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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
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, 2016 and 2015 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 114,512 |  |  | $ | 59,842 |  |  | $ | 428,334 |  |  | $ | 158,313 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (9,477 | ) |  | (5,447 | ) |  | (28,906 | ) |  | (16,680 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 105,035 |  |  | $ | 54,395 |  |  | $ | 399,428 |  |  | $ | 141,633 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 112,429 |  |  | 112,202 |  |  | 112,343 |  |  | 110,840 |
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.93 |  |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 3.56 |  |  | $ | 1.28 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 114,512 |  |  | $ | 59,842 |  |  | $ | 428,334 |  |  | $ | 158,313 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (9,477 | ) |  | (5,447 | ) |  | (28,906 | ) |  | (16,680 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 105,035 |  |  | $ | 54,395 |  |  | $ | 399,428 |  |  | $ | 141,633 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 112,429 |  |  | 112,202 |  |  | 112,343 |  |  | 110,840 |
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 1,019 |  |  | 342 |  |  | 788 |  |  | 365 |
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share | 113,448 |  |  | 112,544 |  |  | 113,131 |  |  | 111,205 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.93 |  |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 3.53 |  |  | $ | 1.27 |

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