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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ (12,990)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 88,019 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 89,404 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 66,004 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 162,232 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 97,313 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 88,500 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 87,681 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 230,437 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 435,726 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | $ 325,846 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (27,590)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingEntity | (26,663)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingEntity | (18,591)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingEntity
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 202,847 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations | $ 409,063 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations | $ 307,255 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 78,144 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 78,244 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 78,662 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 79,735 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 81,226 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 81,385 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 84,028 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 88,719 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 78,696 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 83,839 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | 89,189 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | $ (0.22)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 1.02 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 1.05 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 0.73 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 1.93 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 1.10 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 0.95 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 0.93 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 2.57 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 4.88 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare | $ 3.44 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 406 us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements | 483 us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements | 695 us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share | 78,545 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 78,659 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 79,091 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 80,112 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 81,713 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 81,852 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 84,489 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 89,236 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 79,102 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 84,322 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 89,884 us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | $ (0.22)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 1.01 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 1.04 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 0.73 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 1.92 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 1.10 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 0.95 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 0.92 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 2.57 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 4.85 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare | $ 3.42 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare

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