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Stock-based Compensation Expense - Activity in Non-Performance Based Restricted Stock Awards (Detail) (Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units, USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units
     
Shares      
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares) 111,195us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Granted (in shares) 44,811us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 60.96us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Vested (in shares) (32,850)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Forfeited (in shares) (17,868)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Nonvested, end of period (in shares) 105,288us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
111,195us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value      
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 59.32us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 2.7alb_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsGrantsinPeriodGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 3.4alb_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsGrantsinPeriodGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 2.9alb_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsGrantsinPeriodGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
Vested (in dollars per share) $ 60.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 48.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share) $ 61.34us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 59.32us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= alb_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember