Quarterly Financial Summary (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Summary

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2013
Net sales	$	586,597		$	576,842		$	591,196		$	639,635
Gross profit	$	195,911		$	191,670		$	209,611		$	253,279
Restructuring and other charges, net(a)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	33,361
Net income from continuing operations	$	87,681		$	88,500		$	97,313		$	162,232
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of tax)	1,835			2,628			531			(886		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(5,529		)	(8,389		)	(7,332		)	(5,413		)
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation	$	83,987		$	82,739		$	90,512		$	155,933
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.93		$	0.95		$	1.10		$	1.93
Discontinued operations	0.02			0.03			0.01			(0.01		)
	$	0.95		$	0.98		$	1.11		$	1.92
Shares used to compute basic earnings per share	88,719			84,028			81,385			81,226
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.92		$	0.95		$	1.10		$	1.92
Discontinued operations	0.02			0.03			0.01			(0.01		)
	$	0.94		$	0.98		$	1.11		$	1.91
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	89,236			84,489			81,852			81,713

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2012
Net sales	$	656,615		$	625,494		$	604,368		$	632,677
Gross profit	$	246,068		$	245,879		$	215,534		$	191,362
Restructuring and other charges, net(a)	$	—		$	94,703		$	—		$	16,982
Net income from continuing operations	$	116,226		$	51,987		$	113,800		$	43,833
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of tax)	2,407			1,608			634			(368		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,371		)	(3,506		)	(4,975		)	(5,739		)
Net income attributable to Albemarle Corporation	$	114,262		$	50,089		$	109,459		$	37,726
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.25		$	0.54		$	1.22		$	0.42
Discontinued operations	0.03			0.02			0.01			—
	$	1.28		$	0.56		$	1.23		$	0.42
Shares used to compute basic earnings per share	88,997			89,414			89,327			89,018
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.24		$	0.54		$	1.21		$	0.42
Discontinued operations	0.03			0.02			0.01			—
	$	1.27		$	0.56		$	1.22		$	0.42
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	89,947			90,051			89,879			89,660

(a) See Note 19, “Special Items.”