Document and Entity Information In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 18, 2014 Common Class A [Member]	Apr. 18, 2014 Common Class B [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Registrant Name	ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000819793
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		28.6	3.2