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Stock-based Compensation Expense - Activity in Performance Unit Awards (Detail) (Performance Unit Awards, USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Performance Unit Awards
 
Shares  
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares) 371,403us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Granted (in shares) 300,644us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Vested (in shares) (116,620)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Forfeited (in shares) (99,409)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Nonvested, end of period (in shares) 456,018us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value  
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 63.08us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 66.83us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Vested (in dollars per share) $ 58.02us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 65.97us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share) $ 66.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_PerformanceUnitAwardsMember