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2418403 - Disclosure - Stock-based Compensation Expense Weighted-Average Assumptions used to Estimate Fair Value of Each Option Granted (Details)
(http://www.albemarle.com/role/StockBasedCompensationExpenseWeightedAverageAssumptionsUsedToEstimateFairValueOfEachOptionGrantedDetails)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000915913 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
 
 
 
Dividend yield
1.84%  
1.80%  
1.71%  
Volatility
33.08%  
32.92%  
33.03%  
Average expected life (years)
P6Y  
P6Y  
P6Y  
Risk-free interest rate
1.96%  
2.17%  
2.94%  
Fair value of options granted
16.06  
16.04  
19.56