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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
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, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 70,872 |  |  | $ | 88,019 |  |  | $ | 177,387 |  |  | $ | 243,427 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (5,480 | ) |  | (8,546 | ) |  | (16,733 | ) |  | (23,130 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 65,392 |  |  | $ | 79,473 |  |  | $ | 160,654 |  |  | $ | 220,297 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share(a) | 112,202 |  |  | 78,244 |  |  | 110,840 |  |  | 78,880 |
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.58 |  |  | $ | 1.02 |  |  | $ | 1.45 |  |  | $ | 2.79 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 70,872 |  |  | $ | 88,019 |  |  | $ | 177,387 |  |  | $ | 243,427 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (5,480 | ) |  | (8,546 | ) |  | (16,733 | ) |  | (23,130 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 65,392 |  |  | $ | 79,473 |  |  | $ | 160,654 |  |  | $ | 220,297 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share(a) | 112,202 |  |  | 78,244 |  |  | 110,840 |  |  | 78,880 |
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 342 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 365 |  |  | 407 |
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share(a) | 112,544 |  |  | 78,659 |  |  | 111,205 |  |  | 79,287 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.58 |  |  | $ | 1.01 |  |  | $ | 1.44 |  |  | $ | 2.78 |
(a) | 2015 includes the impact of 34,113 shares issued in connection with the Rockwood acquisition.

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