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Earnings Per Share | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share | Earnings Per Share: Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Basic earnings per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 154,198 |  |  | $ | 302,461 |  |  | $ | 287,767 |  |  | $ | 434,221 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 105,961 |  |  | 109,671 |  |  | 105,880 |  |  | 110,176 |
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.46 |  |  | $ | 2.76 |  |  | $ | 2.72 |  |  | $ | 3.94 |
Diluted earnings per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 154,198 |  |  | $ | 302,461 |  |  | $ | 287,767 |  |  | $ | 434,221 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 105,961 |  |  | 109,671 |  |  | 105,880 |  |  | 110,176 |
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 355 |  |  | 988 |  |  | 456 |  |  | 1,087 |
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share | 106,316 |  |  | 110,659 |  |  | 106,336 |  |  | 111,263 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.45 |  |  | $ | 2.73 |  |  | $ | 2.71 |  |  | $ | 3.90 |
At June 30, 2019, there were 214,904 common stock equivalents not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. On February 26, 2019, the Company increased the regular quarterly dividend by 10% to $0.3675 per share. On May 8, 2019, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.3675 per share, which was paid on July 1, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business as of June 14, 2019. On July 24, 2019, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.3675 per share, which is payable on October 1, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business as of September 13, 2019.

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