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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | Feb. 24, 2015 | May 05, 2015
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Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Increase in dividend rate, percentage | 5.00%alb_DividendRatePercentageIncreaseDecrease |
Cash dividend, amount per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.29us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare |
Subsequent Event |  |
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Cash dividend, amount per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.29us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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- Definition The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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