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Consolidating Guarantor Financial Information - Additional Information (Details)
Jan. 12, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Event | Four Point Six Two Five Percent Senior Notes    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, interest rate 4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alb_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Ownership percentage   100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember