Revenue Recognition (Schedule of Summary of Composition of Each Business Segment) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Machine Clothing [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Segment	Machine Clothing (MC)
Reporting Unit	Machine Clothing
Principal Product or Service	Paper machine clothing: Permeable and impermeable belts used in the manufacture of paper, paperboard, tissue and towel, and pulp Engineered fabrics: Belts used in the manufacture of nonwovens, fiber cement and several other industrial applications
Principal Locations	World-wide
Albany Engineered Composites [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Segment	Albany Engineered Composites (AEC)
Reporting Unit	Albany Safran Composites (ASC) Airframe and engine Components (Other AEC)
Principal Product or Service	3D-woven, injected composite components for aircraft engines Composite airframe and engine components for military and commercial aircraft
Principal Locations	Rochester, NH Commercy, France Queretero, Mexico Salt Lake City, UT Boerne, TX Queretero, Mexico