 2016 for cash in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, prior to maturity, at redemption prices that include accrued and unpaid interest and a make-whole premium, as specified in the indenture governing the Euro Senior Notes - 2016. However, no make-whole premium will be paid for redemptions of the Euro Senior Notes - 2016 on or after December 14, 2023. The indenture provides for customary events of default and contains certain negative covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to grant liens on assets, or to enter into sale-leaseback transactions. In addition, subject to certain limitations, in the event of the occurrence of both (1) a change of control of the Company and (2) a downgrade of the Euro Senior Notes - 2016 below investment grade rating by both Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services within a specified time period, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Euro Senior Notes - 2016, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. As discussed in Note 15, the Euro Senior Notes - 2016 have been designated as a hedge of the Company's net investment in certain subsidiaries. Senior Notes - 2013 On April 4, 2013, the Company issued $300.0 million face amount of 3.20% Senior Notes (“Senior Notes - 2013”) due 2023 at a discount of $0.3 million . The Company received proceeds related to the issuance of these Senior Notes - 2013 of $297.8 million which was net of the $0.3 million discount and a $1.9 million underwriting discount (recorded as deferred financing costs). In addition, the Company incurred $0.9 million of other deferred financing costs in connection with the debt issuance. The discount and deferred financing costs are being amortized as interest expense over the term of the Senior Notes - 2013. The Senior Notes - 2013 bear interest at a rate of 3.20% per year, with interest payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year , commencing on November 1, 2013. The Senior Notes - 2013 mature on May 1, 2023 . Upon 30 days’ notice to holders of the Senior Notes - 2013, the Company may redeem the Senior Notes - 2013 for cash in whole , at any time, or in part, from time to time, prior to maturity, at redemption prices that include accrued and unpaid interest and a make-whole premium. However, no make-whole premium will be paid for redemptions of the Senior Notes - 2013 on or after February 1, 2023 . The Indenture provides for customary events of default and contains certain negative covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to grant liens on assets, to enter into sale-leaseback transactions or to consolidate with or merge into any other entity or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets. In addition, subject to certain limitations, in the event of the occurrence of both (1) a change of control of the Company and (2) a downgrade of the Senior Notes - 2013 below investment grade rating by both Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services within a specified time period, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Notes - 2013 at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes - 2013, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. Senior Notes - 2007 On September 27, 2007, the Company issued $500 million of Senior Unsecured Notes (“Senior Notes - 2007”) in four series under the Note Purchase Agreement (“NPA”): (i) $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Series A Senior Notes due September 27, 2017 , (ii) $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.35% Series B Notes due September 27, 2019 , (iii) $50 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% Series C Notes due September 27, 2022 , and (iv) $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.79% Series D Notes due September 27, 2027 . Senior Notes - 2006 In 2006, the Company issued $375 million of Senior Unsecured Notes (“Senior Notes - 2006”) in four series under another NPA: (i) $50 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.89% Series A Senior Notes due July 12, 2009 , (ii) $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.96% Series B Notes due July 12, 2011 , (iii) $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.05% Series C Notes due July 12, 2013 , and (iv) $125 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.14% Series D Notes due July 12, 2016 . In 2009, 2011 and 2013, the Company repaid $50 million , $100 million and $100 million , respectively, upon maturity of the first three series. In 2016, the Company made a final payment of $125.0 million on the last series of the Senior Notes - 2006. Total Senior Notes Outstanding Maturities on the outstanding Euro Senior Notes - 2016, Senior Notes - 2013 and Senior Notes - 2007 at December 31, 2016 were: 2017, $250 million ; 2019, $100 million ; 2022 and thereafter, $970.5 million . There is no debt maturing in 2018, 2020 or 2021. The estimated fair value at December 31, 2016 of the Euro Senior Notes - 2016, Senior Notes - 2013 and Senior Notes - 2007 was approximately $546.0 million , $302.4 million and $556.2 million , respectively, and is discussed in further detail in Note 15. Credit Facility On December 2, 2016, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries amended and restated the Company’s existing amended and restated credit agreement with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, last amended and restated on April 4, 2014 (the “Credit Facility”), to, among other things (i) modify the available tranches of the revolving loan facility provided under the Credit Facility, (ii) extend the maturity date of the Credit Facility until December 2, 2021 and (iii) increase the Company’s required ratio of Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDA under the Facility from 3.25 to 1.0 to 3.50 to 1.0. Tranche A of the Credit Facility is now available to borrowers in U.S. dollars, euros, Swiss francs, Japanese yen and British sterling in an aggregate amount up to an equivalent of approximately $564.1 million , with a sublimit of $25 million for swing line borrowings. Tranche B of the Credit Facility is now available to borrowers in U.S. dollars, euros, Swiss francs, Japanese yen and British sterling in an aggregate amount up to an equivalent of approximately $385.9 million , with sublimits of €50 million and $25 million for swing line borrowings. The Credit Facility is available for general corporate purposes of each borrower and its subsidiaries. The obligations under the Credit Facility are unsecured and the Company has guaranteed the obligations of each other borrower under the Credit Facility. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus a margin, currently 112.5 bps, linked to the Company's credit rating. The Company pays a commitment fee on the aggregate unused commitments; such fee is not material. The Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants, including the requirement for the Company to maintain, at the end of each fiscal quarter, a ratio of net debt for borrowed money to adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) in respect of the previous 12 -month period of not more than 3.50 to 1 . As of December 31, 2016 , the Company was in compliance with all covenants under this Credit Facility. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2016 , with $950 million still available for additional borrowings. As the Credit Facility is a multi-year revolving credit agreement, the Company classifies as long-term debt the portion that it has the intent and ability to maintain outstanding longer than 12 months . During the first quarter of 2016, the Company repaid the full amount outstanding under the credit facility ( $131.2 million ). Short term borrowings, including the current portion of the Senior Notes - 2007, commercial paper, the Credit Facility borrowings and bank overdrafts, were outstanding in several countries and averaged $162.4 million in 2016 and $203.0 million in 2015 . The highest levels were $289.3 million in 2016 , $415.4 million in 2015 , and $8.8 million in 2014 . The 2016 weighted average interest rate of these borrowings, based on balances outstanding at the end of each month, was 5.17% compared to 2.67% and 4.13% , respectively, in 2015 and 2014 . Commercial Paper Commercial paper issued by the Company generally has terms of 30 days or less. During 2016 , the Company issued approximately $65 million of commercial paper, which was fully repaid by December 31, 2016 . As of December 31, 2016 , there was no commercial paper outstanding. The Company did not issue commercial paper during 2015 . Subsequent to December 31, 2016 , the Company issued approximately $87.5 million of commercial paper. Other During 2013, the Company entered into multiple interest rate swap agreements effectively converting the fixed rate on a portion of certain of the long-term senior notes to a variable short-term rate based on the LIBOR plus an interest markup. In March 2008, the Company realized an $18 million gain on the termination of an interest rate swap, which has been deferred and is being amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the remaining term of the related debt. The balance of this deferred gain was $1.3 million at December 31, 2016 .

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	INCOME TAXES Earnings before income taxes consisted of the following: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 U.S. income before taxes $ 9,078 $ 29,792 $ 17,650 Foreign income before taxes 514,639 509,309 531,411 Total income before taxes $ 523,717 $ 539,101 $ 549,061 The income tax provision consisted of the following: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Current Federal $ (2,920 ) $ 7,648 $ 1,175 State and local 1,383 199 264 Foreign 105,873 98,964 109,729 104,336 106,811 111,168 Deferred Federal 8,838 14,379 20,795 State and local (631 ) 399 113 Foreign 6,143 (1,735 ) 2,442 14,350 13,043 23,350 Total income taxes $ 118,686 $ 119,854 $ 134,518 Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation A reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the actual effective tax rate was as follows: December 31, 2016 2015 2014 Statutory tax rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % Difference in effective tax rate on foreign earnings and remittances (12.2 ) (10.7 ) (9.9 ) Unrecognized tax benefit, net of reversals 0.6 (0.8 ) 0.8 Spanish tax charges — (0.4 ) — Spanish dividend withholdings — — (0.7 ) State and local taxes 0.1 0.1 0.1 Other, net (0.8 ) (1.0 ) (0.8 ) Effective tax rate 22.7 % 22.2 % 24.5 % The effective tax rate reflects the benefit from having significant operations outside the U.S. that are taxed at rates that are lower than the U.S. federal rate of 35% . Included in the 2015 effective tax rate was a $10.5 million benefit related to favorable tax rulings in Spain and another jurisdiction for which reserves were previously recorded. Included in the 2014 effective tax rate was a $3.8 million tax benefit related to the reserve reversal for the 2001 Spanish dividend withholding tax case. The 2016 , 2015 and 2014 effective tax rates were also favorably impacted by the reversals of liabilities for uncertain tax positions of $7.5 million , $2.8 million and $2.3 million , respectively, principally due to statutory expiry and effective settlement. Deferred Taxes The deferred tax assets consisted of the following amounts: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Employee and retiree benefits $ 132,638 $ 132,379 Credit and net operating loss carryforwards (1) 186,062 183,594 Trademarks and other (2) 1,406 143,727 Amortizable R&D expenses (2) 4,040 56,091 Other, net (2,783 ) 10,076 Gross deferred tax assets 321,363 525,867 Property, plant and equipment, net (17,000 ) (11,337 ) Trademarks and other (55,899 ) (72,710 ) Gross deferred tax liabilities (72,899 ) (84,047 ) Valuation allowance (1)(2) (152,752 ) (339,395 ) Total net deferred tax assets $ 95,712 $ 102,425 _______________________ (1) During 2016 and 2015 , the Company increased its deferred tax assets by $7.6 million and by $10.0 million , respectively, relating to an adjustment to the 2015 and 2014 foreign net operating loss carryforwards, respectively. The entire adjustments of $7.6 million and $10.0 million were offset by corresponding adjustments in valuation allowances. These adjustments are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements. (2) The Company executed a legal entity restructuring that resulted in a significant reduction of fully valued deferred tax assets. Net operating loss carryforwards were $149.1 million and $144.1 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. If unused, $4.9 million will expire between 2017 and 2036 . The remainder, totaling $144.2 million , may be carried forward indefinitely. Tax credit carryforwards were $42.8 million and $42.0 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. If unused, the credit carryforwards will expire between 2017 and 2036. The U.S. consolidated group has historically generated taxable income after the inclusion of foreign dividends. As such, the Company is not in a federal net operating loss position. This allows IFF and its U.S. subsidiaries to realize tax benefits from the reversal of temporary differences and the utilization of its federal tax credits before the expiration of the applicable carryforward periods. The Company has not factored any future trends, other than inflation, in its U.S. taxable income projections. The corresponding U.S. federal taxable income is sufficient to realize $102 million in deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2016 . The majority of states in the U.S. where IFF and its subsidiaries file income tax returns allow a 100% foreign dividend exclusion, effectively converting the domestic companies’ reversing temporary differences into net operating losses. As there is significant doubt with respect to realizability of these net operating losses, the Company has established a full valuation allowance against these deferred tax assets. Of the $191.9 million deferred tax asset for net operating loss carryforwards and credits at December 31, 2016 , the Company considers it unlikely that a portion of the tax benefit will be realized. Accordingly, a valuation allowance of $142.6 million of net operating loss carryforwards and $9.4 million of tax credits has been established against these deferred tax assets, respectively. In addition, due to realizability concerns, the Company established a valuation allowance against certain other net deferred tax assets of $3.2 million . Uncertain Tax Positions A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year $ 24,198 $ 23,055 $ 21,553 Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during a prior year 1,254 18 1,795 Gross amount of decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during a prior year (3 ) (43 ) (823 ) Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during the current year 8,131 12,011 5,378 The amounts of decreases in unrecognized benefits relating to settlements with taxing authorities (6,075 ) (10,221 ) — Reduction in unrecognized tax benefits due to the lapse of applicable statute of limitation (1,077 ) (622 ) (4,848 ) Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at end of year $ 26,428 $ 24,198 $ 23,055 At December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , there were $19.1 million , $24.2 million , and $22.3 million , respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits recorded to Other liabilities and $7.3 million and $0.7 million recorded to Other current liabilities for 2016 and 2014, respectively. If these unrecognized tax benefits were recognized, all the benefits and related interest would be recorded as a benefit to income tax expense. For the year ended December 31, 2016 , the Company increased its liabilities for interest and penalties by $0.3 million , net, and reduced its liabilities by $1.4 million , net, and $0.1 million , net for the years ended 2015 and 2014 , respectively, principally due to payments made pursuant to the Spanish tax settlement, as discussed below. At December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , the Company had accrued $0.8 million , $0.8 million and $1.7 million , respectively, of interest and penalties classified as Other liabilities and $0.3 million and $0.5 million in 2016 and 2014, respectively, recorded to Other current liabilities. As of December 31, 2016 , the Company’s aggregate provision for uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, was $27.5 million , associated with various tax positions asserted in foreign jurisdictions, none of which is individually material. Other Tax benefits credited to Shareholders’ equity totaled $0.2 million in each of the years ended December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 associated with stock option exercises and PRSU dividends. U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes associated with the repatriation of earnings of its foreign subsidiaries were not provided on a cumulative total of $1.9 billion of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. The Company intends to, and has plans to, reinvest these earnings indefinitely in the Company's foreign subsidiaries to fund local operations and/or capital projects. The unrecognized deferred tax liability on these undistributed earnings approximates $344 million . The Company has ongoing income tax audits and legal proceedings which are at various stages of administrative or judicial review, of which the material items are discussed below. In addition, the Company has other ongoing tax audits and legal proceedings that relate to indirect taxes, such as value-added taxes, capital tax, sales and use and property taxes, which are discussed in Note 18. The Company also has several other tax audits in process and has open tax years with various taxing jurisdictions that range primarily from 2006 to 2015 . Based on currently available information, the Company does not believe the ultimate outcome of any of these tax audits and other tax positions related to open tax years, when finalized, will have a material impact on its financial position.

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract]
Shareholders' Equity	SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Dividends Cash dividends declared per share were $2.40 , $2.06 and $1.72 in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively. The Consolidated Balance Sheet reflects $50.7 million of dividends payable at December 31, 2016 . This amount relates to a cash dividend of $0.64 per share declared in December 2016 and paid in January 2017. Dividends declared, but not paid as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were $44.8 million ( $0.56 per share) and $38.0 million ( $0.47 per share), respectively. Share Repurchases In December 2012, the Board of Directors authorized a $250 million share repurchase program, which commenced in the first quarter of 2013. In August 2015, the Board of Directors approved an additional $250 million share repurchase authorization and extension through December 31, 2017. Based on the total remaining amount of $109.3 million available under the repurchase program, approximately 0.9 million shares, or 1.2% of shares outstanding (based on the market price and shares outstanding as of December 31, 2016 ) could be repurchased under the program as of December 31, 2016 . During the year ended December 31, 2016 , the Company repurchased 1.1 million shares on the open market at an aggregate cost of $127.4 million or an average of $120.45 per share. The purchases will be made from time to time on the open market or through private transactions as market and business conditions warrant. Repurchased shares will be placed into treasury stock. The ultimate level of purchases will be a function of the daily purchase limits established in the pre-approved program according to the share price at that time. This plan expires on December 31, 2017.

Stock Compensation Plans

Stock Compensation Plans	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock Compensation Plans	STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS The Company has various equity plans under which its officers, senior management, other key employees and Board of Directors may be granted options to purchase IFF common stock or other forms of stock-based awards. Beginning in 2004, the Company granted Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) as the principal element of its equity compensation for all eligible U.S.-based employees and a majority of eligible overseas employees. Vesting of the RSUs is solely time based; the vesting period is primarily 3 years from date of grant. For a small group of employees, primarily overseas, the Company granted stock options prior to 2008. The cost of all employee stock-based awards are principally recognized on a straight-line attribution basis over their respective vesting periods, net of estimated forfeitures. Total stock-based compensation expense included in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income was as follows: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Equity-based awards $ 24,587 $ 23,160 $ 22,648 Liability-based awards 3,884 4,784 4,354 Total stock-based compensation 28,471 27,944 27,002 Less tax benefit (7,375 ) (8,348 ) (8,018 ) Total stock-based compensation, net of tax $ 21,096 $ 19,596 $ 18,984 The shareholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) on May 6, 2015. The 2015 Plan replaced the Company’s 2010 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) and provides the source for future deferrals of cash into deferred stock under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan (with the Deferred Compensation Plan being deemed a subplan under the 2015 Plan for the sole purpose of funding deferrals under the IFF Share Fund). Under the 2015 Plan, a total of 1,500,000 shares are authorized for issuance in addition to 1,552,694 shares remaining available under the 2010 plan that were rolled into the 2015 Plan. At December 31, 2016 , 853,746 shares were subject to outstanding awards and 2,715,923 shares remained available for future awards under all of the Company’s equity award plans, including the 2015 Plan (excluding shares not yet issued under open cycles of the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan). The Company offers a Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) for senior management. The targeted payout is 50% cash and 50% IFF common stock at the end of the three -year cycle and provides for segmentation in which one-fourth of the award vests during each twelve-month period, with the final one-fourth segment vesting over the full three-year period. Grants under the LTIP are currently earned upon achievement of defined Economic Profit ("EP") targets and the Company's performance ranking of Total Shareholder Return as a percentile of the S&P 500 ("Relative TSR"). EP measures operating profitability after considering (i) all operating costs, (ii) income taxes and (iii) a charge for the capital employed in the business. When the award is granted, 50% of the target dollar value of the award is converted to a number of “notional” shares based on the closing price at the beginning of the cycle. For those shares whose payout is based on Relative TSR, compensation expense is recognized using a graded-vesting attribution method, while compensation expense for the remainder of the performance shares (EP targets) is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based on the probable outcome of the performance condition. The 2012-2014 cycle concluded at the end of 2014 and an aggregate 90,062 shares of common stock were issued in March 2015. The 2013-2015 cycle concluded at the end of 2015 and an aggregate 73,134 shares of common stock were issued in March 2016. The 2014-2016 cycle concluded at the end of 2016 and an aggregate 47,267 shares of common stock will be issued in March 2017. In 2006, the Board of Directors approved the Equity Choice Program (the “Program”) for senior management. This program continues under the 2015 Plan. Eligible employees can choose from among three equity alternatives and will be granted such equity awards up to certain dollar awards depending on the participant’s employment grade level. A participant may choose among (1) SSARs, (2) RSUs or (3) PRSUs. SSARs and Options SSARs granted become exercisable on the third anniversary of the grant date and have a maximum term of 7 years . An immaterial amount of SSARS was granted in 2015. No SSARs were granted in 2016 or 2014 . No stock options were granted in 2016 , 2015 or 2014 . SSARs and options activity was as follows: (SHARE AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) Shares Subject to SSARs/Options Weighted Average Exercise Price SSARs/ Options Exercisable Balance at December 31, 2015 38 $ 52.10 38 Exercised (17 ) 46.72 Cancelled (2 ) 41.16 Balance at December 31, 2016 19 $ 59.14 18 The weighted average exercise price of SSARs and options exercisable at December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 were $58.24 , $52.10 and $47.92 , respectively. SSARs and options outstanding at December 31, 2016 was as follows: Price Range Number Outstanding (in thousands) Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) Weighted Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) $51 – $60 10 1.12 $ 55.09 $61 – $65 8 1.42 62.13 Over $65 1 5.35 118.10 19 $ 59.14 $ 1,112 SSARs and options exercisable as of December 31, 2016 was as follows: Price Range Number Exercisable (in thousands) Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) Weighted Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) $51 – $60 10 1.12 $ 55.09 $61 - $65 8 1.42 62.13 18 $ 58.24 $ 1,112 The total intrinsic value of options/SSARs exercised during 2016 , 2015 and 2014 totaled $1.3 million , $7.3 million and $7.5 million , respectively. As of December 31, 2016 , there was less than $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested SSARs granted; such cost is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.27 years. Restricted Stock Units The Company has granted RSUs to eligible employees and Board of Directors. Such RSUs are subject to forfeiture if certain conditions are not met. RSUs principally vest 100% at the end of 3 years and contain no performance criteria provisions. An RSU’s fair value is calculated based on the market price of the Company's stock at date of grant, with an adjustment to reflect the fact that such awards do not participate in dividend rights. The aggregate fair value is amortized to expense ratably over the vesting period. RSU activity was as follows: (SHARE AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Balance at December 31, 2015 480 $ 93.33 Granted 183 113.76 Vested (192 ) 78.44 Forfeited (27 ) 106.62 Balance at December 31, 2016 444 $ 107.43 The total fair value of RSUs that vested during the year ended December 31, 2016 was $22.8 million . As of December 31, 2016 , there was $21.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs granted under the equity incentive plans; such cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years. Purchased Restricted Stock and Purchased Restricted Stock Units In 2014, the grant of awards under the Equity Choice program provided for eligible employees to purchase restricted shares of IFF common stock and deposit them into an escrow account. For each share deposited in escrow by the eligible employee, the Company matched with a grant of a share of restricted stock or, for non-U.S. participants, a restricted stock unit. The shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units generally vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, are subject to continued employment and other specified conditions and pay dividends if and when paid by the Company. Holders of restricted stock have, in most instances, all of the rights of stockholders, except that they may not sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber such shares. The PRSUs provide no such rights. During 2015, the Company modified the program so that all participants, including U.S. participants, began to receive a restricted stock unit instead of a share of restricted stock. Restricted stock units pay dividend equivalents and do not have voting rights. The Company issued 58,629 shares of PRSUs in 2016 for an aggregate purchase price of $7.0 million covering 29,315 purchased shares, 52,577 and 14,622 shares of PRS and PRSUs, respectively, in 2015 for $6.2 million and $1.7 million , respectively, covering 33,600 purchased shares and 99,091 shares of PRS in 2014 for $9.7 million covering 49,545 purchased shares. PRS and PRSU activity was as follows: (SHARE AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Balance at December 31, 2015 234 $ 95.48 Granted 59 119.81 Vested (91 ) 75.87 Forfeited (4 ) 114.91 Balance at December 31, 2016 198 $ 110.62 The total fair value of PRS and PRSUs that vested during the year ended December 31, 2016 was $10.2 million . As of December 31, 2016 , there was $8.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested PRS and PRSUs granted under the equity incentive plans; such cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years. Liability Awards The Company has granted cash-settled RSUs ("Cash RSUs") to eligible employees that are paid out 100% in cash upon vesting. Such RSUs are subject to forfeiture if certain conditions are not met. Cash RSUs principally vest 100% at the end of three years and contain no performance criteria provisions. A Cash RSU's fair value is calculated based on the market price of the Company's stock at the date of the closing period and is accounted for as a liability award. The aggregate fair value is amortized to expense ratably over the vesting period. Cash RSU activity was as follows: (SHARE AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) Cash RSUs Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share Balance at December 31, 2015 99 $ 119.64 Granted 33 117.83 Vested (33 ) 129.53 Forfeited (3 ) 130.89 Balance at December 31, 2016 96 $ 117.83 The total fair value of Cash RSUs that vested during the year ended December 31, 2016 was $3.9 million . As of December 31, 2016 , there was $4.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested Cash RSUs granted under the equity incentive plans; such cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years. The aggregate compensation cost will be adjusted based on changes in the Company’s stock price.

Segment Information

Segment Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company is organized into two operating segments, Flavors and Fragrances; these segments align with the internal structure used to manage these businesses. Flavor compounds are sold to the food and beverage industries for use in consumer products such as prepared foods, beverages, dairy, food and sweet products. Fragrances is comprised of (1) Fragrance Compounds, which are ultimately used by our customers in two broad categories: Fine Fragrances, including perfumes and colognes, and Consumer Fragrances, including fragrance compounds for personal care (e.g., soaps), household products (e.g., detergents and cleaning agents) and beauty care, including toiletries; (2) Fragrance Ingredients, consisting of synthetic and natural ingredients that can be combined with other materials to create unique fine fragrance and consumer compounds; and (3) Cosmetic Active Ingredients, consisting of active and functional ingredients, botanicals and delivery systems to support our customers’ cosmetic and personal care product lines. Major fragrance customers include the cosmetics industry, including perfume and toiletries manufacturers, and the household products industry, including manufacturers of soaps, detergents, fabric care, household cleaners and air fresheners. The Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker evaluates the performance of these operating segments based on segment profit which is defined as operating profit before Restructuring, global expenses (as discussed below) and certain non-recurring items, Interest expense, Other income (expense), net and Taxes on income. The Global expenses caption represents corporate and headquarter-related expenses which include legal, finance, human resources, certain incentive compensation expenses and other R&D and administrative expenses that are not allocated to individual operating segments. Unallocated assets are principally cash and cash equivalents and other corporate and headquarter-related assets. Reportable segment information is as follows: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Net sales Flavors $ 1,496,525 $ 1,442,951 $ 1,457,055 Fragrances 1,619,825 1,580,238 1,631,478 Consolidated $ 3,116,350 $ 3,023,189 $ 3,088,533 December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Segment assets Flavors $ 1,780,695 $ 1,604,623 Fragrances 1,925,642 1,975,002 Global assets 310,647 122,385 Consolidated $ 4,016,984 $ 3,702,010 December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Segment profit: Flavors $ 337,242 $ 318,476 $ 331,257 Fragrances 334,220 321,764 335,447 Global expenses (48,487 ) (28,180 ) (65,443 ) Restructuring and other charges, net (1) (322 ) (7,594 ) (1,298 ) Gain on sales of fixed assets (2) 7,818 — — Spanish capital tax charge reversal (3) — 10,530 — Acquisition related costs (4) (12,195 ) (18,342 ) — Operational improvement initiative costs (5) (2,402 ) (1,115 ) (7,642 ) Accelerated contingent consideration (6) — (7,192 ) — Legal charges/credits, net (7) (48,518 ) — — Operating Profit 567,356 588,347 592,321 Interest expense (52,989 ) (46,062 ) (46,067 ) Other income (expense), net 9,350 (3,184 ) 2,807 Income before taxes $ 523,717 $ 539,101 $ 549,061 Profit margin Flavors 22.5 % 22.1 % 22.7 % Fragrances 20.6 % 20.4 % 20.6 % Consolidated 18.2 % 19.5 % 19.2 % (1) Restructuring and other charges, net include accelerated depreciation related to restructuring initiatives, severance costs related to the termination of a former executive officer and the partial reversal of restructuring accruals recorded in the prior year for the year ended December 31, 2016, severance and related costs related to restructuring initiatives for the year ended December 31, 2015 and plant shutdown costs related to the Fragrance Ingredients Rationalization for the year ended December 31, 2014. (2) Represents a gain related to the sale of property in Brazil for the year ended December 31, 2016. (3) The Spanish capital tax charge reversal represents the reversal of the charge recorded during the year ended December 31, 2013 (as a result of the unfavorable ruling of the Spanish capital tax case from 2002) in the year ended December 31, 2015 due to a favorable ruling on the Company's appeal. (4) Acquisition related costs include costs related to the fair value step-up of inventory of the David Michael and Lucas Meyer acquisitions as well as transaction costs related to the Lucas Meyer, David Michael and Fragrance Resources acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2016 and transaction costs and costs related to the fair value step-up of inventory of the Ottens Flavors and Lucas Meyer acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2015. (5) Operational improvement initiative costs include accelerated depreciation and dismantling and idle labor costs in Hangzhou, China, severance costs in Guangzhou, China and the partial reversal of severance accruals related to prior year operational initiatives in Europe for the year ended December 31, 2016 and costs related to the closing of a smaller facility in Europe and certain manufacturing activities in Asia, while transferring production to larger facilities in each respective region for the year ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. (6) Acceleration of contingent consideration payments related to the Aromor acquisition. (7) Legal charges/credits principally relate to litigation accrual as discussed in Note 18 which was partially offset by settlements due to favorable tax rulings in jurisdictions for which reserves were previously recorded for ongoing tax disputes. The Company has not disclosed revenues at a lower level than provided herein, such as revenues from external customers by product, as it is impracticable for it to do so. The Company had one customer that accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net sales in each year for all periods presented and had net sales of $364.8 million , $358.9 million and $368.2 million in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively. The majority of these sales were in the Fragrances operating segment. Total long-lived assets consist of net property, plant and equipment and amounted to $775.7 million and $732.8 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. Of this total, $191.3 million and $170.2 million were located in the United States at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, $95.1 million and $98.9 million were located in the Netherlands at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, $78.4 million and $63.4 million were located in Singapore at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and $78.4 million and $82.7 million were located in China at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. Capital Expenditures Depreciation and Amortization (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 Flavors $ 47,064 $ 39,416 $ 91,104 $ 47,705 $ 45,228 $ 36,008 Fragrances 73,345 50,597 43,948 50,724 39,614 43,790 Unallocated assets 6,003 11,017 8,130 4,040 4,755 9,556 Consolidated $ 126,412 $ 101,030 $ 143,182 $ 102,469 $ 89,597 $ 89,354 Net Sales by Geographic Area (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Europe, Africa and Middle East $ 964,931 $ 945,675 $ 1,041,585 Greater Asia 880,040 839,120 856,217 North America 769,081 718,614 690,214 Latin America 502,298 519,780 500,517 Consolidated $ 3,116,350 $ 3,023,189 $ 3,088,533 Net sales are attributed to individual regions based upon the destination of product delivery. Net sales related to the U.S. for the years ended December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 were $735.3 million , $682.2 million and $652.6 million , respectively. Net sales attributed to all foreign countries in total for the years ended December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 were $2.4 billion , $2.3 billion and $2.4 billion , respectively. No non-U.S. country had net sales in any period presented greater than 10.0% of total consolidated net sales.

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefits	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS The Company has pension and/or other retirement benefit plans covering approximately one-fourth of active employees. In 2007 the Company amended its U.S. qualified and non-qualified pension plans under which accrual of future benefits was suspended for all participants that did not meet the rule of 70 (age plus years of service equal to at least 70 at December 31, 2007). Pension benefits are generally based on years of service and on compensation during the final years of employment. Plan assets consist primarily of equity securities and corporate and government fixed income securities. Substantially all pension benefit costs are funded as accrued; such funding is limited, where applicable, to amounts deductible for income tax purposes. Certain other retirement benefits are provided by general corporate assets. The Company sponsors a qualified defined contribution plan covering substantially all U.S. employees. Under this plan, the Company matches 100% of participants’ contributions up to 4% of compensation and 75% of participants’ contributions from over 4% to 8% . Employees that are still eligible to accrue benefits under the pension plans are limited to a 50% match up to 6% of the participants’ compensation. In addition to pension benefits, certain health care and life insurance benefits are provided to qualifying U.S. employees upon retirement from IFF. Such coverage is provided through insurance plans with premiums based on benefits paid. The Company does not generally provide health care or life insurance coverage for retired employees of foreign subsidiaries; such benefits are provided in most foreign countries by government-sponsored plans, and the cost of these programs is not material. The Company offers a non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan ("DCP") for certain key employees and non-employee directors. Eligible employees and non-employee directors may elect to defer receipt of salary, incentive payments and Board of Directors’ fees into participant-directed investments, which are generally invested by the Company in individual variable life insurance contracts it owns that are designed to informally fund savings plans of this nature. The cash surrender value of life insurance is based on the net asset values of the underlying funds available to plan participants. At December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , the Consolidated Balance Sheet reflects liabilities of $37.6 million and $34.6 million , respectively, related to the DCP in Other liabilities and $18.8 million and $13.9 million , respectively, included in Capital in excess of par value related to the portion of the DCP that will be paid out in IFF shares. The total cash surrender value of life insurance contracts the Company owns in relation to the DCP and post-retirement life insurance benefits amounted to $43.4 million and $42.0 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and are recorded in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The plan assets and benefit obligations of the defined benefit pension plans are measured at December 31 of each year. U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 Components of net periodic benefit cost Service cost for benefits earned $ 2,497 $ 3,144 $ 3,057 $ 15,210 $ 15,866 $ 14,142 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 24,096 23,705 25,090 24,413 25,389 33,360 Expected return on plan assets (33,988 ) (32,405 ) (27,647 ) (45,865 ) (50,437 ) (49,861 ) Net amortization of deferrals 5,821 21,390 17,656 12,802 12,864 10,584 Settlements and curtailments — — — — — 43 Net periodic benefit cost (1,574 ) 15,834 18,156 6,560 3,682 8,268 Defined contribution and other retirement plans 8,404 7,104 7,854 6,304 7,028 6,323 Total expense $ 6,830 $ 22,938 $ 26,010 $ 12,864 $ 10,710 $ 14,591 Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in OCI Net actuarial (gain) loss $ (4,917 ) $ 7,623 $ 72,848 $ 3,848 Recognized actuarial loss (5,759 ) (21,207 ) (13,643 ) (13,629 ) Prior service cost — — — 459 Recognized prior service cost (62 ) (183 ) 742 765 Currency translation adjustment — — (43,270 ) (25,230 ) Total recognized in OCI (before tax effects) $ (10,738 ) $ (13,767 ) $ 16,677 $ (33,787 ) Postretirement Benefits (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Components of net periodic benefit cost Service cost for benefits earned $ 852 $ 966 $ 1,295 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 3,326 3,904 4,896 Net amortization and deferrals (5,088 ) (4,476 ) (4,109 ) (Credit) Expense $ (910 ) $ 394 $ 2,082 Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in OCI Net actuarial loss (gain) $ 2,868 $ (1,557 ) Recognized actuarial loss (1,701 ) (1,331 ) Prior service credit — (33,902 ) Recognized prior service credit 6,789 5,807 Total recognized in OCI (before tax effects) $ 7,956 $ (30,983 ) The amounts expected to be recognized in net periodic cost in 2017 are: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits Actuarial loss recognition $ 5,181 $ 14,344 $ 1,513 Prior service cost (credit) recognition 31 (696 ) (6,334 ) Weighted-average actuarial assumption used to determine expense U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 Discount rate 4.20 % 3.90 % 4.70 % 3.03 % 2.74 % 4.18 % Expected return on plan assets 7.30 % 7.30 % 7.30 % 6.40 % 6.24 % 6.27 % Rate of compensation increase 3.25 % 3.25 % 3.25 % 1.98 % 2.00 % 2.66 % Changes in the postretirement benefit obligation and plan assets, as applicable, are detailed in the following table: U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 587,511 $ 625,479 $ 860,240 $ 965,266 $ 77,148 $ 113,497 Service cost for benefits earned 2,497 3,144 15,210 15,866 852 966 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 24,096 23,705 24,413 25,389 3,326 3,904 Actuarial (gain) loss (7,078 ) (36,338 ) 134,377 (47,883 ) 2,868 (1,557 ) Plan amendments — — — 459 — (33,902 ) Adjustments for expense/tax contained in service cost — — (1,515 ) (1,976 ) — — Plan participants’ contributions — — 1,538 1,790 411 809 Benefits paid (29,694 ) (28,479 ) (30,648 ) (29,121 ) (4,760 ) (6,569 ) Curtailments / settlements — — (487 ) — — — Translation adjustments — — (107,562 ) (69,550 ) — — Benefit obligation at end of year $ 577,332 $ 587,511 $ 895,566 $ 860,240 $ 79,845 $ 77,148 Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ 500,311 $ 501,801 $ 790,614 $ 852,893 Actual return on plan assets 31,828 (11,556 ) 105,879 (3,271 ) Employer contributions 23,519 38,545 23,239 29,352 Participants’ contributions — — 1,538 1,790 Benefits paid (29,694 ) (28,479 ) (30,648 ) (29,121 ) Settlements — — (487 ) — Translation adjustments — — (97,997 ) (61,029 ) Fair value of plan assets at end of year $ 525,964 $ 500,311 $ 792,138 $ 790,614 Funded status at end of year $ (51,368 ) $ (87,200 ) $ (103,428 ) $ (69,626 ) U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2016 2015 Amounts recognized in the balance sheet: Other assets $ 4,343 $ — $ — $ 4,096 Other current liabilities (4,027 ) (3,866 ) (557 ) (613 ) Retirement liabilities (51,684 ) (83,334 ) (102,871 ) (73,109 ) Net amount recognized $ (51,368 ) $ (87,200 ) $ (103,428 ) $ (69,626 ) U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 Amounts recognized in AOCI consist of: Net actuarial loss $ 154,417 $ 165,093 $ 339,654 $ 324,068 $ 19,336 $ 18,169 Prior service cost (credit) 141 203 (7,390 ) (8,482 ) (31,664 ) (38,453 ) Total AOCI (before tax effects) $ 154,558 $ 165,296 $ 332,264 $ 315,586 $ (12,328 ) $ (20,284 ) U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2016 2015 Accumulated Benefit Obligation — end of year $ 574,612 $ 583,346 $ 865,585 $ 837,272 Information for Pension Plans with an ABO in excess of Plan Assets: Projected benefit obligation $ 65,101 $ 587,511 $ 895,566 $ 609,922 Accumulated benefit obligation 65,101 583,346 865,585 586,954 Fair value of plan assets 9,389 500,311 790,218 536,200 Weighted-average assumptions used to determine obligations at December 31 Discount rate 4.20 % 3.90 % 2.14 % 3.03 % Rate of compensation increase 3.25 % 3.25 % 1.97 % 1.98 % (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits Estimated Future Benefit Payments 2017 $ 32,871 $ 22,781 $ 5,005 2018 33,912 23,109 5,132 2019 35,331 23,731 5,227 2020 39,392 23,855 5,431 2021 37,014 24,488 5,417 2022 - 2026 187,696 134,742 25,968 Contributions Required Company Contributions in the Following Year (2017) $ 16,107 $ 13,762 $ 5,005 The Company considers a number of factors in determining and selecting assumptions for the overall expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. The Company considers the historical long-term return experience of its assets, the current and expected allocation of its plan assets and expected long-term rates of return. The Company derives these expected long-term rates of return with the assistance of its investment advisors. The Company bases its expected allocation of plan assets on a diversified portfolio consisting of domestic and international equity securities, fixed income, real estate and alternative asset classes. The asset allocation is monitored on an ongoing basis. The Company considers a variety of factors in determining and selecting its assumptions for the discount rate at December 31. For the U.S. plans, the discount rate was based on the internal rate of return for a portfolio of high quality bonds rated Aa or higher by either Moody’s or Standard & Poor's with maturities that are consistent with the projected future benefit payment obligations of the plan. For the Non-U.S. Plans, the discount rates were determined by region and are based on high quality long-term corporate bonds. Consideration has been given to the duration of the liabilities in each plan when selecting the bonds to be used in determining the discount rate. The rate of compensation increase for all plans and the medical cost trend rate for the applicable U.S. plans are based on plan experience. The percentage of assets in the Company's pension plans, by type, is as follows: U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans 2016 2015 2016 2015 Percentage of assets invested in: Cash and cash equivalents — % 1 % 2 % 2 % Equities 36 % 41 % 27 % 27 % Fixed income 64 % 58 % 56 % 55 % Property — % — % 5 % 7 % Alternative and other investments — % — % 10 % 9 % With respect to the U.S. plans, the expected return on plan assets was determined based on an asset allocation model using the current target allocation, real rates of return by asset class and an anticipated inflation rate. The target investment allocation is 40% equity securities and 60% fixed income securities. The expected annual rate of return for the non-U.S. plans employs a similar set of criteria adapted for local investments, inflation rates and in certain cases specific government requirements. The target asset allocation, for the non-U.S. plans, consists of approximately: 40% – 70% in fixed income securities; 15% – 40% in equity securities; 5% – 20% in real estate; and 5% – 10% in alternative investments. The following tables present the Company's plan assets for the U.S. and non-U.S. plans using the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 . The plans’ assets were accounted for at fair value and are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. For more information on a description of the fair value hierarchy, see Note 15. U.S. Plans for the year ended December 31, 2016 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash Equivalents $ — $ 1,673 $ — $ 1,673 Fixed Income Securities Government & Government Agency Bonds — 11,845 — 11,845 Corporate Bonds — 90,843 — 90,843 Municipal Bonds — 9,682 — 9,682 Asset Backed Securities — 64 — 64 Assets measured at net asset value (1) — — — 410,533 Total $ — $ 114,107 $ — $ 524,640 Receivables $ 1,324 Total $ 525,964 U.S. Plans for the year ended December 31, 2015 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash Equivalents $ — $ 4,767 $ — $ 4,767 Equity Securities U.S. Common Stock 37,024 — — 37,024 Balanced Funds — 8,845 — 8,845 Fixed Income Securities Government & Government Agency Bonds — 11,070 — 11,070 Corporate Bonds — 77,754 — 77,754 Municipal Bonds — 10,006 — 10,006 Assets measured at net asset value (1) — — — 350,074 Total $ 37,024 $ 112,442 $ — $ 499,540 Receivables $ 771 Total $ 500,311 (1) Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table above are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The total amount measured at net asset value includes approximately $187.3 million and $159.7 million in pooled equity funds and $223.2 million and $190.3 million in fixed income mutual funds for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. Non-U.S. Plans for the year ended December 31, 2016 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash $ 12,726 $ — $ — $ 12,726 Equity Securities U.S. Large Cap 72,438 17,102 — 89,540 U.S. Mid Cap 504 — — 504 U.S. Small Cap 382 — — 382 Non-U.S. Large Cap 69,442 10,606 — 80,048 Non-U.S. Mid Cap 514 — — 514 Non-U.S. Small Cap 284 — — 284 Emerging Markets 37,354 1,035 — 38,389 Fixed Income Securities U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds 75 — — 75 U.S. Corporate Bonds — 28,843 — 28,843 Non-U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds 121,987 57,116 — 179,103 Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds 26,412 183,020 — 209,432 Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities — 27,114 — 27,114 Non-U.S. Other Fixed Income 1,969 — — 1,969 Alternative Types of Investments Insurance Contracts — 31,087 246 31,333 Hedge Funds — — 30,739 30,739 Other — 16,904 — 16,904 Absolute Return Funds 2,443 — — 2,443 Non-U.S. Real Estate — — 41,796 41,796 Total $ 346,530 $ 372,827 $ 72,781 $ 792,138 Non-U.S. Plans for the year ended December 31, 2015 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash $ 13,239 $ — $ — $ 13,239 Equity Securities U.S. Large Cap 74,306 17,118 — 91,424 U.S. Mid Cap 262 — — 262 U.S. Small Cap 230 — — 230 Non-U.S. Large Cap 73,578 12,372 — 85,950 Non-U.S. Mid Cap 2,175 — — 2,175 Non-U.S. Small Cap 226 — — 226 Emerging Markets 33,291 2,152 — 35,443 Fixed Income Securities U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds 67 — — 67 Non-U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds 121,552 55,184 — 176,736 Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds 56,238 174,626 — 230,864 Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities — 26,132 — 26,132 Non-U.S. Other Fixed Income 1,625 — — 1,625 Alternative Types of Investments Insurance Contracts 299 36,447 — 36,746 Hedge Funds — — 17,034 17,034 Absolute Return Funds 2,566 16,603 — 19,169 Non-U.S. Real Estate — 13,985 39,307 53,292 Total $ 379,654 $ 354,619 $ 56,341 $ 790,614 Cash and cash equivalents are primarily held in registered money market funds which are valued using a market approach based on the quoted market prices of identical instruments. Other cash and cash equivalents are valued daily by the fund using a market approach with inputs that include quoted market prices for similar instruments. Equity securities are primarily valued using a market approach based on the quoted market prices of identical instruments. Pooled funds are typically common or collective trusts valued at their net asset values (NAVs). Fixed income securities are primarily valued using a market approach with inputs that include broker quotes and benchmark yields. Derivative instruments are valued by the custodian using closing market swap curves and market derived inputs. Real estate values are primarily based on valuation of the underlying investments, which include inputs such as cost, discounted future cash flows, independent appraisals and market comparable data. Hedge funds are valued based on valuation of the underlying securities and instruments within the funds. Quoted market prices are used when available and NAVs are used for unquoted securities within the funds. Absolute return funds are actively managed funds mainly invested in debt and equity securities and are valued at their NAVs. The following table presents a reconciliation of Level 3 non-U.S. plan assets held during the year ended December 31, 2016 : Non-U.S. Plans (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Real Estate Hedge Funds Total Ending balance as of December 31, 2015 $ 39,307 $ 17,034 $ 56,341 Actual return on plan assets (8,525 ) (1,333 ) (9,858 ) Purchases, sales and settlements (528 ) 15,038 14,510 Transfers in/out 11,788 — 11,788 Ending balance as of December 31, 2016 $ 42,042 $ 30,739 $ 72,781 The following weighted average assumptions were used to determine the postretirement benefit expense and obligation for the years ended December 31: Expense Liability 2016 2015 2016 2015 Discount rate 4.20 % 3.90 % 4.20 % 4.20 % Current medical cost trend rate 7.15 % 5.80 % 8.00 % 7.15 % Ultimate medical cost trend rate 4.75 % 4.75 % 4.75 % 4.75 % Medical cost trend rate decreases to ultimate rate in year 2023 2023 2030 2023 Sensitivity of Disclosures to Changes in Selected Assumptions 25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate 25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate 25 BP Decrease in Long-Term Rate of Return (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Change in PBO Change in ABO Change in pension expense Change in pension expense U.S. Pension Plans $ 15,719 $ 15,620 $ (109 ) $ 1,250 Non-U.S. Pension Plans 46,658 44,861 2,876 1,895 Postretirement Benefit Plan N/A 2,302 100 N/A The effect of a 1% increase in the medical cost trend rate would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and the annual postretirement expense by approximately $0.3 million and less than $0.1 million , respectively; a 1% decrease in the rate would decrease the obligation and expense by approximately $0.4 million and less than $0.1 million , respectively. The Company contributed $20.0 million and $23.2 million to its qualified U.S. pension plans and non-U.S. pension plans in 2016 , respectively. The Company made $3.6 million in benefit payments with respect to its non-qualified U.S. pension plan. In addition, $4.8 million of payments were made with respect to the Company's other postretirement plans.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Fair Value Accounting guidance on fair value measurements specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company's market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy: • Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. • Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. • Level 3 — Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable . This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. The Company determines the fair value of structured liabilities (where performance is linked to structured interest rates, inflation or currency risks) using the London InterBank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) swap curve and forward interest and exchange rates at period end. Such instruments are classified as Level 2 based on the observability of significant inputs to the model. The Company does not have any instruments classified as Level 1 or Level 3, other than those included in pension asset trusts included in Note 14. These valuations take into consideration the Company's credit risk and its counterparties’ credit risk. The estimated change in the fair value of these instruments due to such changes in its own credit risk (or instrument-specific credit risk) was immaterial as of December 31, 2016 . The amounts recorded in the balance sheet (carrying amount) and the estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31 consisted of the following: 2016 2015 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Carrying Amount Fair Value Carrying Amount Fair Value Cash and cash equivalents (1) $ 323,992 $ 323,992 $ 181,988 $ 181,988 Credit facilities and bank overdrafts (2) 13,599 13,599 142,178 142,178 Long-term debt: (3) Senior notes — 2006 (4) — — 124,964 127,717 Senior notes — 2007 (4) 499,676 556,222 499,618 563,855 Senior notes — 2013 (4) 297,986 302,376 297,683 290,830 Euro Senior notes - 2016 (4) 512,764 546,006 — — _______________________ (1) The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. (2) The carrying amount of the Company's credit facilities and bank overdrafts approximates fair value as the interest rate is reset frequently based on current market rates as well as the short maturity of those instruments. (3) The fair value of the Company's long-term debt was calculated using discounted cash flows applying current interest rates and current credit spreads based on its own credit risk. (4) Amount is net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. Derivatives The Company periodically enters into foreign currency forward contracts with the objective of reducing exposure to cash flow volatility associated with its intercompany loans, foreign currency receivables and payables and anticipated purchases of certain raw materials used in operations. These contracts generally involve the exchange of one currency for a second currency at a future date, have maturities not exceeding twelve months and are with counterparties which are major international financial institutions. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 , the Company entered into several forward currency contracts which qualified as net investment hedges, in order to mitigate a portion of its net European investments from foreign currency risk. The effective portions of net investment hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income ("OCI") as a component of Foreign currency translation adjustments in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. Realized gains/(losses) are deferred in AOCI where they will remain until the net investments in the Company's European subsidiaries are divested. Sixteen of these forward currency contracts matured during the year ended December 31, 2016 . The outstanding forward currency contacts have remaining maturities of less than one year. Subsequent to the issuance of the Euro Senior Notes - 2016 during the first quarter of 2016, the Company designated the debt as a hedge of a portion of its net European investments. Accordingly, the change in the value of the debt that is attributable to foreign exchange movements is recorded in OCI as a component of Foreign currency translation adjustments in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. During the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 , the Company entered into several forward currency contracts which qualified as cash flow hedges. The objective of these hedges is to protect against the currency risk associated with forecasted U.S. dollar (USD) denominated raw material purchases made by Euro (EUR) functional currency entities which result from changes in the EUR/USD exchange rate. The effective portions of cash flow hedges are recorded in OCI as a component of Gains/(Losses) on derivatives qualifying as hedges in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. Realized gains/(losses) in AOCI related to cash flow hedges of raw material purchases are recognized as a component of Cost of goods sold in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income in the same period as the related costs are recognized. During 2015 and 2014, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements that effectively converted the fixed rate on a portion of its long-term borrowings to a variable short-term rate based on the LIBOR plus an interest markup. These swaps are designated as fair value hedges. Amounts recognized in Interest expense were immaterial for the year ended December 31, 2016 . During the first quarter of 2016, the Company entered into and terminated two Euro interest rate swap agreements to hedge the anticipated issuance of fixed-rate debt. These swaps were designated as cash flow hedges. The effective portions of cash flow hedges are recorded in OCI as a component of Losses on derivatives qualifying as hedges in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. The Company incurred a loss of Euro 2.9 million ( $3.2 million ) due to the termination of these swaps. The loss is being amortized as interest expense over the life of the Euro Senior Notes - 2016 as discussed in Note 9. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company entered into one interest rate swap to hedge the anticipated issuance of fixed-rate debt, which is designated as a cash flow hedge. The effective portions of cash flow hedges are recorded in OCI as a component of Losses/gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. During the first quarter of 2013, the Company entered into three interest rate swap to hedge the anticipated issuance of fixed-rate debt, which are designated as cash flow hedges. The effective portions of cash flow hedges are recorded in OCI as a component of Losses/gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company terminated these swaps and incurred a loss of $2.7 million , which it will amortize as Interest expense over the life of the Senior Notes - 2013 (discussed in Note 9). The following table shows the notional amount of the Company’s derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 : (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Forward currency contracts $ 527,500 $ 573,200 Interest rate swaps $ 412,500 $ 475,000 The following tables show the Company’s derivative instruments measured at fair value (Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy) as reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands): December 31, 2016 Fair Value of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Total Fair Value Derivative assets (a) Foreign currency contracts $ 13,765 $ 7,737 $ 21,502 Interest rate swaps 335 — 335 $ 14,100 $ 7,737 $ 21,837 Derivative liabilities (b) Foreign currency contracts $ 46 $ 2,209 $ 2,255 Interest rate swaps 725 — 725 $ 771 $ 2,209 $ 2,980 December 31, 2015 Fair Value of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Total Fair Value Derivative assets (a) Foreign currency contracts $ 6,560 $ 3,700 $ 10,260 Interest rate swaps 1,210 — 1,210 $ 7,770 $ 3,700 $ 11,470 Derivative liabilities (b) Foreign currency contracts $ 2,106 $ 3,022 $ 5,128 _______________________ (a) Derivative assets are recorded to Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. (b) Derivative liabilities are recorded as Other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments which were not designated as hedging instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands): Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Amount of Gain For the years ended December 31, Location of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative 2016 2015 Foreign currency contract $ 26,821 $ 8,644 Other (income) expense, net Most of these net gains (losses) offset any recognized gains (losses) arising from the revaluation of the related intercompany loans during the same respective periods. The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow and net investment hedging instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands): Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships: Foreign currency contract $ 1,591 $ (3,244 ) Cost of goods sold $ 4,726 $ 16,250 Interest rate swaps (1) (3,388 ) 274 Interest expense (595 ) (274 ) Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging Relationships: Foreign currency contract 3,230 5,231 N/A — — Euro Senior notes - 2016 32,897 — N/A — — Total $ 34,330 $ 2,261 $ 4,131 $ 15,976 _______________________ (1) Interest rate swaps were entered into as pre-issuance hedges. The ineffective portion of the above noted cash flow hedges and net investment hedges was not material for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 . The Company expects approximately $4.1 million (net of tax), of derivative gains included in AOCI at December 31, 2016 , based on current market rates, will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months. The majority of this amount will vary due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) The following tables present changes in the accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income, including current period other comprehensive income and reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income: Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment Total (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of December 31, 2015 $ (297,499 ) $ 9,401 $ (325,342 ) $ (613,440 ) OCI before reclassifications (54,526 ) 2,334 (21,111 ) (73,303 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — (4,131 ) 10,779 6,648 Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (54,526 ) (1,797 ) (10,332 ) (66,655 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of December 31, 2016 $ (352,025 ) $ 7,604 $ (335,674 ) $ (680,095 ) Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment Total (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, as of December 31, 2014 $ (173,342 ) $ 12,371 $ (379,459 ) $ (540,430 ) OCI before reclassifications (124,157 ) 13,006 33,410 (77,741 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — (15,976 ) 20,707 4,731 Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (124,157 ) (2,970 ) 54,117 (73,010 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of December 31, 2015 $ (297,499 ) $ 9,401 $ (325,342 ) $ (613,440 ) Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment Total (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, as of December 31, 2013 $ (104,278 ) $ (4,012 ) $ (284,421 ) $ (392,711 ) OCI before reclassifications (69,064 ) 12,434 (111,915 ) (168,545 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — 3,949 16,877 20,826 Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (69,064 ) 16,383 (95,038 ) (147,719 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of December 31, 2014 $ (173,342 ) $ 12,371 $ (379,459 ) $ (540,430 ) The following table provides details about reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income to the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income: December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 Affected Line Item in the (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) (Losses) gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges Foreign currency contracts $ 5,401 $ 18,571 $ (4,426 ) Cost of goods sold Interest rate swaps (595 ) (274 ) (274 ) Interest expense (675 ) (2,321 ) 751 Provision for income taxes $ 4,131 $ 15,976 $ (3,949 ) Total, net of income taxes (Losses) gains on pension and postretirement liability adjustments Settlements / Curtailments $ — $ — $ (43 ) (a) Prior service cost 7,469 6,389 (63 ) (a) Actuarial losses (21,103 ) (36,167 ) (28,219 ) (a) 2,855 9,071 11,448 Provision for income taxes $ (10,779 ) $ (20,707 ) $ (16,877 ) Total, net of income taxes (a) The amortization of prior service cost and actuarial loss is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost. Refer to Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Employee Benefits for additional information regarding net periodic benefit cost.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Concentrations of Credit Risk	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]
Concentrations of Credit Risk	CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK The Company does not have significant concentrations of risk in financial instruments. Temporary investments are made in a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality, liquid obligations of government, corporate and financial institutions. There are also limited concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables because the Company has a large number of customers who are spread across many industries and geographic regions. The Company’s larger customers are each spread across many sub-categories of its segments and geographical regions. The Company had one customer that accounted for more than 10% of its consolidated net sales in each year for all periods presented.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Lease Commitments Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases are $32.6 million in 2017 , $27.2 million in 2018 , $25.4 million in 2019 , $24.2 million in 2020 and $145.4 million in 2021 and thereafter through 2063. The corresponding rental expense was $35.4 million , $33.6 million and $34.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively. None of our leases contain escalation clauses and they do not require capital improvement funding. Guarantees and Letters of Credit The Company has various bank guarantees and letters of credit which are available for use to support its ongoing business operations and to satisfy governmental requirements associated with pending litigation in various jurisdictions. At December 31, 2016 , the Company had total bank guarantees and standby letters of credit of approximately $38.6 million with various financial institutions. Included in the above aggregate amount is a total of $15.9 million for other assessments in Brazil for various income tax and indirect tax disputes related to fiscal years 1998-2011. There were no material amounts utilized under the standby letters of credit as of December 31, 2016 . In order to challenge the assessments in these cases in Brazil, the Company has been required to and has separately pledged assets, principally property, plant and equipment to cover assessments in the amount of approximately $13.1 million as of December 31, 2016 . Lines of Credit The Company has various lines of credit which are available to support its ongoing business operations. As of December 31, 2016 , the Company had available lines of credit (in addition to the $950.0 million of capacity under the Credit Facility as discussed in Note 9) of approximately $74.1 million with various financial institutions. There were no material amounts drawn down pursuant to these lines of credit as of December 31, 2016 . Litigation The Company assesses contingencies related to litigation and/or other matters to determine the degree of probability and range of possible loss. A loss contingency is accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Because litigation is inherently unpredictable and unfavorable resolutions could occur, assessing contingencies is highly sensitive and requires judgments about future events. On at least a quarterly basis, the Company reviews contingencies related to litigation to determine the adequacy of accruals. The amount of ultimate loss may differ from these estimates and further events may require the Company to increase or decrease the amounts it has accrued on any matter. Periodically, the Company assesses its insurance coverage for all known claims, where applicable, taking into account aggregate coverage by occurrence, limits of coverage, self-insured retentions and deductibles, historical claims experience and claims experience with its insurance carriers. The liabilities are recorded at management’s best estimate of the probable outcome of the lawsuits and claims, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the individual matters as well as past experience on similar matters. At each balance sheet date, the key issues that management assesses are whether it is probable that a loss as to asserted or unasserted claims has been incurred and if so, whether the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company records the expected liability with respect to claims in Other liabilities and expected recoveries from its insurance carriers in Other assets. The Company recognizes a receivable when it believes that realization of the insurance receivable is probable under the terms of the insurance policies and its payment experience to date. Environmental Over the past 20 years, various federal and state authorities and private parties have claimed that we are a Potentially Responsible Party (“PRP”) as a generator of waste materials for alleged pollution at a number of waste sites operated by third parties located principally in New Jersey and have sought to recover costs incurred and to be incurred to clean up the sites. The Company has been identified as a PRP at eight facilities operated by third parties at which investigation and/or remediation activities may be ongoing. The Company analyzes its potential liability on at least a quarterly basis and accrues for environmental liabilities when they are probable and estimable. The Company estimates its share of the total future cost for these sites to be less than $5 million . While joint and several liability is authorized under federal and state environmental laws, the Company believes the amounts it has paid and anticipates paying in the future for clean-up costs and damages at all sites are not and will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. This assessment is based upon, among other things, the involvement of other PRPs at most of the sites, the status of the proceedings, including various settlement agreements and consent decrees and the extended time period over which payments will likely be made. There can be no assurance, however, that future events will not require the Company to materially increase the amounts it anticipates paying for clean-up costs and damages at these sites, and that such increased amounts will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. China Facilities Guangzhou Flavors plant During 2015, the Company was notified by Chinese authorities of compliance issues pertaining to the emission of odors from several of its plants in China. As a result, the Company's Flavors plant in China was temporarily idled. The Company has made additional capital improvements in odor-abatement equipment at these plants to address these issues and is in the process of building a second Flavors plant in China, which is expected to be operating in the first quarter of 2019. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company was notified that certain governmental authorities have begun to evaluate a change in the zoning of the Guangzhou Flavors plant. The zoning, if changed, would prevent the Company from continuing to manufacture product at the existing plant. The ultimate outcome of any change that the governmental authorities may propose, the timing of such a change and the nature of any compensation arrangements that might be provided to the Company are uncertain. The net book value of the existing plant was approximately $69 million as of December 31, 2016 . Zhejiang Ingredients plant The Company has received a request from the Chinese government to relocate its Fragrance Ingredients plant in Zhejiang, China. The Company is in discussions with the government regarding the timing of the requested relocation and the amount and nature of government compensation to be provided to the Company. The Company expects to conclude discussions with the Government in the first half of 2017. The net book value of the current plant was approximately $26 million as of December 31, 2016 . Depending upon the ultimate outcome of the discussions with the Chinese government, between $0 - $26 million of the remaining net book value may be subject to accelerated depreciation. Total China Operations The total carrying value of all five plants in China ( one of which is currently under construction) was approximately $135 million as of December 31, 2016 . If the Company is required to close a plant, or operate one at significantly reduced production levels on a permanent basis, the Company may be required to record charges that could have a material impact on its consolidated financial results of operations, financial position and cash flows in future periods. Other Contingencies The Company has contingencies involving third parties (such as labor, contract, technology or product-related claims or litigation) as well as government-related items in various jurisdictions in which it operates pertaining to such items as value-added taxes, other indirect taxes, customs and duties and sales and use taxes. It is possible that cash flows or results of operations, in any period, could be materially affected by the unfavorable resolution of one or more of these contingencies. The most significant government-related contingencies exist in Brazil. With regard to the Brazilian matters, the Company believes it has valid defenses for the underlying positions under dispute; however, in order to pursue these defenses, the Company is required to, and has provided, bank guarantees and pledged assets in the aggregate amount of $29 million . The Brazilian matters take an extended period of time to proceed through the judicial process and there are a limited number of rulings to date. ZoomEssence In March 2012, ZoomEssence, Inc. filed a complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and unjust enrichment in connection with certain spray dry technology disclosed to the Company. ZoomEssence sought an injunction and monetary damages. ZoomEssence initially sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, but the Court denied these applications in an order entered on September 27, 2013, finding that ZoomEssence had not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of its claims. On November 3, 2014, ZoomEssence amended its complaint against the Company to include allegations of breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, fraud in the inducement, and misappropriation of confidential and proprietary information. On November 13, 2014, the Company filed a counterclaim against ZoomEssence alleging trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, misappropriation of confidential and proprietary information, common law unfair competition, tortious interference with contractual relations, and conversion. During the third quarter of 2016, the Court stayed the case and directed the parties to mediate. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the parties engaged in mediation and various settlement discussions which have not resulted in a resolution of the litigation to date. If the case is not settled, we expect that a trial on the merits of the case will occur during 2017. Based on expert assessment of potential exposure and the status of the settlement discussions, the Company recorded an additional reserve of $50 million during 2016. Other The Company determines estimates of reasonably possible losses or ranges of reasonably possible losses in excess of related accrued liabilities, if any, when it has determined that either a loss is reasonably possible or a loss in excess of accrued amounts is reasonably possible and the amount of losses or range of losses is determinable. For all third party contingencies (including labor, contract, technology, tax, product-related claims and business litigation), the Company currently estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of any accrued liabilities is $0 to approximately $28 million . The estimates included in this amount are based on the Company’s analysis of currently available information and, as new information is obtained, these estimates may change. Due to the inherent subjectivity of the assessments and the unpredictability of outcomes of legal proceedings, any amounts accrued or included in this aggregate amount may not represent the ultimate loss to the Company from the matters in question. Thus, the Company’s exposure and ultimate losses may be higher or lower, and possibly significantly so, than the amounts accrued or the range disclosed above. Spanish Capital Tax The Spanish tax authorities alleged claims for a capital tax and the Appellate Court rejected one of the two bases upon which the Company based its capital tax position. On January 22, 2014, the Company filed an appeal and in order to avoid future interest costs in the event its appeal was unsuccessful, the Company paid Euro 9.8 million ( $11.2 million , representing the principal amount) during the first quarter of 2014. On February 24, 2016, the Company received a favorable ruling on its appeal from the Spanish Supreme Court which overruled a lower court ruling. As a result of this decision, the Company reversed the previously recorded provision of Euro 9.8 million ( $10.5 million ) for the year ended December 31, 2015. During 2016 , the Company recorded additional income of $2.3 million related to the finalization of amounts received from the authorities. This amount has principally been reflected as a reduction of administrative expense.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 2017 Productivity Program On February 15, 2017, the Company announced that it was adopting a multi-year productivity program designed to improve overall financial performance, provide flexibility to invest in growth opportunities and drive long-term value creation. In connection with this program, the Company expects to optimize its global footprint and simplify its organizational structures globally. In connection with this initiative, the Company expects to incur cumulative, pre-tax cash charges of between $30 - $35 million , consisting primarily of $21 - $22 million in personnel-related costs and an estimated $9 - $13 million in facility-related costs, such as lease termination, and integration-related costs. In addition, the Company may incur up to $5 million of accelerated depreciation. Approximately $10 million of these charges are expected to be recorded in the first quarter of 2017, with the remainder of the personnel-related costs expected to be recognized by the end of 2017 and the other costs expected to be recognized over the following seven quarters. The overall charges are split approximately evenly between Flavors and Fragrances. This initiative is expected to result in the reduction of approximately 370 members of the Company’s global workforce in various parts of the organization.

Schedule II - Valuation and Qua

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves	SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES (IN THOUSANDS) For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 Balance at beginning of period Additions (deductions) charged to costs and expenses Accounts written off Translation adjustments Balance at end of period Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 8,229 $ 2,452 $ (225 ) $ (461 ) $ 9,995 Valuation allowance on credit and operating loss carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets 339,395 (171,408 ) (1)(4) — (15,235 ) 152,752 For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 Balance at beginning of period Additions (deductions) charged to costs and expenses Accounts written off Translation adjustments Balance at end of period Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 9,147 $ 590 $ 60 $ (1,568 ) $ 8,229 Valuation allowance on credit and operating loss carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets 355,568 16,445 (2) — (32,618 ) 339,395 For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 Balance at beginning of period Additions (deductions) charged to costs and expenses Accounts written off Translation adjustments Balance at end of period Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 10,493 $ 222 $ (554 ) $ (1,014 ) $ 9,147 Valuation allowance on credit and operating loss carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets 503,990 (92,204 ) (3) — (56,218 ) 355,568 _______________________ (1) The 2016 amount includes an adjustment to the 2015 foreign net operating loss carryforwards in the amount of $7.6 million , as discussed in Note 10 of the Consolidated Financial Statements. (2) The 2015 amount includes an adjustment to the 2014 foreign net operating loss carryforwards in the amount of $10.0 million , as discussed in Note 10 of the Consolidated Financial Statements. (3) The 2014 amount includes an adjustment to the 2013 foreign net operating loss carryforwards in the amount of $81.0 million , as discussed in Note 10 of the Consolidated Financial Statements. (4) The Company executed a legal entity restructuring that resulted in a significant reduction of fully valued deferred tax assets.

Nature of Operations and Summ29

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Fiscal Year End	The Company has historically operated on a 52/53 week fiscal year generally ending on the Friday closest to the last day of the year. For ease of presentation, December 31 is used consistently throughout the financial statements and notes to represent the period-end date. The 2016 and 2015 fiscal years were 52 week periods and the 2014 fiscal year was a 53 week period. For the 2016 , 2015 and 2014 fiscal years, the actual closing dates were December 30, January 1 and January 2, respectively.
Use of Estimates	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and accompanying disclosures. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future. Actual results may ultimately differ from estimates.
Principles of Consolidation	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and those of its subsidiaries. Significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. To the extent a subsidiary is not wholly owned, any related noncontrolling interest is included as a separate component of Shareholders’ Equity. Any applicable expense (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest is included in Other expense, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income due to its immateriality and, as such, is not presented separately.
Revenue Recognition	The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete. This generally occurs when (i) title and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer in accordance with the terms of sale and (ii) collection is reasonably assured. Sales are reduced, at the time revenue is recognized, for applicable discounts, rebates and sales allowances based on historical experience. Related accruals are included in Other current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Foreign Currency Translation	The Company translates the assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at average exchange rates during the year. Cumulative translation adjustments are shown as a separate component of Shareholders’ Equity.
Research and Development	Research and development (“R&D”) expenses relate to the development of new and improved flavors or fragrances, technical product support and compliance with governmental regulation. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Cash Equivalents	Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at date of purchase.
Accounts Receivable	The Company sells certain accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis to unrelated financial institutions under “factoring” agreements that are sponsored, solely and individually, by certain customers. The Company accounts for these transactions as sale of receivables, removes the receivables sold from its financial statements, and records cash proceeds when received by the Company.
Inventories	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (on a weighted-average basis) or market.
Property, Plant and Equipment	Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis, principally over the following estimated useful lives: buildings and improvements, 10 to 40 years; machinery and equipment, 3 to 20 years; information technology hardware and software, 3 to 7 years; and leasehold improvements which are included in buildings and improvements, the estimated life of the improvements or the remaining term of the lease, whichever is shorter.
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Finite-lived intangible assets include customer relationships, patents, trade names, technological know-how and other intellectual property valued at acquisition and amortized on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives: customer relationships, 11 - 24 years; patents, 10 - 15 years; trade names, approximately 30 years and technological know-how, 19 - 28 years. The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in business conditions indicate that their full carrying value may not be recovered. An estimate of undiscounted future cash flows produced by an asset or group of assets is compared to the carrying value to determine whether impairment exists. If assets are determined to be impaired, the loss is measured based on an estimate of fair value using various valuation techniques, including a discounted estimate of future cash flows.
Goodwill	Goodwill represents the difference between the total purchase price and the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in business acquisitions. In assessing the potential for impairment of goodwill, management uses the most current actual and forecasted operating data available and current market-based assumptions in accordance with the criteria in FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350. The Company has identified four reporting units: (1) Flavors, (2) Fragrance Compounds, (3) Fragrance Ingredients and (4) Cosmetic Actives Ingredients. These reporting units were determined based on the level at which the performance is measured and reviewed by segment management. The Company performs an annual goodwill impairment test utilizing the two-step approach for the Flavors, Fragrance Compounds, Fragrance Ingredients and Cosmetic Actives Ingredients reporting units, by assessing the fair value of the reporting units based on discounted cash flows. The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment test as of November 30, 2016 , which indicated no impairment of goodwill, as the estimated fair values substantially exceeded the carrying values of each of these reporting units.
Income Taxes	The Company accounts for taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax return bases of assets and liabilities, based on enacted tax rates and other provisions of the tax law. The effect of a change in tax laws or rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized as income in the period in which such change is enacted. Future tax benefits are recognized to the extent that the realization of such benefits is more likely than not, and a valuation allowance is established for any portion of a deferred tax asset that management believes may not be realized. The Company recognizes uncertain tax positions that it has taken or expects to take on a tax return. Pursuant to accounting requirements, the Company first determines whether it is “more likely than not” its tax position will be sustained if the relevant tax authority were to audit the position with full knowledge of all the relevant facts and other information. For those tax positions that meet this threshold, the Company measures the amount of tax benefit based on the largest amount of tax benefit that it has a greater than 50% chance of realizing in a final settlement with the relevant authority. Those tax positions failing to qualify for initial recognition are recognized in the first interim period in which they meet the more likely than not standard. The Company maintains a cumulative risk portfolio relating to all of its uncertainties in income taxes in order to perform this analysis, but the evaluation of its tax positions requires significant judgment and estimation in part because, in certain cases, tax law is subject to varied interpretation, and whether a tax position will ultimately be sustained may be uncertain. The Company regularly repatriates a portion of current year earnings from select non–U.S. subsidiaries. No provision has been made for additional taxes on undistributed earnings of subsidiary companies that are intended and planned to be indefinitely invested in such subsidiaries. The Company intends to, and has plans to, reinvest these earnings indefinitely in its foreign subsidiaries to fund local operations, capital projects and/or aquisitions. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
Retirement Benefits	Current service costs of retirement plans and postretirement health care and life insurance benefits are accrued. Prior service costs resulting from plan improvements are amortized over periods ranging from 10 to 20 years.
Financial Instruments	Derivative financial instruments are used to manage interest and foreign currency exposures. The gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recorded in earnings at the same time as the transaction being hedged is recorded in earnings. The associated asset or liability related to the open hedge instrument is recorded in Prepaid expenses and Other current assets or Other current liabilities, as applicable. The Company records all derivative financial instruments on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in a derivative’s fair value are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge criteria are met. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in Net income. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet and are subsequently recognized in Net income when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges, if any, are recognized as a charge or credit to earnings.
Software Costs	The Company capitalizes direct internal and external development costs for certain significant projects associated with internal-use software and amortizes these costs over 7 years. Neither preliminary evaluation costs nor costs associated with the software after implementation are capitalized. Costs related to projects that are not significant are expensed as incurred.
Shipping and Handling Costs	Net sales include shipping and handling charges billed to customers. Cost of goods sold includes all costs incurred in connection with shipping and handling.
Net Income Per Share	Net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. A reconciliation of shares used in the computations of basic and diluted net income per share is as follows: Number of Shares (SHARES IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Basic 79,648 80,449 80,936 Assumed dilution under stock plans 333 442 558 Diluted 79,981 80,891 81,494 An immaterial amount of Stock-Settled Appreciation Rights (“SSARs”) were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share at December 31, 2016 and 2015 . There were no stock options or SSARs excluded from the computation in 2014 . The Company has issued shares of Purchased Restricted Stock ("PRS") and Purchased Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) which contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends and thus are considered participating securities which are required to be included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method was not presented since the difference between basic and diluted net income per share for both common shareholders, PRS and PRSU holders was less than $0.01 per share for each year and the number of PRS and PRSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2016 , 2015 and 2014 was immaterial. Net income allocated to such PRS and PRSUs during 2016 , 2015 and 2014 was approximately $1.0 million , $2.0 million and $2.4 million , respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation	Compensation cost of all stock-based awards is measured at fair value on the date of grant and recognized over the service period for which awards are expected to vest. The cost of such stock-based awards is principally recognized on a straight-line attribution basis over their respective vesting periods, net of estimated forfeitures.
New Accounting Standards	New Accounting Standards In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amendments to the Business Combination guidance which clarifies the definition of a business in order to assist companies when evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. This guidance will be effective prospectively for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This guidance may have an impact on accounting for future acquisitions. In January 2017, the FASB issued an amendment to the Goodwill Impairment guidance which eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company plans to adopt this guidance in accordance with its existing annual impairment review policy in fiscal year 2017. The Company does not expect this adoption to have an impact on its consolidated financial statements. In October 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which allows for the immediate recognition of current and deferred income tax impact on intra-entity asset transfers, excluding inventory. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is only permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. This guidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition. The Company plans to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 and accordingly, will record a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to Retained earnings of approximately $47 million . In August 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires changes to the classification of certain activities within the statement of cash flows. This guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted for all entities. The Company does not expect this adoption to have a significant impact on its statement of cash flows. In March 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires changes to several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the treatment of income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification of certain items on the statement of cash flows. This guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The standard requires that employee taxes paid when an employer withholds shares be presented in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as a financing activity instead of an operating activity. The Company expects to adopt this change retroactively and that the impact of this aspect of the standard on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows will be approximately $13 - $25 million on an annual basis. In addition, the standard requires that excess tax benefits presented in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows be classified as an operating activity instead of a financing activity. The Company expects to adopt this change retroactively and that the impact of this aspect of the standard on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows will be approximately $5 - $12 million on an annual basis. The standard also requires all excess tax benefits/deficiencies be recognized as income tax expense/benefit in the income statement to be applied on a prospective basis. Depending on the future volatility of the stock price, the impact of this aspect of the standard could have a material impact on tax expense on its Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. Additionally, the standard allows the Company to make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures as they occur. The Company plans to continue to account for forfeitures using an estimate of awards expected to be forfeited. Lastly, the standard requires that the threshold for equity classification of awards permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions. The adoption of this aspect of the standard will impact future vestings. In February 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires changes to the accounting for leases. The new guidance establishes a new lease accounting model, that requires entities to record assets and liabilities related to leases on the balance sheet for certain types of leases. The guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 31, 2018. Early adoption will be permitted for all entities. The Company expects the adoption of this guidance will result in significant increases to assets and liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet and is still evaluating the impact on its Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. In September 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance related to the adjustments made during the measurement period for items in a business combination. Specifically, the new guidance requires adjustments related to the finalization of estimates to be recorded in the period when they are determined and to provide certain additional disclosures. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted this guidance during 2016 and the adoption did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which removed the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair values are estimated using the net asset value practical expedient. The Company has adopted this guidance for the year ended December 31, 2016 and has reclassified prior year amounts for the year ended December 31, 2015 as disclosed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted this guidance retrospectively in 2016 and accordingly has reclassified all debt issuance costs on long-term debt as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that provides for a comprehensive model to be used in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. Under this standard, revenue will be recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance is applicable to all entities and is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Adoption as of the original effective date is permitted. Accordingly, the Company is required to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. Companies have the option to apply the new guidance under a retrospective approach to each prior reporting period presented or a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance recognized at the date of initial application within the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company is evaluating the impact of the new standard, including updates to the standard that have been proposed by the FASB. In particular, the Company has reviewed the nature of its larger customer relationships and is in the process of reviewing the nature of potential regional variations in all aspects of its customer base regardless of size. Based on the work performed to date, the Company expects to conduct further review and analysis of certain areas that may lead to changes in the manner in which the Company recognizes revenue, including the customized nature of the product, consignment arrangements, rebates, upfront costs, shipping terms and documentation other than formal contracts. As a result, the financial statement impact has not yet been determined. The Company is also currently evaluating the method of adoption and the potential impacts to the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Reclassifications and Revisions	Reclassifications and Revisions Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified and revised to conform with current year presentation.

Nature of Operations and Summ30

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of Inventory	Our inventories consisted of the following: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Raw materials $ 288,629 $ 282,181 Work in process 13,792 17,450 Finished goods 289,596 272,416 Total $ 592,017 $ 572,047
Reconciliation of Shares Used in Computations of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share	A reconciliation of shares used in the computations of basic and diluted net income per share is as follows: Number of Shares (SHARES IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Basic 79,648 80,449 80,936 Assumed dilution under stock plans 333 442 558 Diluted 79,981 80,891 81,494

Restructuring and Other Charg31

Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Movements in Restructuring and Related Accruals	Movements in related accruals during 2014 , 2015 and 2016 are as follows: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Employee- Related Asset - Related/and Other Total Balance at January 1, 2014 $ 2,116 $ — $ 2,116 Additional charges (reversals), net (46 ) 6,444 6,398 Non-cash charges — (5,100 ) (5,100 ) Payments and other costs (1,311 ) (1,344 ) (2,655 ) Balance at December 31, 2014 759 — 759 Additional charges (reversals), net 7,594 — 7,594 Payments and other costs (471 ) — (471 ) Balance at December 31, 2015 7,882 — 7,882 Additional charges (reversals), net (1,700 ) 658 (1,042 ) Non-cash charges — (658 ) (658 ) Payments and other costs (2,905 ) — (2,905 ) Balance at December 31, 2016 $ 3,277 $ — $ 3,277

Property, Plant and Equipment32

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment	Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following amounts: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) December 31, 2016 2015 Asset Type Land $ 36,366 $ 22,896 Buildings and improvements 519,947 538,096 Machinery and equipment 1,052,114 991,746 Information technology 182,153 183,759 Construction in process 122,753 75,786 1,913,333 1,812,283 Accumulated depreciation (1,137,617 ) (1,079,489 ) $ 775,716 $ 732,794

Goodwill and Other Intangible33

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill by Operating Segment	Movements in goodwill during 2014 , 2015 and 2016 were as follows: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Goodwill Balance at January 1, 2014 $ 665,582 Acquisitions 9,902 Balance at December 31, 2014 675,484 Acquisitions 265,905 Balance at December 31, 2015 941,389 Acquisitions 67,480 Foreign exchange (8,746 ) Balance at December 31, 2016 $ 1,000,123 Goodwill by segment was as follows: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Flavors $ 473,820 $ 401,494 Fragrances 526,303 539,895 Total $ 1,000,123 $ 941,389
Trademark and Other Intangible Assets	Other intangible assets, net consisted of the following amounts: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Asset Type Customer relationships $ 371,270 $ 293,799 Trade names & patents 30,679 34,182 Technological know-how 119,544 112,393 Other 24,470 22,711 Total carrying value 545,963 463,085 Accumulated Amortization Customer relationships (82,555 ) (66,324 ) Trade names & patents (12,198 ) (10,282 ) Technological know-how (68,292 ) (65,258 ) Other (17,135 ) (15,217 ) Total accumulated amortization (180,180 ) (157,081 ) Other intangible assets, net $ 365,783 $ 306,004

Other Assets (Tables)

Other Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Assets	Other assets consisted of the following amounts: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Overfunded pension plans $ 4,343 $ 4,906 Cash surrender value of life insurance contracts 43,425 41,957 Other 79,944 71,528 Total $ 127,712 $ 118,391

Other Current Liabilities (Tabl

Other Current Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Current Liabilities	Other current liabilities consisted of the following amounts: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Accrued payrolls and bonuses $ 64,357 $ 48,843 VAT payable 15,567 10,241 Interest payable 17,173 12,515 Current pension and other postretirement benefit obligation 10,630 10,620 Accrued insurance (including workers’ compensation) 10,798 10,857 Restructuring and other charges 3,277 7,882 Litigation accrual 55,000 5,000 Other 137,486 156,524 Total $ 314,288 $ 262,482

Borrowings (Tables)

Borrowings (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Components of Debt	Debt consisted of the following at December 31: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Rate Maturities 2016 2015 Senior notes — 2006 (1) 6.14 % 2016 $ — $ 124,964 Senior notes — 2007 (1) 6.40 % 2017-27 499,676 499,618 Senior notes — 2013 (1) 3.20 % 2023 297,986 297,683 Euro Senior notes - 2016 (1) 1.75 % 2024 512,764 — Credit facilities 1.13 % 2019 — 131,196 Bank overdrafts and other 13,599 10,982 Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps 1,346 3,279 1,325,371 1,067,722 Less: Bank borrowings, overdrafts and current portion of long-term debt (258,516 ) (132,349 ) $ 1,066,855 $ 935,373

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings before Income Taxes	Earnings before income taxes consisted of the following: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 U.S. income before taxes $ 9,078 $ 29,792 $ 17,650 Foreign income before taxes 514,639 509,309 531,411 Total income before taxes $ 523,717 $ 539,101 $ 549,061
Schedule of Income Tax Provision	The income tax provision consisted of the following: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Current Federal $ (2,920 ) $ 7,648 $ 1,175 State and local 1,383 199 264 Foreign 105,873 98,964 109,729 104,336 106,811 111,168 Deferred Federal 8,838 14,379 20,795 State and local (631 ) 399 113 Foreign 6,143 (1,735 ) 2,442 14,350 13,043 23,350 Total income taxes $ 118,686 $ 119,854 $ 134,518
Schedule of Reconciliation between U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Effective Tax Rate	A reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the actual effective tax rate was as follows: December 31, 2016 2015 2014 Statutory tax rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % Difference in effective tax rate on foreign earnings and remittances (12.2 ) (10.7 ) (9.9 ) Unrecognized tax benefit, net of reversals 0.6 (0.8 ) 0.8 Spanish tax charges — (0.4 ) — Spanish dividend withholdings — — (0.7 ) State and local taxes 0.1 0.1 0.1 Other, net (0.8 ) (1.0 ) (0.8 ) Effective tax rate 22.7 % 22.2 % 24.5 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	The deferred tax assets consisted of the following amounts: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Employee and retiree benefits $ 132,638 $ 132,379 Credit and net operating loss carryforwards (1) 186,062 183,594 Trademarks and other (2) 1,406 143,727 Amortizable R&D expenses (2) 4,040 56,091 Other, net (2,783 ) 10,076 Gross deferred tax assets 321,363 525,867 Property, plant and equipment, net (17,000 ) (11,337 ) Trademarks and other (55,899 ) (72,710 ) Gross deferred tax liabilities (72,899 ) (84,047 ) Valuation allowance (1)(2) (152,752 ) (339,395 ) Total net deferred tax assets $ 95,712 $ 102,425 _______________________ (1) During 2016 and 2015 , the Company increased its deferred tax assets by $7.6 million and by $10.0 million , respectively, relating to an adjustment to the 2015 and 2014 foreign net operating loss carryforwards, respectively. The entire adjustments of $7.6 million and $10.0 million were offset by corresponding adjustments in valuation allowances. These adjustments are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements.
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year $ 24,198 $ 23,055 $ 21,553 Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during a prior year 1,254 18 1,795 Gross amount of decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during a prior year (3 ) (43 ) (823 ) Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during the current year 8,131 12,011 5,378 The amounts of decreases in unrecognized benefits relating to settlements with taxing authorities (6,075 ) (10,221 ) — Reduction in unrecognized tax benefits due to the lapse of applicable statute of limitation (1,077 ) (622 ) (4,848 ) Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at end of year $ 26,428 $ 24,198 $ 23,055

Stock Compensation Plans (Table

Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included in Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income	Total stock-based compensation expense included in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income was as follows: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Equity-based awards $ 24,587 $ 23,160 $ 22,648 Liability-based awards 3,884 4,784 4,354 Total stock-based compensation 28,471 27,944 27,002 Less tax benefit (7,375 ) (8,348 ) (8,018 ) Total stock-based compensation, net of tax $ 21,096 $ 19,596 $ 18,984
SSAR's and Stock Option Activity	SSARs and options activity was as follows: (SHARE AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) Shares Subject to SSARs/Options Weighted Average Exercise Price SSARs/ Options Exercisable Balance at December 31, 2015 38 $ 52.10 38 Exercised (17 ) 46.72 Cancelled (2 ) 41.16 Balance at December 31, 2016 19 $ 59.14 18
SSAR's and Stock Option Outstanding	SSARs and options outstanding at December 31, 2016 was as follows: Price Range Number Outstanding (in thousands) Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) Weighted Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) $51 – $60 10 1.12 $ 55.09 $61 – $65 8 1.42 62.13 Over $65 1 5.35 118.10 19 $ 59.14 $ 1,112
SSAR's and Stock Option Exercisable	SSARs and options exercisable as of December 31, 2016 was as follows: Price Range Number Exercisable (in thousands) Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) Weighted Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) $51 – $60 10 1.12 $ 55.09 $61 - $65 8 1.42 62.13 18 $ 58.24 $ 1,112
RSU's [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU, PRS and Cash RSU Activity	RSU activity was as follows: (SHARE AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Balance at December 31, 2015 480 $ 93.33 Granted 183 113.76 Vested (192 ) 78.44 Forfeited (27 ) 106.62 Balance at December 31, 2016 444 $ 107.43
PRS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU, PRS and Cash RSU Activity	PRSU activity was as follows: (SHARE AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Balance at December 31, 2015 234 $ 95.48 Granted 59 119.81 Vested (91 ) 75.87 Forfeited (4 ) 114.91 Balance at December 31, 2016 198 $ 110.62
Cash RSU's [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU, PRS and Cash RSU Activity	Cash RSU activity was as follows: (SHARE AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) Cash RSUs Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share Balance at December 31, 2015 99 $ 119.64 Granted 33 117.83 Vested (33 ) 129.53 Forfeited (3 ) 130.89 Balance at December 31, 2016 96 $ 117.83

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Reportable Segment Information	eportable segment information is as follows: December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Net sales Flavors $ 1,496,525 $ 1,442,951 $ 1,457,055 Fragrances 1,619,825 1,580,238 1,631,478 Consolidated $ 3,116,350 $ 3,023,189 $ 3,088,533 December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 Segment assets Flavors $ 1,780,695 $ 1,604,623 Fragrances 1,925,642 1,975,002 Global assets 310,647 122,385 Consolidated $ 4,016,984 $ 3,702,010 December 31, (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Segment profit: Flavors $ 337,242 $ 318,476 $ 331,257 Fragrances 334,220 321,764 335,447 Global expenses (48,487 ) (28,180 ) (65,443 ) Restructuring and other charges, net (1) (322 ) (7,594 ) (1,298 ) Gain on sales of fixed assets (2) 7,818 — — Spanish capital tax charge reversal (3) — 10,530 — Acquisition related costs (4) (12,195 ) (18,342 ) — Operational improvement initiative costs (5) (2,402 ) (1,115 ) (7,642 ) Accelerated contingent consideration (6) — (7,192 ) — Legal charges/credits, net (7) (48,518 ) — — Operating Profit 567,356 588,347 592,321 Interest expense (52,989 ) (46,062 ) (46,067 ) Other income (expense), net 9,350 (3,184 ) 2,807 Income before taxes $ 523,717 $ 539,101 $ 549,061 Profit margin Flavors 22.5 % 22.1 % 22.7 % Fragrances 20.6 % 20.4 % 20.6 % Consolidated 18.2 % 19.5 % 19.2 % (1) Restructuring and other charges, net include accelerated depreciation related to restructuring initiatives, severance costs related to the termination of a former executive officer and the partial reversal of restructuring accruals recorded in the prior year for the year ended December 31, 2016, severance and related costs related to restructuring initiatives for the year ended December 31, 2015 and plant shutdown costs related to the Fragrance Ingredients Rationalization for the year ended December 31, 2014. (2) Represents a gain related to the sale of property in Brazil for the year ended December 31, 2016. (3) The Spanish capital tax charge reversal represents the reversal of the charge recorded during the year ended December 31, 2013 (as a result of the unfavorable ruling of the Spanish capital tax case from 2002) in the year ended December 31, 2015 due to a favorable ruling on the Company's appeal. (4) Acquisition related costs include costs related to the fair value step-up of inventory of the David Michael and Lucas Meyer acquisitions as well as transaction costs related to the Lucas Meyer, David Michael and Fragrance Resources acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2016 and transaction costs and costs related to the fair value step-up of inventory of the Ottens Flavors and Lucas Meyer acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2015. (5) Operational improvement initiative costs include accelerated depreciation and dismantling and idle labor costs in Hangzhou, China, severance costs in Guangzhou, China and the partial reversal of severance accruals related to prior year operational initiatives in Europe for the year ended December 31, 2016 and costs related to the closing of a smaller facility in Europe and certain manufacturing activities in Asia, while transferring production to larger facilities in each respective region for the year ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. (6) Acceleration of contingent consideration payments related to the Aromor acquisition. (7)
Capital Expenditure and Depreciation and Amortization by Segment	Capital Expenditures Depreciation and Amortization (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 Flavors $ 47,064 $ 39,416 $ 91,104 $ 47,705 $ 45,228 $ 36,008 Fragrances 73,345 50,597 43,948 50,724 39,614 43,790 Unallocated assets 6,003 11,017 8,130 4,040 4,755 9,556 Consolidated $ 126,412 $ 101,030 $ 143,182 $ 102,469 $ 89,597 $ 89,354
Net Sales by Geographic Area	Net Sales by Geographic Area (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Europe, Africa and Middle East $ 964,931 $ 945,675 $ 1,041,585 Greater Asia 880,040 839,120 856,217 North America 769,081 718,614 690,214 Latin America 502,298 519,780 500,517 Consolidated $ 3,116,350 $ 3,023,189 $ 3,088,533

Employee Benefits (Tables)

Employee Benefits (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations of Defined Benefit Pension Plans	The plan assets and benefit obligations of the defined benefit pension plans are measured at December 31 of each year. U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 Components of net periodic benefit cost Service cost for benefits earned $ 2,497 $ 3,144 $ 3,057 $ 15,210 $ 15,866 $ 14,142 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 24,096 23,705 25,090 24,413 25,389 33,360 Expected return on plan assets (33,988 ) (32,405 ) (27,647 ) (45,865 ) (50,437 ) (49,861 ) Net amortization of deferrals 5,821 21,390 17,656 12,802 12,864 10,584 Settlements and curtailments — — — — — 43 Net periodic benefit cost (1,574 ) 15,834 18,156 6,560 3,682 8,268 Defined contribution and other retirement plans 8,404 7,104 7,854 6,304 7,028 6,323 Total expense $ 6,830 $ 22,938 $ 26,010 $ 12,864 $ 10,710 $ 14,591 Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in OCI Net actuarial (gain) loss $ (4,917 ) $ 7,623 $ 72,848 $ 3,848 Recognized actuarial loss (5,759 ) (21,207 ) (13,643 ) (13,629 ) Prior service cost — — — 459 Recognized prior service cost (62 ) (183 ) 742 765 Currency translation adjustment — — (43,270 ) (25,230 ) Total recognized in OCI (before tax effects) $ (10,738 ) $ (13,767 ) $ 16,677 $ (33,787 )
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in OCI	Postretirement Benefits (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2014 Components of net periodic benefit cost Service cost for benefits earned $ 852 $ 966 $ 1,295 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 3,326 3,904 4,896 Net amortization and deferrals (5,088 ) (4,476 ) (4,109 ) (Credit) Expense $ (910 ) $ 394 $ 2,082 Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in OCI Net actuarial loss (gain) $ 2,868 $ (1,557 ) Recognized actuarial loss (1,701 ) (1,331 ) Prior service credit — (33,902 ) Recognized prior service credit 6,789 5,807 Total recognized in OCI (before tax effects) $ 7,956 $ (30,983 )
Amounts Expected to be Recognized in Net Periodic Cost	The amounts expected to be recognized in net periodic cost in 2017 are: (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits Actuarial loss recognition $ 5,181 $ 14,344 $ 1,513 Prior service cost (credit) recognition 31 (696 ) (6,334 )
Weighted-Average Actuarial Assumption Used to Determine Expense	Weighted-average actuarial assumption used to determine expense U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 Discount rate 4.20 % 3.90 % 4.70 % 3.03 % 2.74 % 4.18 % Expected return on plan assets 7.30 % 7.30 % 7.30 % 6.40 % 6.24 % 6.27 % Rate of compensation increase 3.25 % 3.25 % 3.25 % 1.98 % 2.00 % 2.66 %
Changes in Postretirement Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets	Changes in the postretirement benefit obligation and plan assets, as applicable, are detailed in the following table: U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 587,511 $ 625,479 $ 860,240 $ 965,266 $ 77,148 $ 113,497 Service cost for benefits earned 2,497 3,144 15,210 15,866 852 966 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 24,096 23,705 24,413 25,389 3,326 3,904 Actuarial (gain) loss (7,078 ) (36,338 ) 134,377 (47,883 ) 2,868 (1,557 ) Plan amendments — — — 459 — (33,902 ) Adjustments for expense/tax contained in service cost — — (1,515 ) (1,976 ) — — Plan participants’ contributions — — 1,538 1,790 411 809 Benefits paid (29,694 ) (28,479 ) (30,648 ) (29,121 ) (4,760 ) (6,569 ) Curtailments / settlements — — (487 ) — — — Translation adjustments — — (107,562 ) (69,550 ) — — Benefit obligation at end of year $ 577,332 $ 587,511 $ 895,566 $ 860,240 $ 79,845 $ 77,148 Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ 500,311 $ 501,801 $ 790,614 $ 852,893 Actual return on plan assets 31,828 (11,556 ) 105,879 (3,271 ) Employer contributions 23,519 38,545 23,239 29,352 Participants’ contributions — — 1,538 1,790 Benefits paid (29,694 ) (28,479 ) (30,648 ) (29,121 ) Settlements — — (487 ) — Translation adjustments — — (97,997 ) (61,029 ) Fair value of plan assets at end of year $ 525,964 $ 500,311 $ 792,138 $ 790,614 Funded status at end of year $ (51,368 ) $ (87,200 ) $ (103,428 ) $ (69,626 )
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet	U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2016 2015 Amounts recognized in the balance sheet: Other assets $ 4,343 $ — $ — $ 4,096 Other current liabilities (4,027 ) (3,866 ) (557 ) (613 ) Retirement liabilities (51,684 ) (83,334 ) (102,871 ) (73,109 ) Net amount recognized $ (51,368 ) $ (87,200 ) $ (103,428 ) $ (69,626 )
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 Amounts recognized in AOCI consist of: Net actuarial loss $ 154,417 $ 165,093 $ 339,654 $ 324,068 $ 19,336 $ 18,169 Prior service cost (credit) 141 203 (7,390 ) (8,482 ) (31,664 ) (38,453 ) Total AOCI (before tax effects) $ 154,558 $ 165,296 $ 332,264 $ 315,586 $ (12,328 ) $ (20,284 )
Accumulated Benefit Obligation	U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) 2016 2015 2016 2015 Accumulated Benefit Obligation — end of year $ 574,612 $ 583,346 $ 865,585 $ 837,272 Information for Pension Plans with an ABO in excess of Plan Assets: Projected benefit obligation $ 65,101 $ 587,511 $ 895,566 $ 609,922 Accumulated benefit obligation 65,101 583,346 865,585 586,954 Fair value of plan assets 9,389 500,311 790,218 536,200 Weighted-average assumptions used to determine obligations at December 31 Discount rate 4.20 % 3.90 % 2.14 % 3.03 % Rate of compensation increase 3.25 % 3.25 % 1.97 % 1.98 %
Estimated Future Benefit Payments	(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Postretirement Benefits Estimated Future Benefit Payments 2017 $ 32,871 $ 22,781 $ 5,005 2018 33,912 23,109 5,132 2019 35,331 23,731 5,227 2020 39,392 23,855 5,431 2021 37,014 24,488 5,417 2022 - 2026 187,696 134,742 25,968 Contributions Required Company Contributions in the Following Year (2017) $ 16,107 $ 13,762 $ 5,005
Percentage of Assets Invested	U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans 2016 2015 2016 2015 Percentage of assets invested in: Cash and cash equivalents — % 1 % 2 % 2 % Equities 36 % 41 % 27 % 27 % Fixed income 64 % 58 % 56 % 55 % Property — % — % 5 % 7 % Alternative and other investments — % — % 10 % 9 %
Fair Value Hierarchy of Plan Assets	The following tables present the Company's plan assets for the U.S. and non-U.S. plans using the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 . The plans’ assets were accounted for at fair value and are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. For more information on a description of the fair value hierarchy, see Note 15. U.S. Plans for the year ended December 31, 2016 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash Equivalents $ — $ 1,673 $ — $ 1,673 Fixed Income Securities Government & Government Agency Bonds — 11,845 — 11,845 Corporate Bonds — 90,843 — 90,843 Municipal Bonds — 9,682 — 9,682 Asset Backed Securities — 64 — 64 Assets measured at net asset value (1) — — — 410,533 Total $ — $ 114,107 $ — $ 524,640 Receivables $ 1,324 Total $ 525,964 U.S. Plans for the year ended December 31, 2015 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash Equivalents $ — $ 4,767 $ — $ 4,767 Equity Securities U.S. Common Stock 37,024 — — 37,024 Balanced Funds — 8,845 — 8,845 Fixed Income Securities Government & Government Agency Bonds — 11,070 — 11,070 Corporate Bonds — 77,754 — 77,754 Municipal Bonds — 10,006 — 10,006 Assets measured at net asset value (1) — — — 350,074 Total $ 37,024 $ 112,442 $ — $ 499,540 Receivables $ 771 Total $ 500,311 (1) Investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table above are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The total amount measured at net asset value includes approximately $187.3 million and $159.7 million in pooled equity funds and $223.2 million and $190.3 million in fixed income mutual funds for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. Non-U.S. Plans for the year ended December 31, 2016 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash $ 12,726 $ — $ — $ 12,726 Equity Securities U.S. Large Cap 72,438 17,102 — 89,540 U.S. Mid Cap 504 — — 504 U.S. Small Cap 382 — — 382 Non-U.S. Large Cap 69,442 10,606 — 80,048 Non-U.S. Mid Cap 514 — — 514 Non-U.S. Small Cap 284 — — 284 Emerging Markets 37,354 1,035 — 38,389 Fixed Income Securities U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds 75 — — 75 U.S. Corporate Bonds — 28,843 — 28,843 Non-U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds 121,987 57,116 — 179,103 Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds 26,412 183,020 — 209,432 Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities — 27,114 — 27,114 Non-U.S. Other Fixed Income 1,969 — — 1,969 Alternative Types of Investments Insurance Contracts — 31,087 246 31,333 Hedge Funds — — 30,739 30,739 Other — 16,904 — 16,904 Absolute Return Funds 2,443 — — 2,443 Non-U.S. Real Estate — — 41,796 41,796 Total $ 346,530 $ 372,827 $ 72,781 $ 792,138 Non-U.S. Plans for the year ended December 31, 2015 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Cash $ 13,239 $ — $ — $ 13,239 Equity Securities U.S. Large Cap 74,306 17,118 — 91,424 U.S. Mid Cap 262 — — 262 U.S. Small Cap 230 — — 230 Non-U.S. Large Cap 73,578 12,372 — 85,950 Non-U.S. Mid Cap 2,175 — — 2,175 Non-U.S. Small Cap 226 — — 226 Emerging Markets 33,291 2,152 — 35,443 Fixed Income Securities U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds 67 — — 67 Non-U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds 121,552 55,184 — 176,736 Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds 56,238 174,626 — 230,864 Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities — 26,132 — 26,132 Non-U.S. Other Fixed Income 1,625 — — 1,625 Alternative Types of Investments Insurance Contracts 299 36,447 — 36,746 Hedge Funds — — 17,034 17,034 Absolute Return Funds 2,566 16,603 — 19,169 Non-U.S. Real Estate — 13,985 39,307 53,292 Total $ 379,654 $ 354,619 $ 56,341 $ 790,614
Reconciliation of Level 3 Non-U.S. Plan Assets Held	The following table presents a reconciliation of Level 3 non-U.S. plan assets held during the year ended December 31, 2016 : Non-U.S. Plans (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Real Estate Hedge Funds Total Ending balance as of December 31, 2015 $ 39,307 $ 17,034 $ 56,341 Actual return on plan assets (8,525 ) (1,333 ) (9,858 ) Purchases, sales and settlements (528 ) 15,038 14,510 Transfers in/out 11,788 — 11,788 Ending balance as of December 31, 2016 $ 42,042 $ 30,739 $ 72,781
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Postretirement Benefit Expense and Obligation	The following weighted average assumptions were used to determine the postretirement benefit expense and obligation for the years ended December 31: Expense Liability 2016 2015 2016 2015 Discount rate 4.20 % 3.90 % 4.20 % 4.20 % Current medical cost trend rate 7.15 % 5.80 % 8.00 % 7.15 % Ultimate medical cost trend rate 4.75 % 4.75 % 4.75 % 4.75 % Medical cost trend rate decreases to ultimate rate in year 2023 2023 2030 2023
Sensitivity of Disclosures to Changes in Selected Assumptions	Sensitivity of Disclosures to Changes in Selected Assumptions 25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate 25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate 25 BP Decrease in Long-Term Rate of Return (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Change in PBO Change in ABO Change in pension expense Change in pension expense U.S. Pension Plans $ 15,719 $ 15,620 $ (109 ) $ 1,250 Non-U.S. Pension Plans 46,658 44,861 2,876 1,895 Postretirement Benefit Plan N/A 2,302 100 N/A

Financial Instruments (Tables)

Financial Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments	The amounts recorded in the balance sheet (carrying amount) and the estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31 consisted of the following: 2016 2015 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Carrying Amount Fair Value Carrying Amount Fair Value Cash and cash equivalents (1) $ 323,992 $ 323,992 $ 181,988 $ 181,988 Credit facilities and bank overdrafts (2) 13,599 13,599 142,178 142,178 Long-term debt: (3) Senior notes — 2006 (4) — — 124,964 127,717 Senior notes — 2007 (4) 499,676 556,222 499,618 563,855 Senior notes — 2013 (4) 297,986 302,376 297,683 290,830 Euro Senior notes - 2016 (4) 512,764 546,006 — — _______________________ (1) The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. (2) The carrying amount of the Company's credit facilities and bank overdrafts approximates fair value as the interest rate is reset frequently based on current market rates as well as the short maturity of those instruments. (3) The fair value of the Company's long-term debt was calculated using discounted cash flows applying current interest rates and current credit spreads based on its own credit risk.
Derivative Instruments Notional Amount Outstanding	The following table shows the notional amount of the Company’s derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 : (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Forward currency contracts $ 527,500 $ 573,200 Interest rate swaps $ 412,500 $ 475,000
Derivative Instruments Measured at Fair Value	The following tables show the Company’s derivative instruments measured at fair value (Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy) as reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands): December 31, 2016 Fair Value of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Total Fair Value Derivative assets (a) Foreign currency contracts $ 13,765 $ 7,737 $ 21,502 Interest rate swaps 335 — 335 $ 14,100 $ 7,737 $ 21,837 Derivative liabilities (b) Foreign currency contracts $ 46 $ 2,209 $ 2,255 Interest rate swaps 725 — 725 $ 771 $ 2,209 $ 2,980 December 31, 2015 Fair Value of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Total Fair Value Derivative assets (a) Foreign currency contracts $ 6,560 $ 3,700 $ 10,260 Interest rate swaps 1,210 — 1,210 $ 7,770 $ 3,700 $ 11,470 Derivative liabilities (b) Foreign currency contracts $ 2,106 $ 3,022 $ 5,128 _______________________ (a) Derivative assets are recorded to Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. (b) Derivative liabilities are recorded as Other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Derivative Instruments Which Were Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments which were not designated as hedging instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands): Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Amount of Gain For the years ended December 31, Location of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative 2016 2015 Foreign currency contract $ 26,821 $ 8,644 Other (income) expense, net
Derivative Instruments Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedging Instruments	The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow and net investment hedging instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands): Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships: Foreign currency contract $ 1,591 $ (3,244 ) Cost of goods sold $ 4,726 $ 16,250 Interest rate swaps (1) (3,388 ) 274 Interest expense (595 ) (274 ) Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging Relationships: Foreign currency contract 3,230 5,231 N/A — — Euro Senior notes - 2016 32,897 — N/A — — Total $ 34,330 $ 2,261 $ 4,131 $ 15,976 _______________________ (1) Interest rate swaps were entered into as pre-issuance hedges.

Accumulated Other Comprehensi42

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The following tables present changes in the accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income, including current period other comprehensive income and reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income: Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment Total (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of December 31, 2015 $ (297,499 ) $ 9,401 $ (325,342 ) $ (613,440 ) OCI before reclassifications (54,526 ) 2,334 (21,111 ) (73,303 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — (4,131 ) 10,779 6,648 Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (54,526 ) (1,797 ) (10,332 ) (66,655 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of December 31, 2016 $ (352,025 ) $ 7,604 $ (335,674 ) $ (680,095 ) Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment Total (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, as of December 31, 2014 $ (173,342 ) $ 12,371 $ (379,459 ) $ (540,430 ) OCI before reclassifications (124,157 ) 13,006 33,410 (77,741 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — (15,976 ) 20,707 4,731 Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (124,157 ) (2,970 ) 54,117 (73,010 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of December 31, 2015 $ (297,499 ) $ 9,401 $ (325,342 ) $ (613,440 ) Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment Total (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, as of December 31, 2013 $ (104,278 ) $ (4,012 ) $ (284,421 ) $ (392,711 ) OCI before reclassifications (69,064 ) 12,434 (111,915 ) (168,545 ) Amounts reclassified from AOCI — 3,949 16,877 20,826 Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (69,064 ) 16,383 (95,038 ) (147,719 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, as of December 31, 2014 $ (173,342 ) $ 12,371 $ (379,459 ) $ (540,430 )
Reclassifications of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income	The following table provides details about reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income to the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income: December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 Affected Line Item in the (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) (Losses) gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges Foreign currency contracts $ 5,401 $ 18,571 $ (4,426 ) Cost of goods sold Interest rate swaps (595 ) (274 ) (274 ) Interest expense (675 ) (2,321 ) 751 Provision for income taxes $ 4,131 $ 15,976 $ (3,949 ) Total, net of income taxes (Losses) gains on pension and postretirement liability adjustments Settlements / Curtailments $ — $ — $ (43 ) (a) Prior service cost 7,469 6,389 (63 ) (a) Actuarial losses (21,103 ) (36,167 ) (28,219 ) (a) 2,855 9,071 11,448 Provision for income taxes $ (10,779 ) $ (20,707 ) $ (16,877 ) Total, net of income taxes (a) The amortization of prior service cost and actuarial loss is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost. Refer to Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Employee Benefits for additional information regarding net periodic benefit cost.

Nature of Operations and Summ43

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Inventory (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 288,629	$ 282,181
Work in process	13,792	17,450
Finished goods	289,596	272,416
Total	$ 592,017	$ 572,047

Nature of Operations and Summ44

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Finance Receivables	$ 34,000	$ 3,400	$ 33,100
Length of time financial statements and notes presented	375 days	365 days	365 days
Minimum percentage chance of tax benefit realization in final settlement	50.00%
Prior service costs from plan improvements amortization period, minimum, years	10 years
Prior service costs from plan improvements amortization period, maximum, years	20 years
Amortization period of internal and external development costs, years	7 years
Stock options and stock settled appreciation rights (SSARs) excluded from calculation of diluted shares		0
Difference amount between basic and diluted net income per share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Net income	$ 405,031	$ 419,247	$ 414,543
Assets	4,016,984	3,702,010
PRS [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net income	$ 1,000	2,000	$ 2,400
Trade Names [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other intangible assets amortized period, years	30 years
Machinery and equipment [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property, plant and equipment, years	20 years
Minimum [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Length of time Company historically operated	365 days
Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other intangible assets amortized period, years	11 years
Minimum [Member] | Patents [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other intangible assets amortized period, years	10 years
Minimum [Member] | Technological Know-how [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other intangible assets amortized period, years	19 years
Minimum [Member] | Buildings And Improvements [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property, plant and equipment, years	10 years
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property, plant and equipment, years	3 years
Minimum [Member] | Information Technology Hardware And Software [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property, plant and equipment, years	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Length of time Company historically operated	372 days
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other intangible assets amortized period, years	24 years
Maximum [Member] | Patents [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other intangible assets amortized period, years	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Technological Know-how [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other intangible assets amortized period, years	28 years
Maximum [Member] | Buildings And Improvements [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property, plant and equipment, years	40 years
Maximum [Member] | Information Technology Hardware And Software [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of property, plant and equipment, years	7 years
Flavors [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Assets	$ 1,780,695	1,604,623
Fragrances [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Assets	$ 1,925,642	$ 1,975,002

Nature of Operations and Summ45

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Shares Used in Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share (Detail) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basic	79,648	80,449	80,936
Assumed dilution under stock plans	333	442	558
Diluted	79,981	80,891	81,494

Nature of Operations and Summ46

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Effect of Adoption of Accounting Pronouncement (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Net cash used in financing activities	$ (19,694,000)	$ (131,296,000)	$ (202,330,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	535,406,000	433,578,000	$ 518,390,000
Inventory	592,017,000	572,047,000
Accounts payable	274,815,000	285,501,000
Forecast [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Cumulative effect adjustment				$ 47,000,000
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | In-Bound Goods In Transit [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Inventory		(17,000,000)
Accounts payable		$ (17,000,000)
Employee Taxes Paid [Member] | Plan [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Net cash used in financing activities	13
Net cash provided by operating activities	(13,000,000)
Employee Taxes Paid [Member] | Plan [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Net cash used in financing activities	25,000,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	(25,000,000)
Excess Tax Benefits [Member] | Plan [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Net cash used in financing activities	(5,000,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5
Excess Tax Benefits [Member] | Plan [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Net cash used in financing activities	(12,000,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 12,000,000

Restructuring and Other Charg47

Restructuring and Other Charges, Net - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)Position	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)Position	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			$ (1,042,000)	$ 7,594,000	$ 6,398,000
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation of fixed assets				5,100,000
Restructuring, plant shutdown and other related costs				1,300,000
Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			(1,700,000)	$ 7,594,000	(46,000)
Decrease in provision for severance costs or other employee-related liabilities			500,000
Fragrance Ingredients Rationalization [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges					7,400,000
Expected number of positions eliminated | Position				43
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation of fixed assets				$ 10,300,000	5,200,000
Restructuring, expected charges				13,800,000
Restructuring, personnel-related costs				2,200,000	$ 2,200,000
Restructuring, plant shutdown and other related costs				$ 1,300,000
Minimum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation of fixed assets	$ 0
Maximum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation of fixed assets	26,000,000
2015 Severance Initiatives [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Payments for restructuring and other costs			2,900,000
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation of fixed assets			700,000
Decrease in provision for severance costs or other employee-related liabilities			1,700,000
Restructuring, expected charges	$ 8,800,000	$ 8,800,000	$ 8,800,000
2015 Severance Initiatives [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected number of positions eliminated | Position		150
Other Charges [Member] | 2015 Severance Initiatives [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		$ 7,600,000
Aromor [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		$ 7,200,000

Restructuring and Other Charg48

Restructuring and Other Charges - Movements in Restructuring and Related Accruals (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance	$ 7,882	$ 759	$ 2,116
Additional charges (reversals), net	(1,042)	7,594	6,398
Non-cash charges	(658)		(5,100)
Payments and other costs	(2,905)	(471)	(2,655)
Balance	3,277	7,882	759
Employee-Related [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance	7,882	759	2,116
Additional charges (reversals), net	(1,700)	7,594	(46)
Non-cash charges	0		0
Payments and other costs	(2,905)	(471)	(1,311)
Balance	3,277	7,882	759
Asset - Related/and Other [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance	0	0	0
Additional charges (reversals), net	658	0	6,444
Non-cash charges	(658)		(5,100)
Payments and other costs	0	0	(1,344)
Balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Acquisitions (Details)

Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	Jan. 17, 2017EUR (€)	Jan. 17, 2017USD ($)	Oct. 07, 2016USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill							$ 1,000,123	$ 941,389	$ 675,484	$ 665,582
Cash paid for business acquisition							$ 236,836	$ 493,424	$ 102,500
Fragrance Resources [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire business	€ 142	$ 151,000
Cash Acquired from Acquisition	€ 6.8	$ 7,200
David Michael & Company, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire business			$ 242,000
Cash Acquired from Acquisition			$ 5,100
Percentage of voting interest acquired			100.00%
Purchase price exceeds preliminary fair value of net assets			$ 169,000
Goodwill			70,700
David Michael & Company, Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			$ 90,000
David Michael & Company, Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life			18 years
David Michael & Company, Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life			20 years
David Michael & Company, Inc. [Member] | Trade Names and Proprietary Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired			$ 8,400
Acquired intangible assets, useful life			5 years
Lucas Meyer [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Acquired from Acquisition					$ 4,800
Percentage of voting interest acquired					100.00%
Purchase price exceeds preliminary fair value of net assets					$ 290,100
Intangible assets acquired					156,400
Goodwill					179,500
Business combination, consideration transferred				€ 284	312,100
Cash paid for business acquisition				282.1	309,900
Business combination, liabilities incurred				€ 2	2,200
Business combination, deferred taxes					$ 40,100
Lucas Meyer [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life				23 years	23 years
Lucas Meyer [Member] | Trade Names and Proprietary Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life				28 years	28 years
Lucas Meyer [Member] | Patents [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life				11 years	11 years
Lucas Meyer [Member] | Non-solicitation Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life				3 years	3 years
Henry H Ottens Manufacturing Co [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Acquired from Acquisition						$ 10,400
Percentage of voting interest acquired						100.00%
Purchase price exceeds preliminary fair value of net assets						$ 162,100
Intangible assets acquired						80,000
Goodwill						82,100
Cash paid for business acquisition						$ 198,900
Henry H Ottens Manufacturing Co [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life						5 years
Henry H Ottens Manufacturing Co [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life						17 years

Property, Plant and Equipment50

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 1,913,333	$ 1,812,283
Accumulated depreciation	(1,137,617)	(1,079,489)
Property, plant and equipment, net	775,716	732,794
Depreciation expense	78,600	74,800	$ 82,000
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	36,366	22,896
Buildings and improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	519,947	538,096
Machinery and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,052,114	991,746
Information technology [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	182,153	183,759
Construction in process [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 122,753	$ 75,786

Goodwill and Other Intangible51

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Goodwill Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	$ 941,389	$ 675,484	$ 665,582
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	67,480	265,905	9,902
Goodwill	1,000,123	$ 941,389	$ 675,484
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	$ (8,746)

Goodwill and Other Intangible52

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of Goodwill by Operating Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,000,123	$ 941,389	$ 675,484	$ 665,582
Flavors [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	473,820	401,494
Fragrances [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 526,303	$ 539,895

Goodwill and Other Intangible53

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Trademark and Other Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	$ 27,200
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	23,763	$ 15,040	$ 7,328
Gross carrying value	545,963	463,085
Total accumulated amortization	(180,180)	(157,081)
Other intangible assets, net	365,783	306,004
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	26,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	371,270	293,799
Total accumulated amortization	(82,555)	(66,324)
Trade Names and Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	30,679	34,182
Total accumulated amortization	(12,198)	(10,282)
Technological Know-how [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	119,544	112,393
Total accumulated amortization	(68,292)	(65,258)
Other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	24,470	22,711
Total accumulated amortization	$ (17,135)	$ (15,217)

Goodwill and Other Intangible54

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	$ 23,763	$ 15,040	$ 7,328
Estimated annual amortization, 2016	27,700
Estimated annual amortization, 2017	27,200
Estimated annual amortization, 2018	26,000
Estimated annual amortization, 2019	25,300
Estimated annual amortization, 2020	$ 20,800

Other Assets - Schedule of Othe

Other Assets - Schedule of Other Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Assets [Abstract]
Overfunded pension plans	$ 4,343	$ 4,906
Cash surrender value of life insurance contracts	43,425	41,957
Other	79,944	71,528
Total	$ 127,712	$ 118,391

Other Current Liabilities - Sch

Other Current Liabilities - Schedule of Other Current Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accrued payrolls and bonuses	$ 64,357	$ 48,843
VAT payable	15,567	10,241
Interest payable	17,173	12,515
Current pension and other postretirement benefit obligation	10,630	10,620
Accrued insurance (including workers’ compensation)	10,798	10,857
Restructuring and other charges	3,277	7,882	$ 759	$ 2,116
Litigation accrual	55,000	5,000
Other	137,486	156,524
Total	$ 314,288	$ 262,482

Sale and Leaseback Transactio57

Sale and Leaseback Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Deferred gain on sale of property	$ 35.6	$ 38.4
Deferred Gains and Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Deferred gain on sale of property	$ 32.4	$ 35.2

Borrowings - Components of Debt

Borrowings - Components of Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 04, 2013	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 14, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		$ 1,325,371		$ 1,067,722
Less: Bank borrowings, overdrafts and current portion of long-term debt		(258,516)		(132,349)
Long-term debt, noncurrent		$ 1,066,855		935,373
Senior Notes - 2006 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate		6.14%
Maturities		2,016
Credit facilities		$ 0		124,964
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate		6.40%
Maturities		2017-27
Credit facilities		$ 499,676		499,618
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturities		2,017
Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturities		2,027
Senior Notes - 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	3.20%	3.20%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 1, 2023
Maturities		2,023
Credit facilities		$ 297,986		297,683
Senior Notes - 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate		1.75%	1.75%
Maturities		2,024
Credit facilities		$ 512,764		0
Revolver Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate		1.13%
Maturities		2,019
Credit facilities		$ 0		131,196
Bank overdrafts and other [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank overdrafts and other		13,599		10,982
Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps		$ 1,346		$ 3,279

Borrowings - Additional Informa

Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)

Mar. 14, 2016EUR (€)

Apr. 04, 2013USD ($)

Sep. 27, 2007USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2008USD ($)

Feb. 28, 2017USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)Agreement

Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2012USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2011USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2006USD ($)

Dec. 02, 2016EUR (€)

Dec. 02, 2016USD ($)

Dec. 01, 2016

Mar. 14, 2016USD ($)

Nov. 09, 2011

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Borrowing terms under new facility

Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus a margin, currently 112.5 bps, linked to the Company's credit rating.

Covenant terms under new facility

The New Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants, including the requirement for us to maintain, at the end of each fiscal quarter, a ratio of net debt for borrowed money to adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) in respect of the previous 12-month period of not more than 3.25 to 1.

Ratio of net debt

3.50

Amount still available for additional borrowings

$ 950,000,000

Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit

$ 131,200,000

Long-term debt

1,066,855,000

$ 935,373,000

Current portion of long-term debt

258,516,000

132,349,000

Bank overdrafts outstanding

$ 162,400,000

$ 203,000,000

Weighted average interest rate of bank loans

5.17%

2.67%

Average interest rate on outstanding borrowings

4.13%

Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months

$ 0

Maturities on debt outstanding, 2015

0

Number of interest rate swap agreements | Agreement

3

Realized gain on termination of interest rate swap

$ 18,000,000

Gain (Loss) on Hedging Activity

$ (3,200,000)

3,244,000

$ 0

$ 0

Commercial Paper [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Proceeds from Short-term Debt

65,000,000

Commercial Paper [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Proceeds from Short-term Debt

$ 88,000,000

Maximum [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Bank overdrafts outstanding

$ 289,300,000

415,400,000

8,800,000

Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Ratio of net debt

3.50

3.50

3.25

Senior Notes - 2016 [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Debt, face amount | €

€ 500,000,000

Interest rate of debt

1.75%

1.75%

1.75%

Debt, notice period for redemption

30 days

Senior notes discount | €

€ 900,000

Proceeds related to the issuance of Senior Notes | €

€ 496,000,000

Repurchase price of principal amount of Senior Notes in percentage

101.00%

Debt Issuance Cost | €

€ 3,100,000

Other Deferred Costs, Gross

$ 1,300,000

Debt Instrument, Term

8 years

Senior Notes - 2007 [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 500,000,000

Interest rate of debt

6.40%

Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Series A Senior Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 250,000,000

Interest rate of debt

6.25%

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

Sep. 27, 2017

Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Series B Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 100,000,000

Interest rate of debt

6.35%

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

Sep. 27, 2019

Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Series C Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 50,000,000

Interest rate of debt

6.50%

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

Sep. 27, 2022

Senior Notes - 2007 [Member] | Series D Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 100,000,000

Interest rate of debt

6.79%

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

Sep. 27, 2027

Senior Notes - 2006 [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 375,000,000

Interest rate of debt

6.14%

Repayment of debt

$ 100,000,000

$ 100,000,000

$ 50,000,000

Senior Notes - 2006 [Member] | Series A Senior Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 50,000,000

Interest rate of debt

5.89%

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

Jul. 12, 2009

Senior Notes - 2006 [Member] | Series B Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 100,000,000

Interest rate of debt

5.96%

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

Jul. 12, 2011

Senior Notes - 2006 [Member] | Series C Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 100,000,000

Interest rate of debt

6.05%

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

Jul. 12, 2013

Senior Notes - 2006 [Member] | Series D Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 125,000,000

Interest rate of debt

6.14%

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

Jul. 12, 2016

Senior Notes - 2013 [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Senior notes

$ 300,000,000

Interest rate of debt

3.20%

3.20%

Senior notes discount

$ 300,000

Proceeds related to the issuance of Senior Notes

297,800,000

Underwriting discount

1,900,000

Other deferred financing costs

$ 900,000

Senior notes interest payable description

interest payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

May 1, 2023

Notice to holders of the Senior Notes

Upon 30 days’ notice to holders of the Senior Notes - 2013, the Company may redeem the Senior Notes - 2013 for cash in whole

Redemptions of the Senior Notes

redemptions of the Senior Notes - 2013 on or after February 1, 2023

Repurchase price of principal amount of Senior Notes in percentage

101.00%

Senior Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Maturities on debt outstanding, 2015

$ 250,000,000

Maturities on debt outstanding, 2016

100,000,000

Maturities on debt outstanding, 2019 and thereafter

970,500,000

Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Deferred realized gains on interest rate swaps

$ 1,346,000

$ 3,279,000

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Margin on variable rate

1.25%

Tranche A [Member] | Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Revolving credit facility

$ 564,100,000

Tranche A [Member] | Swing Line Borrowings [Member] | Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Revolving credit facility

25,000,000

Tranche B [Member] | Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Revolving credit facility

385,900,000

Tranche B [Member] | Swing Line Borrowings [Member] | Revolving Loan Facility [Member]

Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]

Revolving credit facility

€ 50,000,000

$ 25,000,000

Income Taxes - Schedule of Earn

Income Taxes - Schedule of Earnings before Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. income before taxes	$ 9,078	$ 29,792	$ 17,650
Foreign income before taxes	514,639	509,309	531,411
Income before taxes	$ 523,717	$ 539,101	$ 549,061

Income Taxes - Schedule of Inco

Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Tax Provision (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Current
Federal	$ (2,920)	$ 7,648		$ 1,175
State and local	1,383	199		264
Foreign	105,873	98,964	[1]	109,729
Total current income tax provision	104,336	106,811		111,168
Deferred
Federal	8,838	14,379		20,795
State and local	(631)	399		113
Foreign	6,143	(1,735)	[1]	2,442
Total deferred income tax provision	14,350	13,043		23,350
Total income taxes	$ 118,686	$ 119,854		$ 134,518
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Income Taxes - Schedule of Reco

Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation between U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Effective Tax Rate (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Difference in effective tax rate on foreign earnings and remittances	(12.20%)	(10.70%)	(9.90%)
Unrecognized tax benefit, net of reversals	0.60%	(0.80%)	0.80%
Spanish tax charges	0.00%	(0.40%)	0.00%
Spanish dividend withholdings	0.00%	0.00%	(0.70%)
State and local taxes	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%
Other, net	(0.80%)	(1.00%)	(0.80%)
Effective tax rate	22.70%	22.20%	24.50%

Income Taxes - Schedule of In63

Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Tax Provision (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax [Line Items]
Foreign, Current	$ 105,873	$ 98,964	[1]	$ 109,729
Total deferred income tax provision	$ 14,350	$ 13,043		$ 23,350
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Income Taxes - Additional Infor

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Line Items]
U.S. federal tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Settlement, Foreign, Amount	$ 10,500
Overall Spanish tax settlement	3,800
Reversals of liabilities for uncertain tax positions	7,500	$ 2,800	$ 2,300
Operating loss carryforwards	186,062	183,594
Deferred tax assets deferred income	$ 102,000
Percentage of foreign dividend	100.00%
Deferred tax asset	$ 191,900
Valuation allowance for net operating loss carryforwards	142,600
Tax credits established against deferred tax assets	9,400
Valuation allowance established against certain other net deferred tax assets	3,200
Reduction in accrual for interest and penalties	300	1,400	100
Accrued interest and penalties	800	800	1,700
Tax benefits credited to Shareholders' equity			200
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	1,900,000
Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability, Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	344,000
Provision for uncertain tax positions	27,500
Other liabilities [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	19,100	24,200	22,300
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	7,300		700
2014 to 2033 [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	149,100	144,100
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration		4,900
Tax credit carryforwards	42,800	$ 42,000
Indefinite [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	144,200
Other Liabilities [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Accrued interest and penalties	$ 300		$ 500

Income Taxes - Schedule of Defe

Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee and retiree benefits	$ 132,638	$ 132,379
Credit and net operating loss carryforwards	186,062	183,594
Trademarks and other(2)	1,406	143,727
Amortizable R&D expenses(2)	4,040	56,091
Other, net	(2,783)	10,076
Gross deferred tax assets	321,363	525,867
Property, plant and equipment, net	(17,000)	(11,337)
Trademarks and other	(55,899)	(72,710)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	(72,899)	(84,047)
Valuation allowance	(152,752)	(339,395)
Total net deferred tax assets	$ 95,712	$ 102,425

Income Taxes - Schedule of De66

Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Increase (Decrease) in deferred tax assets	$ (7.6)	$ (10)

Income Taxes - Reconciliation o

Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$ 24,198	$ 23,055	$ 21,553
Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during a prior year	1,254	18	1,795
Gross amount of decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during a prior year	(3)	(43)	(823)
Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of positions taken during the current year	8,131	12,011	5,378
The amounts of decreases in unrecognized benefits relating to settlements with taxing authorities	(6,075)	(10,221)	0
Reduction in unrecognized tax benefits due to the lapse of applicable statute of limitation	(1,077)	(622)	(4,848)
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$ 26,428	$ 24,198	$ 23,055

Shareholders' Equity - Addition

Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 2.40	$ 2.06	$ 1.72
Dividends payable	$ 50,678,000	$ 44,824,000	$ 38,000,000
Dividend per share declared	$ 0.64	$ 0.56	$ 0.47
Shares authorized under repurchase program					$ 250,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Additional Authorized Amount				$ 250,000,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 109,300,000
Remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchase	0.9
Stock repurchased during period as percentage of shares outstanding	1.20%
Shares repurchased (in shares)	1.1
Shares repurchased, amount	$ 127,400,000
Shares repurchased, average price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 120.45

Stock Compensation Plans - Addi

Stock Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016
2008-2010 Cycle (Cycle VIII) [Member]
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%
Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target payout percentage, cash				50.00%
Target payout percentage, stock				50.00%
Vesting period, in years				3 years
2010-2012 Cycle [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares of common stock issued		73,134	90,062
2010 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for issuance				1,500,000
Shares remaining available for issuance				1,552,694
Shares subject to outstanding awards				853,746
Shares remaining available for future awards				2,715,923
RSU's [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period, in years				3 years
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%
Forecast [Member] | Two Thousand Fourteen To Two Thousand Sixteen Cycle [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares of common stock issued	47,267

Stock Compensation Plans - Stoc

Stock Compensation Plans - Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included in Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation	$ 28,471	$ 27,944	$ 27,002
Less tax benefit	(7,375)	(8,348)	(8,018)
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax	21,096	19,596	18,984
Equity-based awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation	24,587	23,160	22,648
Liability-based awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation	$ 3,884	$ 4,784	$ 4,354

Stock Compensation Plans - SSAR

Stock Compensation Plans - SSAR's and Stock Option - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Intrinsic value of options/SSAR's exercised	$ 1.3	$ 7.3	$ 7.5
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, granted		0	0
SSAR's [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractual term, in years	7 years
Shares granted	0
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and SSAR, RSU, PRS and Cash RSU awards granted	$ 0.1
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and SSAR, RSU, PRS and Cash RSU awards granted, weighted average period, in years	1 year 3 months 7 days
SSAR's and Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable	$ 58.24	$ 52.10	$ 47.92

Stock Compensation Plans - SS72

Stock Compensation Plans - SSAR's and Stock Option Activity (Detail) - SSAR's and Stock Options [Member] - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2013, Shares Subject to SSAR's/Options	38
Exercised, Shares Subject to SSAR's/Options	(17)
Cancelled, Shares Subject to SSAR's/Options	(2)
Balance at December 31, 2014, Shares Subject to SSAR's/Options	19	38
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Balance at December 31, 2013, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 52.10
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price	46.72
Cancelled, Weighted Average Exercise Price	41.16
Balance at December 31, 2014, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 59.14	$ 52.10
SSARs/ Options Exercisable	18	38

Stock Compensation Plans - SS73

Stock Compensation Plans - SSAR's and Stock Option Outstanding (Detail) - SSAR's and Stock Options [Member] $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding | shares	19
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 59.14
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $	$ 1,112
$26 - $30 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	$ 26
Price Range, upper limit	30
$31 - $35 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	31
Price Range, upper limit	35
$36 - $40 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	36
Price Range, upper limit	40
$41 - $50 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	41
Price Range, upper limit	$ 50
$51 - $60 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding | shares	10
Price Range, lower limit	$ 51
Price Range, upper limit	$ 60
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	1 year 1 month 13 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 55.09
$61 - $65 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding | shares	8
Price Range, lower limit	$ 61
Price Range, upper limit	$ 65
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	1 year 5 months 1 day
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 62.13
Over $65 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding | shares	1
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	5 years 4 months 6 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 118.10

Stock Compensation Plans - SS74

Stock Compensation Plans - SSAR's and Stock Option Exercisable (Detail) - SSAR's and Stock Options [Member] $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Exercisable | shares	18
Exercise Price	$ 58.24
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $	$ 1,112
$26 - $30 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	$ 26
Price Range, upper limit	30
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Lower Range Limit	26
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Upper Range Limit	30
$31 - $35 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	31
Price Range, upper limit	35
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Lower Range Limit	31
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Upper Range Limit	35
$36 - $40 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	36
Price Range, upper limit	40
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Lower Range Limit	36
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Upper Range Limit	40
$41 - $50 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	41
Price Range, upper limit	50
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Lower Range Limit	41
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Upper Range Limit	50
$51 - $60 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	51
Price Range, upper limit	60
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Lower Range Limit	51
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Upper Range Limit	$ 60
Number Exercisable | shares	10
Contractual Life (in years)	1 year 1 month 13 days
Exercise Price	$ 55.09
$61 - $65 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Price Range, lower limit	61
Price Range, upper limit	65
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Lower Range Limit	61
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Upper Range Limit	$ 65
Number Exercisable | shares	8
Contractual Life (in years)	1 year 5 months 1 day
Exercise Price	$ 62.13

Stock Compensation Plans - Rest

Stock Compensation Plans - Restricted Stock Units Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - RSU's [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	100.00%
Vesting period, in years	3 years
Total fair value of vested	$ 22.8
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and SSAR, RSU, PRS and Cash RSU awards granted	$ 21.3
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and SSAR, RSU, PRS and Cash RSU awards granted, weighted average period, in years	1 year 10 months 24 days

Stock Compensation Plans - RSU,

Stock Compensation Plans - RSU, PRS and Cash RSU Activity (Detail) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
RSU's [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2013, Number of Shares	480,000
Granted, Number of Shares	183,000	14,622
Vested, Number of Shares	(192,000)
Forfeited/Cancelled, Number of Shares	(27,000)
Balance at December 31, 2014, Number of Shares	444,000	480,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Balance at December 31, 2013, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 93.33
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	113.76
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	78.44
Forfeited/Cancelled, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	106.62
Balance at December 31, 2014, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 107.43	$ 93.33
PRS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2013, Number of Shares	234,000
Granted, Number of Shares	58,629	52,577	99,091
Vested, Number of Shares	(91,000)
Forfeited/Cancelled, Number of Shares	(4,000)
Balance at December 31, 2014, Number of Shares	198,000	234,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Balance at December 31, 2013, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 95.48
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	119.81
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	75.87
Forfeited/Cancelled, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	114.91
Balance at December 31, 2014, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 110.62	$ 95.48
Cash RSU's [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2013, Number of Shares	99,000
Granted, Number of Shares	33,000
Vested, Number of Shares	(33,000)
Forfeited/Cancelled, Number of Shares	(3,000)
Balance at December 31, 2014, Number of Shares	96,000	99,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Balance at December 31, 2013, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 119.64
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	117.83
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	129.53
Forfeited/Cancelled, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	130.89
Balance at December 31, 2014, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 117.83	$ 119.64

Stock Compensation Plans - Purc

Stock Compensation Plans - Purchased Restricted Stock Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
PRS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	58,629	52,577	99,091
Value of shares purchased by employees	$ 7	$ 6.2	$ 9.7
Shares purchased by employees	29,315	33,600	49,545
Total fair value of vested	$ 10.2
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and SSAR, RSU, PRS and Cash RSU awards granted	$ 8.3
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and SSAR, RSU, PRS and Cash RSU awards granted, weighted average period, in years	1 year 9 months 24 days
PRSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	183,000	14,622
Value of shares purchased by employees		$ 1.7
Total fair value of vested	$ 22.8

Stock Compensation Plans - Liab

Stock Compensation Plans - Liability Awards - Additional Information (Detail) - Cash RSU's [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage granted in cash to eligible employees	100.00%
Vesting percentage	100.00%
Vesting period, in years	3 years
Total fair value of vested	$ 3.9
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and SSAR, RSU, PRS and Cash RSU awards granted	$ 4.9
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and SSAR, RSU, PRS and Cash RSU awards granted, weighted average period, in years	1 year 9 months 18 days

Segment Information - Additiona

Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)segmentCustomerCategory	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments | segment	2
Number of fragrance categories | Category	2
Number of customers that accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net sales | Customer	1
Property, plant and equipment	$ 775,716	$ 732,794
Maximum percentage of total consolidated net sales attributed to any non-U.S. country	10.00%
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 191,300	170,200
Netherlands [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	95,100	98,900
Singapore [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	78,400	63,400
China [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	78,400	82,700
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales related to customer that accounted for more than 10%	364,800	358,900	$ 368,200
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales related to customer that accounted for more than 10%	735,300	682,200	652,600
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | All foreign countries [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales related to customer that accounted for more than 10%	$ 2,400,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 2,400,000

Segment Information - Reportabl

Segment Information - Reportable Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,116,350	$ 3,023,189	$ 3,088,533
Consolidated segment assets	4,016,984	3,702,010
Operating profit	567,356	588,347	592,321
Gain on sales of fixed assets	10,836	0	0
Legal charges/credits, net	(48,518)	0	0
Interest expense	(52,989)	(46,062)	(46,067)
Other expense, net	9,350	(3,184)	2,807
Income before taxes	$ 523,717	$ 539,101	$ 549,061
Operating Profit Margin	18.20%	19.50%	19.20%
Acquisition-related Costs [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ (12,195)	$ (18,342)	$ 0
Brazil [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on sales of fixed assets	7,818
Restructuring and Other Charges, Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(322)	(7,594)	(1,298)
Spanish Capital Tax Charge [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	0	10,530	0
Operational Improvement Initiative Costs [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(2,402)	(1,115)	(7,642)
Accelerated Contingent Consideration [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ 0	$ (7,192)	$ 0
Flavors [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Profit Margin	22.50%	22.10%	22.70%
Fragrances [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Profit Margin	20.60%	20.40%	20.60%
Operating Segments [Member] | Flavors [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,496,525	$ 1,442,951	$ 1,457,055
Consolidated segment assets	1,780,695	1,604,623
Operating profit	337,242	318,476	331,257
Operating Segments [Member] | Fragrances [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,619,825	1,580,238	1,631,478
Consolidated segment assets	1,925,642	1,975,002
Operating profit	334,220	321,764	335,447
Global [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Consolidated segment assets	310,647	122,385
Operating profit	$ (48,487)	$ (28,180)	$ (65,443)

Segment Information - Capital E

Segment Information - Capital Expenditure and Depreciation and Amortization by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	$ 126,412	$ 101,030	$ 143,182
Depreciation and amortization	102,469	89,597	89,354
Operating Segments [Member] | Flavors [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	47,064	39,416	91,104
Depreciation and amortization	47,705	45,228	36,008
Operating Segments [Member] | Fragrances [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	73,345	50,597	43,948
Depreciation and amortization	50,724	39,614	43,790
Unallocated assets [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	6,003	11,017	8,130
Depreciation and amortization	$ 4,040	$ 4,755	$ 9,556

Segment Information - Net Sales

Segment Information - Net Sales by Geographic Area (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,116,350	$ 3,023,189	$ 3,088,533
Europe, Africa and Middle East [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	964,931	945,675	1,041,585
Greater Asia [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	880,040	839,120	856,217
North America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	769,081	718,614	690,214
Latin America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 502,298	$ 519,780	$ 500,517

Employee Benefits - Additional

Employee Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of active employees with pension and/or other retirement benefit plans covered	33.33%
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	$ 243,407	$ 242,383
Capital in excess of par value related to Deferred Compensation Plan	18,800	13,900
Total cash surrender value of life insurance contracts	43,425	41,957
1% increase in accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	300
1% increase in postretirement expense	100
1% decrease in accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	400
1% decrease in postretirement expense	100
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit payments	4,800
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	4,760	6,569
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Retirement liabilities	51,684	83,334
Contribution to the plans	23,519	38,545
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	29,694	$ 28,479
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target percentage of investment in equity securities		40.00%
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target percentage of investment in equity securities		60.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Retirement liabilities	102,871	$ 73,109
Contribution to the plans	23,239	29,352
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	$ 30,648	29,121
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Alternative and other investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target percentage of investment in alternative investments, minimum	5.00%
Target percentage of investment in alternative investments, maximum	10.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target percentage of investment in alternative investments, minimum	5.00%
Target percentage of investment in alternative investments, maximum	20.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target percentage of investment in alternative investments, minimum	15.00%
Target percentage of investment in alternative investments, maximum	40.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target percentage of investment in alternative investments, minimum	40.00%
Target percentage of investment in alternative investments, maximum	70.00%
Qualified U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution to the plans	$ 20,000
Non-Qualified U.S. Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit payments	3,600
Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Retirement liabilities	$ 37,600	$ 34,600

Employee Benefits - Plan Assets

Employee Benefits - Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations of Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost for benefits earned	$ 2,497	$ 3,144	$ 3,057
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	24,096	23,705	25,090
Expected return on plan assets	(33,988)	(32,405)	(27,647)
Net amortization of deferrals	5,821	21,390	17,656
Settlements and curtailments	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost	(1,574)	15,834	18,156
Defined contribution and other retirement plans	8,404	7,104	7,854
Total expense	6,830	22,938	26,010
Net actuarial loss (gain)	(4,917)	7,623
Recognized actuarial loss	(5,759)	(21,207)
Prior service cost	0	0
Recognized prior service cost	(62)	(183)
Currency translation adjustment	0	0
Total recognized in OCI (before tax effects)	(10,738)	(13,767)
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost for benefits earned	15,210	15,866	14,142
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	24,413	25,389	33,360
Expected return on plan assets	(45,865)	(50,437)	(49,861)
Net amortization of deferrals	12,802	12,864	10,584
Settlements and curtailments	0	0	43
Net periodic benefit cost	6,560	3,682	8,268
Defined contribution and other retirement plans	6,304	7,028	6,323
Total expense	12,864	10,710	$ 14,591
Net actuarial loss (gain)	72,848	3,848
Recognized actuarial loss	(13,643)	(13,629)
Prior service cost	0	459
Recognized prior service cost	742	765
Currency translation adjustment	(43,270)	(25,230)
Total recognized in OCI (before tax effects)	$ 16,677	$ (33,787)

Employee Benefits - Components

Employee Benefits - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in OCI (Detail) - Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost for benefits earned	$ 852	$ 966	$ 1,295
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	3,326	3,904	4,896
Net amortization of deferrals	(5,088)	(4,476)	(4,109)
Net periodic benefit cost	(910)	394	$ 2,082
Net actuarial loss (gain)	2,868	(1,557)
Recognized actuarial loss	(1,701)	(1,331)
Prior service credit	0	(33,902)
Recognized prior service credit	6,789	5,807
Total recognized in OCI (before tax effects)	$ 7,956	$ (30,983)

Employee Benefits - Amounts Exp

Employee Benefits - Amounts Expected to be Recognized in Net Periodic Cost (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial loss recognition	$ 5,181
Prior service cost (credit) recognition	31
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial loss recognition	14,344
Prior service cost (credit) recognition	(696)
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actuarial loss recognition	1,513
Prior service cost (credit) recognition	$ (6,334)

Employee Benefits - Weighted-Av

Employee Benefits - Weighted-Average Actuarial Assumption Used to Determine Expense (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.20%	3.90%	4.70%
Expected return on plan assets	7.30%	7.30%	7.30%
Rate of compensation increase	3.25%	3.25%	3.25%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.03%	2.74%	4.18%
Expected return on plan assets	6.40%	6.24%	6.27%
Rate of compensation increase	1.98%	2.00%	2.66%

Employee Benefits - Changes in

Employee Benefits - Changes in Postretirement Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$ 500,311
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	525,964	$ 500,311
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	587,511	625,479
Service cost for benefits earned	2,497	3,144	$ 3,057
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	24,096	23,705	25,090
Actuarial (gain) loss	(7,078)	(36,338)
Plan amendments	0	0
Adjustments for expense/tax contained in service cost	0	0
Plan participants’ contributions	0	0
Benefits paid	(29,694)	(28,479)
Curtailments / settlements	0	0
Translation adjustments	0	0
Benefit obligation at end of year	577,332	587,511	625,479
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	500,311	501,801
Actual return on plan assets	31,828	(11,556)
Employer contributions	23,519	38,545
Benefits paid	(29,694)	(28,479)
Settlements	0	0
Translation adjustments	0	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	525,964	500,311	501,801
Funded status at end of year	(51,368)	(87,200)
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	860,240	965,266
Service cost for benefits earned	15,210	15,866	14,142
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	24,413	25,389	33,360
Actuarial (gain) loss	134,377	(47,883)
Plan amendments	0	459
Adjustments for expense/tax contained in service cost	(1,515)	(1,976)
Plan participants’ contributions	1,538	1,790
Benefits paid	(30,648)	(29,121)
Curtailments / settlements	(487)	0
Translation adjustments	(107,562)	(69,550)
Benefit obligation at end of year	895,566	860,240	965,266
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	790,614	852,893
Actual return on plan assets	105,879	(3,271)
Employer contributions	23,239	29,352
Benefits paid	(30,648)	(29,121)
Settlements	(487)	0
Translation adjustments	(97,997)	(61,029)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	792,138	790,614	852,893
Funded status at end of year	(103,428)	(69,626)
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	77,148	113,497
Service cost for benefits earned	852	966	1,295
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	3,326	3,904	4,896
Actuarial (gain) loss	2,868	(1,557)
Plan amendments	0	(33,902)
Adjustments for expense/tax contained in service cost	0	0
Plan participants’ contributions	411	809
Benefits paid	(4,760)	(6,569)
Curtailments / settlements	0	0
Translation adjustments	0	0
Benefit obligation at end of year	79,845	77,148	$ 113,497
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Benefits paid	$ (4,760)	$ (6,569)

Employee Benefits - Amounts Rec

Employee Benefits - Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Other assets	$ 4,343	$ 4,906
Retirement liabilities	(243,407)	(242,383)
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Other assets	4,343	0
Other current liabilities	(4,027)	(3,866)
Retirement liabilities	(51,684)	(83,334)
Net amount recognized	(51,368)	(87,200)
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Other assets	0	4,096
Other current liabilities	(557)	(613)
Retirement liabilities	(102,871)	(73,109)
Net amount recognized	$ (103,428)	$ (69,626)

Employee Benefits - Amounts R90

Employee Benefits - Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss	$ 154,417	$ 165,093
Prior service cost (credit)	141	203
Total AOCI (before tax effects)	154,558	165,296
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss	339,654	324,068
Prior service cost (credit)	(7,390)	(8,482)
Total AOCI (before tax effects)	332,264	315,586
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss	19,336	18,169
Prior service cost (credit)	(31,664)	(38,453)
Total AOCI (before tax effects)	$ (12,328)	$ (20,284)

Employee Benefits - Accumulated

Employee Benefits - Accumulated Benefit Obligation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated Benefit Obligation — end of year	$ 574,612	$ 583,346
Projected benefit obligation	65,101	587,511
Accumulated benefit obligation	65,101	583,346
Fair value of plan assets	$ 9,389	$ 500,311
Discount rate	4.20%	3.90%
Rate of compensation increase	3.25%	3.25%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated Benefit Obligation — end of year	$ 865,585	$ 837,272
Projected benefit obligation	895,566	609,922
Accumulated benefit obligation	865,585	586,954
Fair value of plan assets	$ 790,218	$ 536,200
Discount rate	2.14%	3.03%
Rate of compensation increase	1.97%	1.98%

Employee Benefits - Estimated F

Employee Benefits - Estimated Future Benefit Payments (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2,014	$ 32,871
2,015	33,912
2,016	35,331
2,017	39,392
2,018	37,014
2019-2023	187,696
Required Company Contributions in the Following Year (2017)	16,107
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2,014	22,781
2,015	23,109
2,016	23,731
2,017	23,855
2,018	24,488
2019-2023	134,742
Required Company Contributions in the Following Year (2017)	13,762
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2,014	5,005
2,015	5,132
2,016	5,227
2,017	5,431
2,018	5,417
2019-2023	25,968
Required Company Contributions in the Following Year (2017)	$ 5,005

Employee Benefits - Percentage

Employee Benefits - Percentage of Assets Invested (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of assets invested	0.00%	1.00%
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of assets invested	36.00%	41.00%
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Fixed income [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of assets invested	64.00%	58.00%
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of assets invested	0.00%	0.00%
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Alternative and other investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Alternative and other investments	0.00%	0.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of assets invested	2.00%	2.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of assets invested	27.00%	27.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Fixed income [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of assets invested	56.00%	55.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of assets invested	5.00%	7.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Alternative and other investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Alternative and other investments	10.00%	9.00%

Employee Benefits - Fair Value

Employee Benefits - Fair Value Hierarchy of Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 525,964	$ 500,311
Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	525,964	500,311	$ 501,801
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,673	4,767
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Receivables [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,324	771
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,673	4,767
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Common Stock [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		37,024
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Common Stock [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		37,024
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Common Stock [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Common Stock [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Balanced Funds [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		8,845
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Balanced Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Balanced Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		8,845
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Balanced Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Government & Government Agency Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	11,845	11,070
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Government & Government Agency Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Government & Government Agency Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	11,845	11,070
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Government & Government Agency Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	90,843	77,754
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	90,843	77,754
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	9,682	10,006
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	9,682	10,006
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	64
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	64
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Pooled Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	187,300	159,700
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Pooled Funds [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	410,533	350,074
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Pooled Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Pooled Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Pooled Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Fair Value Of Plan Assets Before Receivables [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	524,640	499,540
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Fair Value Of Plan Assets Before Receivables [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	37,024
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Fair Value Of Plan Assets Before Receivables [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	114,107	112,442
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	223,200	190,300
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	792,138	790,614	$ 852,893
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	12,726	13,239
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	346,530	379,654
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	12,726	13,239
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	372,827	354,619
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	72,781	56,341
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	42,042	39,307
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Large Cap [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	89,540	91,424
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Large Cap [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	72,438	74,306
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Large Cap [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	17,102	17,118
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Large Cap [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Mid Cap [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	504	262
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Mid Cap [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	504	262
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Mid Cap [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Mid Cap [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Small Cap [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	382	230
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Small Cap [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	382	230
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Small Cap [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Small Cap [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Large Cap [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	80,048	85,950
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Large Cap [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	69,442	73,578
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Large Cap [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	10,606	12,372
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Large Cap [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Mid Cap [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	514	2,175
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Mid Cap [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	514	2,175
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Mid Cap [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Mid Cap [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Small Cap [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	284	226
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Small Cap [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	284	226
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Small Cap [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Small Cap [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Emerging Markets [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	38,389
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Emerging Markets [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		35,443
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Emerging Markets [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	37,354
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Emerging Markets [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		33,291
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Emerging Markets [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,035
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Emerging Markets [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		2,152
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Emerging Markets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Emerging Markets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	75	67
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	75	67
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U S Corporate Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	28,843
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U S Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U S Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	28,843
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | U S Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	179,103
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	121,987
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	57,116
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Treasuries/Government Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	209,432	230,864
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	26,412	56,238
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	183,020	174,626
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Other Fixed Income [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,969	176,736
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Other Fixed Income [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,969	121,552
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Other Fixed Income [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	55,184
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Other Fixed Income [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	27,114
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		26,132
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	27,114
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		26,132
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	31,333
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	31,087
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	246
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	30,739	17,034
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	30,739	17,034
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Private Equity [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		36,746
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Private Equity [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		299
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Private Equity [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		36,447
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Private Equity [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Other [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	16,904	1,625
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Other [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	1,625
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Other [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	16,904	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Other [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Absolute Return Funds [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,443	19,169
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Absolute Return Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,443	2,566
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Absolute Return Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	16,603
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Absolute Return Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Real Estate [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		53,292
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Real Estate [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	41,796
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Real Estate [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Real Estate [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Real Estate [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		13,985
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Real Estate [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Real Estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		$ 39,307
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Non-U.S. Real Estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 41,796

Employee Benefits - Reconciliat

Employee Benefits - Reconciliation of Level 3 Non-U.S. Plan Assets Held (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$ 500,311
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	525,964	$ 500,311
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	790,614	852,893
Actual return on plan assets	105,879	(3,271)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	792,138	790,614
Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		0
Level 3 [Member] | Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	56,341
Actual return on plan assets	(9,858)
Purchases, sales and settlements	14,510
Transfers in/out	11,788
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	72,781	56,341
Real Estate [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	39,307
Actual return on plan assets	(8,525)
Purchases, sales and settlements	(528)
Transfers in/out	11,788
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	42,042	39,307
Hedge Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	17,034
Actual return on plan assets	(1,333)
Purchases, sales and settlements	15,038
Transfers in/out	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$ 30,739	$ 17,034

Employee Benefits - Weighted Av

Employee Benefits - Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Postretirement Benefit Expense and Obligation (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Expense [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.20%	3.90%
Current medical cost trend rate	7.15%	5.80%
Ultimate medical cost trend rate	4.75%	4.75%
Medical cost trend rate decreases to ultimate rate in year	2,023	2,023
Liability [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.20%	4.20%
Current medical cost trend rate	8.00%	7.15%
Ultimate medical cost trend rate	4.75%	4.75%
Medical cost trend rate decreases to ultimate rate in year	2,030	2,023

Employee Benefits - Sensitivity

Employee Benefits - Sensitivity of Disclosures to Changes in Selected Assumptions (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate, Change in PBO	$ 15,719
25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate, Change in ABO	15,620
25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate, Change in pension expense	(109)
25 BP Decrease in Long-Term Rate of Return, Change in pension expense	1,250
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate, Change in PBO	46,658
25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate, Change in ABO	44,861
25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate, Change in pension expense	2,876
25 BP Decrease in Long-Term Rate of Return, Change in pension expense	1,895
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate, Change in ABO	2,302
25 BP Decrease in Discount Rate, Change in pension expense	$ 100

Financial Instruments - Carryin

Financial Instruments - Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 323,992	$ 181,988
Credit facilities and bank overdrafts	13,599	142,178
Carrying Amount [Member] | Senior Notes - 2007 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	499,676	499,618
Carrying Amount [Member] | Senior Notes - 2006 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0	124,964
Carrying Amount [Member] | Senior Notes - 2013 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	297,986	297,683
Carrying Amount [Member] | Euro Senior Notes - 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	512,764	0
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	323,992	181,988
Credit facilities and bank overdrafts	13,599	142,178
Fair Value [Member] | Senior Notes - 2007 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	556,222	563,855
Fair Value [Member] | Senior Notes - 2006 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0	127,717
Fair Value [Member] | Senior Notes - 2013 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	302,376	290,830
Fair Value [Member] | Euro Senior Notes - 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 546,006	$ 0

Financial Instruments - Derivat

Financial Instruments - Derivative Instruments Notional Amount Outstanding (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Forward Currency Contracts [Member]
Schedule Of Information By Major Category Of Credit Derivatives Contracts [Line Items]
Derivative instruments outstanding	$ 527,500	$ 573,200
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Schedule Of Information By Major Category Of Credit Derivatives Contracts [Line Items]
Derivative instruments outstanding	$ 412,500	$ 475,000

Financial Instruments - Deri100

Financial Instruments - Derivative Instruments Measured at Fair Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	$ 21,837	$ 11,470
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	335	1,210
Foreign currency contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	21,502	10,260
Total Fair Value, Derivative Liabilities	2,255	5,128
Fair Value of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	14,100	7,770
Fair Value of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	335	1,210
Fair Value of Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign currency contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	13,765	6,560
Total Fair Value, Derivative Liabilities	46	2,106
Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	7,737	3,700
Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	0	0
Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign currency contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total Fair Value, Derivative Assets	7,737	3,700
Total Fair Value, Derivative Liabilities	$ 2,209	$ 3,022

Financial Instruments - Deri101

Financial Instruments - Derivative Instruments Which Were Not Designated as Hedging Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Other (income) expense, net [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	$ 26,821	$ 8,644

Financial Instruments - Deri102

Financial Instruments - Derivative Instruments Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedging Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ 34,330	$ 2,261
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	4,131	15,976
Forward Currency Contracts [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	1,591	(3,244)
Forward Currency Contracts [Member] | Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	3,230	5,231
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	0	0
Forward Currency Contracts [Member] | Cost of goods sold [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	4,726	16,250
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	(3,388)	274
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Interest expense [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	$ (595)	$ (274)

Financial Instruments - Additio

Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016EUR (€)Agreement	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)Agreement	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)contract	Apr. 04, 2013USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swap agreements | Agreement		3	3
Loss incurred on termination of interest rate swaps	$ 2,700,000
Derivative gains included in AOCI				$ 4,100,000
Forward Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of multiple forward currency contracts matured | contract				16
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Loss incurred on termination of interest rate swaps		€ 2.9	$ 3,200,000
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held | Agreement		2	2
Senior Notes - 2013 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Senior notes					$ 300,000,000

Accumulated Other Comprehens104

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments, Beginning balance	$ (297,499)	$ (173,342)	$ (104,278)
OCI before reclassifications, Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments	(54,526)	(124,157)	(69,064)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments	0	0	0
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments	(54,526)	(124,157)	(69,064)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments, Ending balance	(352,025)	(297,499)	(173,342)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cumulative Changes in Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges, Effect Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
(Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Beginning balance	9,401	12,371	(4,012)
OCI before reclassifications, (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges	2,334	13,006	12,434
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges	(4,131)	(15,976)	3,949
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss), (Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges	(1,797)	(2,970)	16,383
(Losses) Gains on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Ending balance	7,604	9,401	12,371
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment, Beginning balance	(325,342)	(379,459)	(284,421)
OCI before reclassifications, Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment	(21,111)	33,410	(111,915)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment	10,779	20,707	16,877
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss), Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment	(10,332)	54,117	(95,038)
Pension and Postretirement Liability Adjustment, Ending balance	(335,674)	(325,342)	(379,459)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, Total	(613,440)	(540,430)	(392,711)
OCI before reclassifications, Total	(73,303)	(77,741)	(168,545)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Total	6,648	4,731	20,826
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss), Total	(66,655)	(73,010)	(147,719)
Ending balance, Total	$ (680,095)	$ (613,440)	$ (540,430)

Accumulated Other Comprehens105

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Reclassifications of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Reclassification Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
(Losses) gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges, net of tax	$ 4,131	$ 15,976	$ (3,949)
Settlements/Curtailments	0	0	(43)
Prior service cost	7,469	6,389	(63)
Actuarial losses	(21,103)	(36,167)	(28,219)
(Losses) gains on pension and postretirement liability adjustments, net of tax	(10,779)	(20,707)	(16,877)
Cost of goods sold [Member] | Foreign currency contracts [Member]
Schedule Of Reclassification Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
(Losses) gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges	5,401	18,571	(4,426)
Interest expense [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Schedule Of Reclassification Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
(Losses) gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges	(595)	(274)	(274)
Provision for income taxes [Member]
Schedule Of Reclassification Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes for (Losses) gains on derivatives qualifying as hedges	(675)	(2,321)	751
Provision for income taxes for gains (Losses) on pension and postretirement liability adjustments	$ 2,855	$ 9,071	$ 11,448

Concentrations Of Credit Risk -

Concentrations Of Credit Risk - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016Customer
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]
Number of customers that accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net sales	1

Commitments and Contingencies -

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions	Feb. 15, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)Facility	Mar. 31, 2015EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)Facility	Dec. 31, 2015EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, 2017		$ 32,600,000			$ 32,600,000
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, 2018		27,200,000			27,200,000
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, 2019		25,400,000			25,400,000
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, 2020		24,200,000			24,200,000
Minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, from 2021 and thereafter		145,400,000			145,400,000
Rental expense					35,400,000		$ 33,600,000	$ 34,400,000
Amount still available for additional borrowings		950,000,000			950,000,000
Available lines of credit		74,100,000			$ 74,100,000
Duration as potentially responsible party, years					20 years
Number of facilities under Potentially Responsible Party investigation | Facility					8
Estimated maximum future costs of environmental liabilities for identified sites (less than $5 million)		5,000,000			$ 5,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, gross		1,913,333,000			1,913,333,000		1,812,283,000
Bank guarantees and pledged assets to pursue defenses related to other contingencies					29,000,000
Estimate range of possible loss from other contingencies, minimum		0			0
Estimate range of possible loss from other contingencies, maximum		28,000,000			28,000,000
Payment of litigation settlement | €			€ 9.8
Reversal of previously recorded provision		(50,000,000)			(50,000,000)
Recovery of litigation charges					(48,518,000)		0	$ 0
Contigency, possible accelerated depreciation of fixed assets							5,100,000
Minimum [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Contigency, possible accelerated depreciation of fixed assets		0
Maximum [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Contigency, possible accelerated depreciation of fixed assets		26,000,000
China [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross		$ 135,000,000			$ 135,000,000
Number of plants | Facility		5			5
Number of plants under construction | Facility		1			1
Guangzhou Flavors Plant [Member] | Guangzhou, China [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross		$ 69,000,000			$ 69,000,000
Zhejiang Ingredients Plant [Member] | Zhejiang, China [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross		$ 26,000,000			26,000,000
Pledged assets [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
The amount of pledged assets, principally PP&E to cover income tax and indirect tax assessments					13,100,000
Bank guarantees and standby letters of credit [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Bank guarantees and letters of credit outstanding					38,600,000
Bank guarantees [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Bank guarantees related to appeals on income tax and indirect tax cases					15,900,000
Spanish Capital Tax Charge [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Payment of litigation settlement				$ 11,200,000
Recovery of litigation charges					$ 2,300,000	€ 9.8	$ 10,500,000
Forecast [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Contigency, possible accelerated depreciation of fixed assets	$ 5,000,000

Subsequent Events 2017 Producti

Subsequent Events 2017 Productivity Program (Details)	Feb. 15, 2017USD ($)employee	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				$ (1,042,000)	$ 7,594,000	$ 6,398,000
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation (up to)					$ 5,100,000
Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation (up to)		$ 0
Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation (up to)		$ 26,000,000
Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			$ 10,000,000
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation (up to)	$ 5,000,000
Expected workforce reduction | employee	370
Forecast [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected costs for the 2017 Productivity Plan	$ 0
Forecast [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected costs for the 2017 Productivity Plan	35,000,000
Personnel-Related Costs [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected costs for the 2017 Productivity Plan	21
Personnel-Related Costs [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected costs for the 2017 Productivity Plan	22,000,000
Facility-Related Costs [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected costs for the 2017 Productivity Plan	9
Facility-Related Costs [Member] | Forecast [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected costs for the 2017 Productivity Plan	$ 13,000,000

Schedule II - Valuation and 109

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member]
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 8,229	$ 9,147	$ 10,493
Additions (deductions) charged to costs and expenses	2,452	590	222
Accounts written off	(225)	60	(554)
Translation adjustments	(461)	(1,568)	(1,014)
Balance at end of period	9,995	8,229	9,147
Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	339,395	355,568	503,990
Additions (deductions) charged to costs and expenses	(171,408)	16,445	(92,204)
Accounts written off	0	0	0
Translation adjustments	(15,235)	(32,618)	(56,218)
Balance at end of period	152,752	339,395	355,568
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Adjustment to foreign net operating loss carryforwards	$ (7,600)	$ (10,000)	$ (81,000)