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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earning Per Share | Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Basic earnings per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 302,461 |  |  | $ | 103,333 |  |  | $ | 434,221 |  |  | $ | 154,546 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 109,671 |  |  | 110,686 |  |  | 110,176 |  |  | 111,336 |
Basic earnings per share | $ | 2.76 |  |  | $ | 0.93 |  |  | $ | 3.94 |  |  | $ | 1.39 |
Diluted earnings per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 302,461 |  |  | $ | 103,333 |  |  | $ | 434,221 |  |  | $ | 154,546 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 109,671 |  |  | 110,686 |  |  | 110,176 |  |  | 111,336 |
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 988 |  |  | 1,419 |  |  | 1,087 |  |  | 1,361 |
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share | 110,659 |  |  | 112,105 |  |  | 111,263 |  |  | 112,697 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 2.73 |  |  | $ | 0.92 |  |  | $ | 3.90 |  |  | $ | 1.37 |

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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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