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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
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, 2017 and 2016 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 130,193 |  |  | $ | 114,512 |  |  | $ | 306,539 |  |  | $ | 428,334 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (11,523 | ) |  | (9,477 | ) |  | (33,323 | ) |  | (28,906 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 118,670 |  |  | $ | 105,035 |  |  | $ | 273,216 |  |  | $ | 399,428 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 110,476 |  |  | 112,429 |  |  | 111,049 |  |  | 112,343 |
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 1.07 |  |  | $ | 0.93 |  |  | $ | 2.46 |  |  | $ | 3.56 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 130,193 |  |  | $ | 114,512 |  |  | $ | 306,539 |  |  | $ | 428,334 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (11,523 | ) |  | (9,477 | ) |  | (33,323 | ) |  | (28,906 | )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 118,670 |  |  | $ | 105,035 |  |  | $ | 273,216 |  |  | $ | 399,428 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 110,476 |  |  | 112,429 |  |  | 111,049 |  |  | 112,343 |
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 1,499 |  |  | 1,019 |  |  | 1,407 |  |  | 788 |
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share | 111,975 |  |  | 113,448 |  |  | 112,456 |  |  | 113,131 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 1.06 |  |  | $ | 0.93 |  |  | $ | 2.43 |  |  | $ | 3.53 |

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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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