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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earning Per Share | Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are calculated as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 88,019 |  |  | $ | 97,313 |  |  | $ | 243,427 |  |  | $ | 273,494 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (8,546 | ) |  | (7,332 | ) |  | (23,130 | ) |  | (21,250 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 79,473 |  |  | $ | 89,981 |  |  | $ | 220,297 |  |  | $ | 252,244 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 78,244 |  |  | 81,385 |  |  | 78,880 |  |  | 84,711 |
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 1.02 |  |  | $ | 1.10 |  |  | $ | 2.79 |  |  | $ | 2.98 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 88,019 |  |  | $ | 97,313 |  |  | $ | 243,427 |  |  | $ | 273,494 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (8,546 | ) |  | (7,332 | ) |  | (23,130 | ) |  | (21,250 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 79,473 |  |  | $ | 89,981 |  |  | $ | 220,297 |  |  | $ | 252,244 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 78,244 |  |  | 81,385 |  |  | 78,880 |  |  | 84,711 |
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 415 |  |  | 467 |  |  | 407 |  |  | 481 |
Total shares | 78,659 |  |  | 81,852 |  |  | 79,287 |  |  | 85,192 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 1.01 |  |  | $ | 1.10 |  |  | $ | 2.78 |  |  | $ | 2.96 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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