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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earning Per Share | Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Basic earnings per share |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 107,204 |  |  | $ | 133,569 |
Denominator: |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 106,227 |  |  | 105,799 |
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.01 |  |  | $ | 1.26 |
Diluted earnings per share |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation | $ | 107,204 |  |  | $ | 133,569 |
Denominator: |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares for basic earnings per share | 106,227 |  |  | 105,799 |
Incremental shares under stock compensation plans | 285 |  |  | 557 |
Weighted-average common shares for diluted earnings per share | 106,512 |  |  | 106,356 |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.01 |  |  | $ | 1.26 |

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