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Investments - Summary of Assets, Liabilities and Results of Operations for Significant Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Detail) (Significant Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
     
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Current assets $ 246,795us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets
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$ 313,446us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
 
Noncurrent assets 181,509us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
198,776us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
 
Total assets 428,304us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
512,222us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
 
Current liabilities 81,613us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
100,469us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
 
Noncurrent liabilities 63,585us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
77,734us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
 
Total liabilities 145,198us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilities
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
178,203us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilities
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
 
Net sales 609,728us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
598,459us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
601,233us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
Gross profit 167,156us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGrossProfitLoss
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
169,406us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGrossProfitLoss
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
165,650us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGrossProfitLoss
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
Income before income taxes 102,764alb_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
101,652alb_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
105,329alb_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
Net income $ 72,247us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
$ 71,294us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember
$ 71,561us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
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= alb_SignificantUnconsolidatedJointVenturesMember