Document and Entity Information shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 shares
Entity Registrant Name	ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000819793
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Common Class A [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	28.9
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	3.2