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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share | Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 230,437 |  |  | $ | 435,726 |  |  | $ | 325,846 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (27,590 | ) |  | (26,663 | ) |  | (18,591 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 202,847 |  |  | $ | 409,063 |  |  | $ | 307,255 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 78,696 |  |  | 83,839 |  |  | 89,189 |
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 2.57 |  |  | $ | 4.88 |  |  | $ | 3.44 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 230,437 |  |  | $ | 435,726 |  |  | $ | 325,846 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (27,590 | ) |  | (26,663 | ) |  | (18,591 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 202,847 |  |  | $ | 409,063 |  |  | $ | 307,255 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 78,696 |  |  | 83,839 |  |  | 89,189 |
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 406 |  |  | 483 |  |  | 695 |
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share | 79,102 |  |  | 84,322 |  |  | 89,884 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 2.57 |  |  | $ | 4.85 |  |  | $ | 3.42 |

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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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