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Consolidating Guarantor Financial Information - Additional Information (Details)
Mar. 31, 2015
Jan. 12, 2015
4.625% Senior Notes    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, interest rate 4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alb_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alb_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
Guarantor Subsidiaries    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00%alb_OwnershipInterestPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember