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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits Current Forecast of Benefit Payments which Reflect Expected Future Service (Detail) (Rockwood Holdings, Inc., USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015
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United States Pension Plan of US Entity |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Remainder of 2015 | $ 1.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2016 | 1.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2017 | 1.7us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2018 | 1.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2019 | 2.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2020-2024 | 11.1alb_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsInYearSixThroughTen / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Foreign Pension Plan |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Remainder of 2015 | 12.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
2016 | 16.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
2017 | 16.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
2018 | 16.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
2019 | 16.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
2020-2024 | $ 89.8alb_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsInYearSixThroughTen / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = alb_RockwoodHoldingsInc.Member / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember

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