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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Amount of Income Tax (Expense) Benefit Allocated to Component of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]    
Foreign Currency Translation, Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax $ (387,812)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax $ (4,723)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax
Foreign Currency Translation, Income tax benefit (expense) 33,241us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax (535)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax
Foreign Currency Translation, Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax (354,571)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (5,258)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Pension and Postretirement Benefits, Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax 6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax (297)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax
Pension and Postretirement Benefits, Income tax benefit (expense) (4)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax (4)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
Pension and Postretirement Benefits, Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax 2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax (301)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
Net investment hedge, before tax 85,577us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecreaseGrossOfTax  
Net investment hedge, income tax benefit (expense) (31,531)us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeTaxBenefitExpense  
Net investment hedge 54,046us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecreaseNetOfTax 0us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecreaseNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax 834us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax  
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax 307us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax  
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Net of Tax 527us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax   (6,319)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax   2,308us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap, Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax 527us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (4,011)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Other, Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax 18alb_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherBeforeTax 54alb_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherBeforeTax
Other, Income tax benefit (expense) 9alb_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherTax (19)alb_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherTax
Other, Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax $ 27us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax $ 35us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax