Legal Entity [Axis] STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS [Abstract] Total receivables Net assets available for benefits Beginning of year End of year Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS [Abstract] Total additions Total deductions Net additions Net additions in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements Description of the Plan [Abstract] Accounting Policies [Abstract] Master Trust [Abstract] Investment Type [Axis] EBP, Nonconsolidated, Master Trust and Plan Interest in Master Trust [Axis] Net investment income of Master Trust Income Tax Status [Abstract] Related Parties and Parties-in-Interest [Abstract] Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 [Abstract] Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500 Net additions in net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500 Subsequent Events [Abstract] SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR) [Abstract] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Document Type Document Period End Date Document Fiscal Year Focus Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Amendment Flag ASSETS: Investments, at fair value: Interest in Sensient Technologies Corporation Master Trust Plan's interest in net assets in Master Trust Contributions receivable Notes receivable from participants ADDITIONS: Contributions: Participants Sensient Technologies Corporation Rollovers Interest income on notes receivable from participants Net investment income from Sensient Technologies Corporation Master Trust Plan’s equity in net investment income of the Master Trust DEDUCTIONS: Net assets available for benefits: Withdrawals and distributions Administrative expenses EBP 006 [Member] Description of the Plan Accounting Policies Master Trust Fair Value of Net Assets Net assets in Master Trust Total assets at fair value Net Investment Income Dividends on Sensient Technologies Corporation stock fund Interest and other dividends Net appreciation of investments based on quoted market prices Net appreciation in fair value of investments – Master Trust Net Appreciation of Investments Income Tax Status Related Parties and Parties-in-Interest Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Hierarchy of Master Trust Assets Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 Reconciliation of Net Assets Available for Benefits Common collective trust fund market adjustment Common collective trust fund market adjustment Subsequent Events SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR) Investments, Cost Participant Loans Loans to participants, interest rate Sensient Technologies Corporation Stock Fund [Member] Mutual Funds [Member] Common Collective Trust Fund Measured at NAV [Member] Common Collective Trust Fund [Member] Master Trust [Member] Total Assets in the Fair Value Hierarchy [Member] Level 1 [Member] Minimum [Member] Maximum [Member] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Axis] Automatic enrollment default contribution rate Automatic enrollment annual increase rate Automatic deductions percentage Employee contributions vesting percentage Employer contributions vesting percentage Eligible compensation percentage Percentage of employee compensation contributed to plan Revenue credits received (in Dollars) Dividends (in Dollars) Revenue credit program amount (in Dollars) Participants in-service withdrawal age limit Borrowing percentage Maximum borrowing amount (in Dollars) Minimum borrowing amount (in Dollars) Loan repayment term Interest rate Loan repayment period Interest rates on loans outstanding Participants vested account balance threshold amount receive lump-sum cash payment (in Dollars) Participants vested account balance threshold amount to elect mode of benefit distribution option (in Dollars) Participants vested account balance threshold amount to receive equal vested balance benefit (in Dollars) Benefits payable EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Obtained [true false] EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Date EBP, Tax Qualification Status [Extensible Enumeration] Number of shares held (in Shares) Cost of shares purchased Proceeds from shares sold Plan number Entity Tax Identification Number Fidelity Management Trust Company [Member] Trustee [Member] Sensient Technologies Corporation Common Stock[Member] Entity [Domain] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS [Abstract] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] Description of the Plan [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] Accounting Policies [Abstract] EBP, Master Trust [Table] Master Trust [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Table] Income Tax Status [Abstract] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] Related Parties and Parties-in-Interest [Abstract] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table] Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 [Abstract] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] Subsequent Events [Abstract] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR) [Abstract] Investments [Domain] EBP, Nonconsolidated, Master Trust and Plan Interest in Master Trust [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Statistical Measurement [Domain] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Domain] Income Tax Status (Details) [Table] Income Tax Status (Details) [Line Items] Annual percentage-point increase applied to participant contribution rates under the automatic enrollment escalation feature, unless the participant elects otherwise. Amount of increase (decrease) in net asset available for benefit from income (loss) on equity plan investment held by employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Includes, but is not limited to, realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment. The age at which participants become eligible for contributions under employee benefit plan. Tabular disclosure of master trust, appreciation of investment income arrangement in which employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) participates. Tabular disclosure of master trust, investment income arrangement in which employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) participates. Number of days after retirement or termination during which a participant loan must be repaid in full to avoid treatment as taxable income. Repayment period for participant loans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Interest rate on participant loans outstanding. Participants vested account balance threshold value to determines that the participant may elect to receive a lump-sum distribution or a direct rollover to an individual retirement account, which will be established by the Company for the participant upon separation from service due to retirement or termination. Participants vested account balance threshold value to determines that the participant will automatically receive a lump-sum distribution equal to his or her vested account balance upon separation from service due to retirement or termination. Participants vested account balance threshold value to determines that the participant may receive his or her benefits in a lump-sum cash payment, lump-sum rollover into an individual retirement account or another employer’s eligible retirement plan or defer receiving benefits until a future date upon separation from service due to retirement or termination. The amount of revenue balance under revenue credit program account. Dividends earned during the period on revenue credit account. Amount of revenue credits received. The vesting percentage of employee contributions. The vesting percentage of employer contributions. Assets in fair value hierarchy by employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). qualified EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant EBP, Employer, Common Stock Fund [Member] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan Participants Vested Account Balance Threshold Amount To Receive Equal Vested Balance EBP, Investment Acquired, Plan Interest in Master Trust, Purchase Price EBP, Investment, Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage EBP, Employer, Common Stock [Member] EBP, Tax Qualification Status [Extensible Enumeration] EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage EBP, Plan Number EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block] EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Minimum Borrowing, Amount EBP, Master Trust [Text Block] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table Text Block] EBP006 Member EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Assets EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Contract Value to Current Value Employee Benefit Plan Participant Loans Interest Rate Employee Benefit Plan Master Trust Appreciation Of Investment Income Table Text Block Employee Benefit Plan Revenue Credit Account Balance Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense EBP, Debt, Interest Rate EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] Employee Benefit Plan Master Trust Investment Income Table Text Block EBP, Tax Status [Text Block] EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Income (Loss) EBP, Note Receivable from Participant EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Text Block] EBP, Receivable EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Employee Benefit Plan Revenue Credit Account Dividend Income EBP, Master Trust [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan Assets In Fair Value Hierarchy Member EBP, Trustee [Member] EBP, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Change in Plan Interest in Master Trust EBP, Asset [Abstract] EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Dividend Income on Investment EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage EBP, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Cost Common Collective Trust [Member] EBP, Investment, Fair Value [Abstract] EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract] EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block] Document Fiscal Year Focus EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Date EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment EBP, Subsequent Event [Text Block] EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage EBP, Nonconsolidated, Master Trust [Member] Employee Benefit Plan Employer Contribution Participants Age Minimum [Member] EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract] Employee Benefit Plan Participants Vested Account Balance Threshold Amount To Elect Mode Of Benefit Distribution Option EBP, Investment, Number of Shares EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Liability to Employer Employee Benefit Plan Participant Loan Repayment Grace Period After Retirement Or Termination EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Employee Benefit Plan Revenue Credits Received EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash and Noncash EBP, Master Trust [Table Text Block] EBP, Investment Sold, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Selling Price EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] Automatic Enrollment Annual Increase Rate EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Net Asset Available for Benefit, Contract Value to Current Value Adjustment Maximum [Member] Employer Contributions Vesting Percentage EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]