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Albemarle Corporation
(NYSE:ALB) 

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Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide. It operates through three segments: Lithium, Bromine Specialties, and Catalysts. The Lithium segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, and lit...

Founded: 1994
Full Time Employees: 6,000
CEO: J Kent Masters  
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals

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      net sales
    1,428,731,000 1,307,829,000 1,329,992,000 1,076,881,000 1,231,713,000 1,354,692,000 1,430,385,000 1,360,736,000 2,310,596,000 2,370,190,000 2,580,252,000 2,620,978,000 2,091,805,000 1,479,593,000 1,127,728,000 894,204,000 830,566,000 773,896,000 829,291,000 879,147,000 746,868,000 764,049,000 738,845,000 992,564,000 879,747,000 885,052,000 832,064,000 921,699,000 777,748,000 853,874,000 821,629,000 857,789,000 754,866,000 737,258,000 722,063,000 696,655,000 654,010,000 669,327,000 865,398,000 930,353,000 905,093,000 931,485,000 884,404,000 598,566,000 642,418,000 604,721,000 656,679,000 691,956,000 648,638,000 634,197,000 641,625,000 687,596,000 661,226,000 684,894,000 711,704,000 707,390,000 722,977,000 742,108,000 696,530,000 604,975,000 585,036,000 592,483,000 580,270,000 558,228,000 515,276,000 445,299,000 486,591,000 517,710,000 660,463,000 620,750,000 668,177,000 599,169,000 583,981,000 563,812,000 589,238,000 584,531,000 607,818,000 568,797,000 607,354,000 506,605,000 502,754,000 509,965,000 451,065,000 413,904,000 326,759,000 322,009,000   
      yoy
    16.00% -3.46% -7.02% -20.86% -46.69% -42.84% -44.56% -48.08% 10.46% 60.19% 128.80% 193.11% 151.85% 91.19% 35.99% 1.71% 11.21% 1.29% 12.24% -11.43% -15.10% -13.67% -11.20% 7.69% 13.11% 3.65% 1.27% 7.45% 3.03% 15.82% 13.79% 23.13% 15.42% 10.15% -16.56% -25.12% -27.74% -28.14% -2.15% 55.43% 40.89% 54.04% 34.68% -13.50% -0.96% -4.65% 2.35% 0.63% -1.90% -7.40% -9.85% -2.80% -8.54% -7.71% 2.18% 16.93% 23.58% 25.25% 20.04% 8.37% 13.54% 33.05% 19.25% 7.83% -21.98% -28.26% -27.18% -13.60% 13.10% 10.10% 13.40% 2.50% -3.92% -0.88% -2.98% 15.38% 20.90% 11.54% 34.65% 22.40% 53.86% 58.37%       
      qoq
    9.24% -1.67% 23.50% -12.57% -9.08% -5.29% 5.12% -41.11% -2.51% -8.14% -1.55% 25.30% 41.38% 31.20% 26.12% 7.66% 7.32% -6.68% -5.67% 17.71% -2.25% 3.41% -25.56% 12.82% -0.60% 6.37% -9.72% 18.51% -8.92% 3.92% -4.22% 13.63% 2.39% 2.10% 3.65% 6.52% -2.29% -22.66% -6.98% 2.79% -2.83% 5.32% 47.75% -6.83% 6.23% -7.91% -5.10% 6.68% 2.28% -1.16% -6.69% 3.99% -3.46% -3.77% 0.61% -2.16% -2.58% 6.54% 15.13% 3.41% -1.26% 2.10% 3.95% 8.34% 15.71% -8.49% -6.01% -21.61% 6.40% -7.10% 11.52% 2.60% 3.58% -4.32% 0.81% -3.83% 6.86% -6.35% 19.89% 0.77% -1.41% 13.06% 8.98% 26.67% 1.48%    
      cost of goods sold
    927,765,000 1,190,219,000 1,133,116,000 920,582,000 1,093,500,000 1,458,726,000 1,440,963,000 1,321,798,000 2,255,662,000 1,811,703,000 1,303,712,000 1,619,659,000 1,047,991,000 899,169,000 678,698,000 657,610,000 581,293,000 525,479,000 565,604,000 613,727,000 492,812,000 530,690,000 496,827,000 654,053,000 569,880,000 559,138,000 548,578,000 601,315,000 497,211,000 542,518,000 516,650,000 550,780,000 479,077,000 465,164,000 466,975,000 455,689,000 415,038,000 421,223,000 528,000,000 604,723,000 592,883,000 630,919,000 625,938,000 436,126,000 436,972,000 397,358,000 462,393,000 438,429,000 436,989,000 437,558,000 442,035,000 482,930,000 446,469,000 442,209,000 463,817,000 473,308,000 464,965,000 490,159,000 463,514,000 408,514,000 388,213,000 404,316,000 415,799,000 408,769,000 381,197,000 335,481,000 396,085,000 394,585,000 506,280,000 457,769,000 500,766,000 442,802,000 431,019,000 410,430,000 429,449,000 435,796,000 459,590,000 437,413,000 484,901,000 406,994,000 397,587,000 402,643,000 355,436,000 324,396,000 260,331,000 261,225,000   
      gross profit
    500,966,000 117,610,000 196,876,000 156,299,000 138,213,000 -104,034,000 -10,578,000 38,938,000 54,934,000 558,487,000 1,276,540,000 1,001,319,000 1,043,814,000 580,424,000 449,030,000 236,594,000 249,273,000 248,417,000 263,687,000 265,420,000 254,056,000 233,359,000 242,018,000 338,511,000 309,867,000 325,914,000 283,486,000 320,384,000 280,537,000 311,356,000 304,979,000 307,009,000 275,789,000 272,094,000 255,088,000 240,966,000 238,972,000 248,104,000 337,398,000 325,630,000 312,210,000 300,566,000 258,466,000 162,440,000 205,446,000 207,363,000 194,286,000 253,527,000 211,649,000 196,639,000 199,590,000 204,666,000 214,757,000 242,685,000 247,887,000 234,082,000 258,012,000 251,949,000 233,016,000 196,461,000 196,823,000 188,167,000 164,471,000 149,459,000 134,079,000 109,818,000 90,506,000 123,125,000 154,183,000 162,981,000 167,411,000 156,367,000 152,962,000 153,382,000 159,789,000 148,735,000 148,228,000 131,384,000 122,453,000 99,611,000 105,167,000 107,322,000 95,629,000 76,108,000 66,428,000 60,784,000   
      yoy
    262.46% -213.05% -1961.18% 301.40% 151.60% -118.63% -100.83% -96.11% -94.74% -3.78% 184.29% 323.22% 318.74% 133.65% 70.29% -10.86% -1.88% 6.45% 8.95% -21.59% -18.01% -28.40% -14.63% 5.66% 10.45% 4.68% -7.05% 4.36% 1.72% 14.43% 19.56% 27.41% 15.41% 9.67% -24.40% -26.00% -23.46% -17.45% 30.54% 100.46% 51.97% 44.95% 33.03% -35.93% -2.93% 5.45% -2.66% 23.87% -1.45% -18.97% -19.48% -12.57% -16.76% -3.68% 6.38% 19.15% 31.09% 33.90% 41.68% 31.45% 46.80% 71.34% 81.72% 21.39% -13.04% -32.62% -45.94% -21.26% 0.80% 6.26% 4.77% 5.13% 3.19% 16.74% 30.49% 49.32% 40.95% 22.42% 28.05% 30.88% 58.32% 76.56%       
      qoq
    325.96% -40.26% 25.96% 13.09% -232.85% 883.49% -127.17% -29.12% -90.16% -56.25% 27.49% -4.07% 79.84% 29.26% 89.79% -5.09% 0.34% -5.79% -0.65% 4.47% 8.87% -3.58% -28.51% 9.24% -4.92% 14.97% -11.52% 14.20% -9.90% 2.09% -0.66% 11.32% 1.36% 6.67% 5.86% 0.83% -3.68% -26.47% 3.61% 4.30% 3.87% 16.29% 59.11% -20.93% -0.92% 6.73% -23.37% 19.79% 7.63% -1.48% -2.48% -4.70% -11.51% -2.10% 5.90% -9.27% 2.41% 8.13% 18.61% -0.18% 4.60% 14.41% 10.04% 11.47% 22.09% 21.34% -26.49% -20.14% -5.40% -2.65% 7.06% 2.23% -0.27% -4.01% 7.43% 0.34% 12.82% 7.29% 22.93% -5.28% -2.01% 12.23% 25.65% 14.57% 9.29%    
      gross margin %
    35.06% 8.99% 14.80% 14.51% 11.22% -7.68% -0.74% 2.86% 2.38% 23.56% 49.47% 38.20% 49.90% 39.23% 39.82% 26.46% 30.01% 32.10% 31.80% 30.19% 34.02% 30.54% 32.76% 34.10% 35.22% 36.82% 34.07% 34.76% 36.07% 36.46% 37.12% 35.79% 36.53% 36.91% 35.33% 34.59% 36.54% 37.07% 38.99% 35.00% 34.49% 32.27% 29.22% 27.14% 31.98% 34.29% 29.59% 36.64% 32.63% 31.01% 31.11% 29.77% 32.48% 35.43% 34.83% 33.09% 35.69% 33.95% 33.45% 32.47% 33.64% 31.76% 28.34% 26.77% 26.02% 24.66% 18.60% 23.78% 23.34% 26.26% 25.05% 26.10% 26.19% 27.20% 27.12% 25.45% 24.39% 23.10% 20.16% 19.66% 20.92% 21.04% 21.20% 18.39% 20.33% 18.88%   
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    137,406,000 138,577,000 132,457,000 123,502,000 135,996,000 154,253,000 168,948,000 194,912,000 173,866,000 397,070,000 154,306,000 148,156,000 134,479,000 128,942,000 112,568,000 123,302,000 103,477,000 121,516,000 93,187,000 124,909,000 96,092,000 106,949,000 101,877,000 185,163,000 108,135,000 126,715,000 113,355,000 120,916,000 100,167,000 123,637,000 101,370,000 108,632,000 105,582,000 115,686,000 108,001,000 125,476,000 86,302,000 86,055,000 139,157,000 91,182,000 137,615,000 147,712,000 135,765,000 144,008,000 66,012,000 67,011,000 79,310,000 -27,304,000 62,543,000 62,900,000 64,750,000 97,929,000 59,982,000 74,624,000 80,692,000 79,021,000 77,169,000 82,907,000 73,039,000 70,403,000 61,924,000 66,865,000 66,530,000 59,542,000 56,171,000 51,481,000 45,434,000 64,084,000 59,899,000 67,598,000 63,519,000 62,255,000 61,004,000 59,255,000 62,486,000 44,513,750 58,000,000 62,202,000 57,853,000 50,423,000 53,669,000 57,026,000 51,659,000 43,075,000 32,649,000 30,354,000   
      restructuring charges and asset write-offs
    25,866,000 2,275,000 4,448,000 -1,063,000 -22,206,000 828,146,000                                                                                   
      research and development expenses
    9,170,000 12,674,000 12,444,000 14,099,000 20,021,000 22,397,000 20,770,000 23,532,000 21,082,000 21,419,000 20,471,000 20,154,000 18,358,000 17,386,000 16,083,000 12,125,000 13,289,000 13,976,000 14,636,000 15,375,000 13,532,000 14,210,000 16,097,000 14,263,000 15,585,000 13,462,000 14,977,000 16,384,000 16,610,000 16,074,000 20,986,000 20,907,000 21,763,000 17,337,000 24,323,000 19,091,000 21,012,000 20,500,000 23,401,000 25,748,000 25,295,000 25,336,000 26,492,000 21,394,000 22,407,000 21,937,000 22,572,000 21,287,000 19,441,000 21,565,000 19,953,000 19,128,000 19,831,000 20,911,000 19,049,000 18,987,000 20,534,000 19,947,000 17,615,000 14,672,000 14,336,000 14,667,000 14,719,000 14,837,000 14,983,000 14,953,000 16,145,000 15,515,000 17,392,000 17,593,000 16,800,000 16,643,000 15,422,000 14,924,000 15,711,000 8,548,000 11,549,000 11,198,000 11,445,000 10,107,000 10,342,000 10,980,000   5,088,000 4,579,000   
      loss on sale of business
    95,018,000                                                                                        
      operating profit
    233,506,000  47,527,000 19,761,000 4,402,000 -1,108,830,000 -492,611,000 -179,506,000 -140,014,000 139,998,000 1,101,763,000 833,009,000 890,977,000 434,096,000 311,979,000 -31,286,000 131,523,000 542,333,000 155,864,000 125,136,000 144,432,000 112,200,000 124,044,000 139,085,000 186,147,000 185,737,000 155,154,000 174,807,000 163,760,000 390,350,000 182,623,000 177,470,000 148,444,000 139,071,000 122,764,000 83,352,000 124,909,000 123,493,000 274,808,000 189,091,000 113,306,000 103,352,000 36,686,000 -23,338,000 106,473,000 110,240,000 75,404,000 226,183,000 129,665,000 112,174,000 114,887,000 77,135,000 128,436,000 52,447,000 148,146,000 136,074,000 160,309,000 149,095,000 142,362,000 111,386,000 120,563,000 106,635,000 76,264,000 63,437,000 62,925,000 30,991,000 28,927,000 -17,496,000 76,892,000 77,790,000 83,814,000 77,513,000 76,536,000 74,259,000 81,592,000 76,857,000 -10,496,000 57,984,000 53,155,000 39,081,000 46,024,000 39,316,000 31,465,000 21,131,000 28,141,000 21,344,000   
      yoy
    5204.54%  -109.65% -111.01% -103.14% -892.03% -144.71% -121.55% -115.71% -67.75% 253.15% -2762.56% 577.43% -19.96% 100.16% -125.00% -8.94% 383.36% 25.65% -10.03% -22.41% -39.59% -20.05% -20.44% 13.67% -52.42% -15.04% -1.50% 10.32% 180.68% 48.76% 112.92% 18.84% 12.61% -55.33% -55.92% 10.24% 19.49% 649.08% -910.23% 6.42% -6.25% -51.35% -110.32% -17.89% -1.72% -34.37% 193.23% 0.96% 113.88% -22.45% -43.31% -19.88% -64.82% 4.06% 22.16% 32.97% 39.82% 86.67% 75.59% 91.60% 244.08% 163.64% -462.58% -18.16% -60.16% -65.49% -122.57% 0.47% 4.75% 2.72% 0.85% -829.19% 28.07% 53.50% 96.66% -122.81% 47.48% 68.93% 84.95% 63.55% 84.20%       
      qoq
      140.51% 348.91% -100.40% 125.09% 174.43% 28.21% -200.01% -87.29% 32.26% -6.51% 105.25% 39.14% -1097.18% -123.79% -75.75% 247.95% 24.56% -13.36% 28.73% -9.55% -10.81% -25.28% 0.22% 19.71% -11.24% 6.75% -58.05% 113.75% 2.90% 19.55% 6.74% 13.28% 47.28% -33.27% 1.15% -55.06% 45.33% 66.89% 9.63% 181.72% -257.19% -121.92% -3.42% 46.20% -66.66% 74.44% 15.59% -2.36% 48.94% -39.94% 144.89% -64.60% 8.87% -15.12% 7.52% 4.73% 27.81% -7.61% 13.06% 39.82% 20.22% 0.81% 103.04% 7.14% -265.33% -122.75% -1.15% -7.19% 8.13% 1.28% 3.07% -8.99% 6.16% -832.25% -118.10% 9.08% 36.01% -15.09% 17.06% 24.95% 48.90% -24.91% 31.85%    
      operating margin %
    16.34% 0% 3.57% 1.84% 0.36% -81.85% -34.44% -13.19% -6.06% 5.91% 42.70% 31.78% 42.59% 29.34% 27.66% -3.50% 15.84% 70.08% 18.79% 14.23% 19.34% 14.68% 16.79% 14.01% 21.16% 20.99% 18.65% 18.97% 21.06% 45.72% 22.23% 20.69% 19.66% 18.86% 17.00% 11.96% 19.10% 18.45% 31.76% 20.32% 12.52% 11.10% 4.15% -3.90% 16.57% 18.23% 11.48% 32.69% 19.99% 17.69% 17.91% 11.22% 19.42% 7.66% 20.82% 19.24% 22.17% 20.09% 20.44% 18.41% 20.61% 18.00% 13.14% 11.36% 12.21% 6.96% 5.94% -3.38% 11.64% 12.53% 12.54% 12.94% 13.11% 13.17% 13.85% 13.15% -1.73% 10.19% 8.75% 7.71% 9.15% 7.71% 6.98% 5.11% 8.61% 6.63%   
      interest and financing expenses
    -33,121,000 -50,959,000 -49,939,000 -48,977,000 -44,703,000 -47,760,000 -35,187,000 -37,969,000 -29,332,000 -25,577,000 -26,777,000 -24,039,000 -29,691,000 -41,409,000 -27,834,000 -5,306,000 -5,136,000 -7,152,000 -43,882,000 -19,152,000 -19,227,000 -17,852,000 -16,885,000 -22,400,000 -11,108,000 -11,601,000 -12,586,000 -12,571,000 -12,988,000 -13,308,000 -13,538,000 -16,455,000 -15,792,000 -14,590,000 -68,513,000 -18,321,000 -15,946,000 -15,800,000 -25,251,000 -31,736,000 -32,058,000 -33,182,000 -35,746,000 -15,103,000 -8,749,000 -8,733,000 -8,773,000 -9,224,000 -9,496,000 -7,608,000 -5,231,000 -7,666,000 -7,914,000 -8,486,000 -8,734,000 -8,998,000 -9,710,000 -9,274,000 -9,592,000 -7,474,000 -6,139,000 -5,984,000 -5,936,000 -6,023,000 -6,199,000 -6,088,000 -6,274,000 -9,728,000 -9,815,000 -8,441,000 -10,216,000 -9,473,000 -9,500,000 -10,417,000 -8,910,000 -10,585,000 -10,759,000 -12,037,000 -10,619,000 -10,882,000 -10,135,000 -10,253,000 -8,182,000 -6,250,000 -1,359,000 -1,559,000   
      other income
    53,810,000   10,250,000   33,666,000 49,901,000 11,182,000 53,954,000 82,492,000 8,059,250 7,974,000 8,767,000 15,496,000   14,000 11,312,000    8,314,000             185,000 2,990,000  410,000    49,957,000         -335,000 2,370,000   133,500 956,000  338,000 396,000 1,303,000     1,276,000    1,938,000 2,846,000    952,000    926,000          
      income before income taxes and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
    254,195,000    76,727,000 -1,178,846,000 -494,132,000 -167,574,000 -158,164,000 168,375,000 1,157,478,000 863,089,000 869,260,000 401,454,000 299,641,000 -8,062,000 -516,809,000 535,195,000 123,294,000 48,427,000 121,544,000 88,075,000 115,473,000 78,297,000 163,723,000 167,071,000 153,859,000 166,248,250 154,565,000 371,819,000 138,609,000        249,967,000        67,780,000   102,869,000 105,447,000 69,134,000 122,892,000 43,273,000 139,294,000 126,899,000 151,555,000 139,061,000 133,108,000 105,116,000 115,727,000 99,922,000  55,503,000 57,069,000 26,179,000                       
      income tax expense
    21,511,000 -30,565,000 34,094,000  10,613,000 110,853,000 -30,660,000 -3,721,000 -8,551,000 42,987,000 276,963,000 24,102,000 196,938,000 89,018,000 80,530,000 15,024,000 -114,670,000 106,985,000 22,107,000 -10,101,000 30,653,000 15,431,000 18,442,000 -5,105,000 25,341,000 30,411,000 37,514,000 11,196,000 33,167,000 80,102,000 20,361,000 378,221,000 18,495,000 23,130,000 11,971,000 34,728,000 12,394,000 23,656,000 30,985,000 -19,049,000 16,892,000 17,139,000 14,140,000 -28,216,000 11,737,000 21,773,000 12,446,000 61,406,000 27,274,000 21,450,000 26,192,000 5,729,000 26,591,000 14,747,000 35,466,000 25,105,750 38,097,000 30,154,000 32,172,000    16,700,000    525,000 -45,906,000 9,878,000 12,902,000 16,626,000 12,146,000 10,433,000 15,585,000 16,936,000 3,152,000 -23,330,000            
      income before equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
    232,684,000    66,114,000 -1,289,699,000 -463,472,000 -163,853,000 -149,613,000 125,388,000 880,515,000 838,987,000 672,322,000 312,436,000 219,111,000 -23,086,000 -402,139,000 428,210,000 101,187,000 58,528,000 90,891,000 72,644,000 97,031,000 83,402,000 138,382,000 136,660,000 116,345,000 132,840,750 121,398,000 291,717,000 118,248,000        218,982,000        55,334,000   81,419,000 79,255,000 63,405,000 96,301,000 28,526,000 103,828,000 97,308,000 113,458,000 108,907,000 100,936,000 81,314,000 87,841,000 75,591,000 54,638,000 60,856,000 51,520,000 33,928,000 20,997,000                      
      equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
    96,293,000 60,640,000 78,258,000 64,286,000 18,997,000 229,058,000 286,878,000 180,500,000 470,306,000 551,051,000 396,188,000 322,799,000 258,884,000 128,156,000 62,436,000 33,555,000 27,706,000 17,998,000 16,511,000 43,649,000 26,154,000 31,114,000 26,604,000 22,841,000 33,236,000 38,310,000 35,181,000 27,537,000 22,081,000 18,969,000 20,677,000 29,224,000 19,044,000 15,048,000 21,171,000 14,847,000 14,953,000 13,846,000 16,566,000 8,763,000 6,050,000 5,794,000 10,392,000 7,542,000 8,650,000 10,649,000 8,901,000   9,709,000 10,261,000 8,834,000 7,935,000 12,712,000 8,586,000 6,636,000 9,500,000 14,787,000 12,831,000 8,025,000 9,179,000 10,495,000 10,276,000 4,360,000 5,809,000 6,204,000 5,949,000 1,125,000 6,281,000 8,666,000 7,028,000 5,237,000 6,281,000 6,721,000 6,361,000 4,023,000 4,383,000 11,118,000 5,476,000 4,124,000 11,067,000        
      net income
    328,977,000 -147,941,000 35,193,000 49,298,000 85,111,000 -1,060,641,000 -176,594,000 16,647,000 320,693,000 676,439,000 1,276,703,000 1,161,786,000 931,206,000 440,592,000 281,547,000 10,469,000 -374,433,000 446,208,000 117,698,000 102,177,000 117,045,000 103,758,000 123,635,000 106,243,000 171,618,000 174,970,000 151,526,000 146,049,000 143,479,000 310,686,000 138,925,000 -207,071,000 130,193,000 113,689,000 62,657,000 610,278,000 137,697,000 -302,754,000 235,548,000 182,677,000 70,872,000 59,366,000 47,149,000 -14,048,000 81,340,000 29,379,000 64,235,000 161,346,000 97,844,000 91,128,000 89,516,000 72,239,000 104,236,000 41,238,000 112,414,000 103,944,000 122,958,000 123,694,000 113,767,000 89,339,000 97,020,000 86,086,000 64,914,000 65,216,000 57,329,000 40,132,000 26,946,000 13,109,000 56,175,000 61,655,000 63,261,000 58,630,000 59,099,000 53,863,000 58,108,000 63,008,000 2,289,000 43,327,000 34,376,000 26,292,000 32,058,000 24,319,000 19,637,000 827,000 20,768,000 13,607,000   
      yoy
    286.53% -86.05% -119.93% 196.14% -73.46% -256.80% -113.83% -98.57% -65.56% 53.53% 353.46% 10997.39% -348.70% -1.26% 139.21% -89.75% -419.91% 330.05% -4.80% -3.83% -31.80% -40.70% -18.41% -27.26% 19.61% -43.68% 9.07% -170.53% 10.20% 173.28% 121.72% -133.93% -5.45% -137.55% -73.40% 234.07% 94.29% -609.98% 399.58% -1400.38% -12.87% 102.07% -26.60% -108.71% -16.87% -67.76% -28.24% 123.35% -6.13% 120.98% -20.37% -30.50% -15.23% -66.66% -1.19% 16.35% 26.73% 43.69% 75.26% 36.99% 69.23% 114.51% 140.90% 397.49% 2.05% -34.91% -57.41% -77.64% -4.95% 14.47% 8.87% -6.95% 2481.87% 24.32% 69.04% 139.65% -92.86% 78.16% 75.06% 3079.20% 54.36% 78.72%       
      qoq
    -322.37% -520.37% -28.61% -42.08% -108.02% 500.61% -1160.82% -94.81% -52.59% -47.02% 9.89% 24.76% 111.35% 56.49% 2589.34% -102.80% -183.91% 279.11% 15.19% -12.70% 12.81% -16.08% 16.37% -38.09% -1.92% 15.47% 3.75% 1.79% -53.82% 123.64% -167.09% -259.05% 14.52% 81.45% -89.73% 343.20% -145.48% -228.53% 28.94% 157.76% 19.38% 25.91% -435.63% -117.27% 176.86% -54.26% -60.19% 64.90% 7.37% 1.80% 23.92% -30.70% 152.77% -63.32% 8.15% -15.46% -0.60% 8.73% 27.34% -7.92% 12.70% 32.62% -0.46% 13.76% 42.85% 48.93% 105.55% -76.66% -8.89% -2.54% 7.90% -0.79% 9.72% -7.31% -7.78% 2652.64% -94.72% 26.04% 30.75% -17.99% 31.82% 23.84% 2274.49% -96.02% 52.63%    
      net income margin %
    23.03% -11.31% 2.65% 4.58% 6.91% -78.29% -12.35% 1.22% 13.88% 28.54% 49.48% 44.33% 44.52% 29.78% 24.97% 1.17% -45.08% 57.66% 14.19% 11.62% 15.67% 13.58% 16.73% 10.70% 19.51% 19.77% 18.21% 15.85% 18.45% 36.39% 16.91% -24.14% 17.25% 15.42% 8.68% 87.60% 21.05% -45.23% 27.22% 19.64% 7.83% 6.37% 5.33% -2.35% 12.66% 4.86% 9.78% 23.32% 15.08% 14.37% 13.95% 10.51% 15.76% 6.02% 15.80% 14.69% 17.01% 16.67% 16.33% 14.77% 16.58% 14.53% 11.19% 11.68% 11.13% 9.01% 5.54% 2.53% 8.51% 9.93% 9.47% 9.79% 10.12% 9.55% 9.86% 10.78% 0.38% 7.62% 5.66% 5.19% 6.38% 4.77% 4.35% 0.20% 6.36% 4.23%   
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -9,886,000 -12,753,000 -12,296,000 -7,950,000 -9,818,000 -8,351,000 -11,604,000 -14,199,000 -18,160,000 -26,396,000 -38,123,000 -29,341,000 -33,991,000 -33,819,000 -28,164,000 -14,293,000 -18,348,000 -21,608,000 -22,021,000 -17,542,000 -18,744,000 -18,134,000 -16,431,000 -15,852,000 -16,548,000 -20,772,000 -17,957,000 -16,453,000 -13,734,000 -8,225,000 -7,165,000 -11,295,000 -11,523,000 -10,356,000 -11,444,000 -8,188,000 -9,477,000 -12,067,000 -7,362,000 -8,425,000 -5,480,000 -7,219,000 -4,034,000 -4,460,000 -8,546,000 -6,932,000 -7,652,000 -5,413,000 -7,332,000 -8,389,000 -5,529,000 -5,739,000 -4,975,000 -3,506,000 -4,371,000 -4,501,000 -6,860,000 -9,535,000 -7,187,000 -4,367,000 -3,331,000 -4,335,000 -1,606,000 -2,871,000 -5,198,000 -1,639,000 -1,547,000                      
      net income attributable to albemarle corporation
    319,091,000  22,897,000 41,348,000 75,293,000 -1,068,992,000 -188,198,000 2,448,000 302,533,000 650,043,000 1,238,580,000 1,132,445,000 897,215,000 406,773,000 253,383,000 -3,824,000 -392,781,000 424,600,000 95,677,000 84,635,000 98,301,000 85,624,000 107,204,000 90,391,000 155,070,000 154,198,000 133,569,000 129,596,000 129,745,000 302,461,000 131,760,000 -218,366,000 118,670,000 103,333,000 51,213,000 602,090,000 128,220,000 -314,821,000 228,186,000 174,252,000 65,392,000 52,147,000 43,115,000 -18,508,000 72,794,000 22,447,000 56,583,000 155,933,000 90,512,000 82,739,000 83,987,000 66,500,000 99,261,000 37,732,000 108,043,000 99,443,000 116,098,000 114,159,000 106,580,000 84,972,000 93,689,000 81,751,000 63,308,000 62,345,000 52,131,000 38,493,000 25,399,000                      
      mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends
    -41,688,000 -41,688,000 -41,687,000 -41,688,000 -41,688,000 -41,687,000 -41,688,000 -11,584,000                                                                                 
      net income attributable to albemarle corporation common shareholders
    277,403,000    33,605,000 -1,110,679,000 -229,886,000 -9,136,000                                                                                 
      basic earnings per share attributable to common shareholders
    2.35    0.29 -9.45 -1.96 -0.08                                                                                 
      diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders
    2.34    0.29 -9.45 -1.96 -0.08                                                                                 
      weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic
    117,854 117,685 117,665 117,603  117,535 117,528 117,451 117,349 117,332 117,232  117,136 117,116 117,066  116,965 116,809 112,592  106,386 106,329 106,227  105,999 105,961 105,799  107,315 109,671 110,681  110,476 110,686 111,986  112,429 112,339 112,260  112,202 112,189 108,130  78,244 78,662 79,735  81,385 84,028 88,719  89,327 89,414 88,997 90,522 89,935 91,713 91,633 91,393 91,312   91,512       92,349                  
      weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted
    118,607 117,685 117,665 117,603  117,535 117,528 117,451 117,783 117,769 117,841  117,869 117,724 117,653  116,965 117,436 113,330  106,873 106,535 106,512  106,299 106,316 106,356  108,302 110,659 111,867  111,975 112,105 113,289  113,448 113,175 112,770  112,544 112,607 108,464  78,659 79,091 80,112  81,852 84,489 89,236  89,879 90,051 89,947 91,522 90,958 92,795 92,517 92,184 92,082   92,046       93,688                  
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      signatures
                                                                                            
      exhibits
                                                                                            
      goodwill impairment charges
     181,070,000                                                                                       
      operating income
     -216,986,000                                                                                       
      other income (expenses)
     28,799,000                         11,291,000 -7,976,500 3,793,000           -2,490,000 466,000 541,000     1,149,000                1,010,000 122,000 343,000       2,789,000 828,000 1,631,000  -92,500 1,007,000   534,000         
      loss before income taxes and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
     -239,146,000 -8,971,000 -18,966,000                                                                                     
      loss before equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
     -208,581,000 -43,065,000 -14,988,000                                                                                     
      net loss attributable to albemarle corporation
     -160,694,000                                                                                       
      net loss attributable to albemarle corporation common shareholders
     -202,382,000 -18,790,000 -340,000                                                                                     
      basic loss per share attributable to common shareholders
     -1.72 -0.16                                                                                      
      diluted loss per share attributable to common shareholders
     -1.72 -0.16                                                                                      
      other (expenses) income
      -6,559,000  15,327,750 -22,256,000                -6,273,000  -1,772,500 -11,316,000 -7,065,000     -30,476,000 -19,089,000 -3,008,000  -794,000   -2,297,000        -979,000  -628,000 -389,000      -118,000   -760,000    -729,000     -1,131,000 516,500 -2,718,000         -2,303,000           
      income tax benefit
       -3,978,000                                                        23,802,000 27,886,000 24,331,000  418,750 -5,549,000 7,749,000                       
      capital project assets write-off
          292,315,000                                                                                  
      loss on sale of interest in properties
                  8,400,000                                                                          
      basic earnings per share
            2.58 5.54 10.57 9.67 7.66 3.47 2.16 -0.03 -3.36 3.63 0.85 0.79 0.92 0.81 1.01 0.85 1.46 1.46 1.26 1.29 1.21 2.76 1.19        2.03        0.71 1.89 1.11 0.98 0.95 0.74 1.11 0.42 1.21 1.12 1.29 1.24 1.16 0.93 1.03 0.9 0.69 0.68 0.57 0.42 0.28 0.15 0.62 0.68 0.69 0.61 0.62 0.57      0.56 0.69 0.53       
      diluted earnings per share
            2.57 5.52 10.51 9.61 7.61 3.46 2.15 -0.04 -3.36 3.62 0.84 0.79 0.92 0.8 1.01 0.86 1.46 1.45 1.26 1.278 1.2 2.73 1.18        2.02        0.71 1.88 1.11 0.98 0.94 0.75 1.1 0.42 1.2 1.11 1.28 1.23 1.15 0.92 1.02 0.89 0.69 0.68 0.57 0.42 0.28 0.15 0.61 0.67 0.68 0.6 0.61 0.55      0.55 0.67 0.52       
      loss on sale of business/interest in properties
                                                                                            
      gain on sale of business
                   -107,106,000 984,000 -429,408,000          -54,676,250  -218,705,000                                                           
      other expense
                   -157,967,500 -643,196,000                                                                        
      other expenses
                       -57,557,000 -3,661,000         -5,223,000    -2,710,000                 -4,209,000                                      
      cash dividends declared per share of common stock
                               0.251 0.335 0.335 0.335 0.24 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.229 0.305 0.305 0.305 0.218 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.275 0.275 0.275 0.275 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.175 0.165 0.165 0.165 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.079  0.21       0.31 0.15 0.15  0.145 0.29   
      gain on sales of businesses
                                         -974,000 -121,324,000                                                  
      acquisition and integration related costs
                                       13,047,000 6,749,000 19,030,000 21,356,000 19,609,000 42,798,000 24,166,000 59,523,000 15,054,000 10,261,000                                            
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
                                   141,926,000 129,644,000 121,771,000 53,457,000 70,185,000 111,953,000 105,396,000  154,865,000 81,714,000 70,711,000 50,897,000 -48,748,000 91,106,000 100,528,000                                           
      income from continuing operations before equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
                                   -236,295,000 111,149,000 98,641,000 41,486,000 35,457,000 99,559,000 81,740,000  173,914,000 64,822,000 53,572,000 36,757,000 -20,532,000 79,369,000 78,755,000                                           
      net income from continuing operations
                                   -207,071,000 130,193,000 113,689,000 62,657,000 50,304,000 114,512,000 95,586,000  182,677,000 70,872,000 59,366,000 47,149,000 -12,990,000 88,019,000 89,404,000                                           
      income from discontinued operations
                                       559,974,000 23,185,000 -398,340,000      -1,058,000 -6,679,000 -60,025,000                                           
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                            
      continuing operations
                                   -1.97 1.07 0.93 0.46 0.37 0.93 0.74  1.56 0.58 0.46 0.4 -0.22 1.02 1.05                                           
      discontinued operations
                                       4.99 0.21 -3.54      -0.01 -0.09 -0.76                                           
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                            
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                            
      restructuring and other
                                            -6,804,000                                                
      restructuring and other charges
                                               5,322,000 293,000 8,175,000 17,000,000     10,474,000 6,508,000 94,703,000         6,958,000                          
      other incomes
                                               -1,613,500 -6,618,000     -1,697,000    -688,000                                   
      income before income taxes and equity in net income of
                                                                                            
      unconsolidated investments
                                                   82,024,000 119,780,000                                        
      income before equity in net income of unconsolidated
                                                                                            
      investments
                                                   63,295,000 92,506,000                                        
      port de bouc charges
                                                                   3,098,250  12,393,000                       
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
                                                                 91,308 91,386  91,588 91,474 91,380      95,245 95,272 95,288,000  47,377,000 47,345,000 47,077,000          
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted
                                                                 92,111 92,193  92,174 92,011 91,797      97,106 97,256 97,504,000  48,649,000 48,580,000 48,285,000          
      income before income tax expense and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
                                                                  71,338,000    21,522,000                      
      restructuring charges
                                                                                            
      severance charges
                                                                       819,500   3,278,000                  
      dayton facility closure charge
                                                                           -44,000  4,944,000               
      income before income tax expense, minority interests and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
                                                                       -28,690,000 64,359,000 71,287,000 76,444,000 70,829,000 67,864,000 65,473,000 73,634,000              
      income before minority interests and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
                                                                       17,216,000 54,481,000 58,385,000 59,818,000 58,683,000 57,431,000 49,888,000 56,698,000 63,390,000 3,082,000 32,603,000 32,125,000          
      minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                       -5,232,000 -4,587,000 -5,396,000 -3,585,000 -5,290,000 -4,613,000 -2,746,000 -4,951,000 -4,405,000 -5,176,000 -394,000 -3,225,000 -2,063,000         
      weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic
        117,516       117,120    115,841    106,402    105,949                    78,696    83,839    89,189                 91,074 91,182                   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted
        117,516       117,793    116,536    106,808    106,321                    79,102    84,322    89,884                 92,265 92,367                   
      loss on thann facility divestiture
                                                                               22,293,750 89,175,000            
      basic earnings per-share
                                                                              610 422.5 50 920 730          
      diluted earnings per-share
                                                                              600 412.5 50 890 710          
      cash dividends declared per-share of common stock
                                                                              105 127.5 180 165 165          
      benefit plan curtailment gain and other special charges
                                                                                            
      income before income taxes, minority interests and equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
                                                                               66,542,000 -20,248,000 43,644,000 43,462,000          
      income taxes
                                                                                 11,041,000 11,337,000  13,948,000 11,140,000 4,291,000 -1,097,000 8,716,000 5,095,000   
      acquisition-related cost
                                                                                       13,400,000     
      special items
                                                                                    -4,868,000    550,000 4,507,000   
      income before income taxes and minority interests
                                                                                   32,857,000         
      income (taxes) benefits
                                                                                   -4,502,000         
      income after income taxes and before minority interests
                                                                                   28,355,000         
      other (expenses) income, net including minority interest
                                                                                    -950,000        
      income before income taxes
                                                                                    46,006,000 35,459,000       
      reduction in force adjustments
                                                                                      1,214,500 -199,000     
      equity in net income (losses) of unconsolidated investments
                                                                                     7,392,000       
      other (expenses), net including minority interest
                                                                                     -996,000       
      research and development (r & d) expenses
                                                                                      4,692,000 9,101,000     
      purchased in-process r & d charges
                                                                                      750,000 3,000,000     
      equity in unconsolidated investments
                                                                                      623,500 1,826,000     
      other income, net including minority interest
                                                                                      -1,268,000 -16,977,000 2,702,000 -1,083,000   
      income before income tax and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                                      11,979,000 -270,000 29,484,000 18,702,000   
      income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                                      19,637,000 827,000 20,768,000 13,607,000   
      cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                                            
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        assets
                                                                                              
        current assets:
                                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,089,809,000 1,931,758,000 1,806,829,000 1,518,511,000 1,192,230,000 1,664,519,000 1,830,227,000 2,055,813,000 1,601,668,000 1,599,738,000 1,586,734,000 1,499,142,000 1,382,803,000 930,596,000 463,325,000 439,272,000 595,049,000 823,572,000 569,859,000 746,724,000 702,073,000 736,696,000 553,228,000 613,110,000 317,823,000 398,183,000 465,274,000 555,320,000 641,226,000 908,144,000 692,188,000 1,137,303,000 1,045,339,000 1,006,945,000 1,254,536,000 2,269,756,000 233,599,000 193,661,000 252,382,000 213,734,000 234,490,000 207,238,000 261,421,000 2,489,768,000 653,120,000 515,119,000 524,043,000 477,239,000 401,427,000 314,659,000 434,904,000 477,696,000 402,642,000 461,751,000 519,359,000 469,416,000 481,258,000 490,715,000 441,013,000 529,650,000 424,673,000 324,123,000 267,317,000 308,791,000 260,434,000 172,476,000 183,899,000 253,303,000 207,211,000 168,482,000 135,130,000 130,551,000 101,281,000 200,406,000 125,016,000 149,499,000 89,575,000 98,995,000 67,100,000 47,859,000 98,288,000 73,780,000 46,390,000 60,817,000 38,653,000 50,521,000 35,173,000 37,636,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses
      522,715,000 733,477,000 766,433,000 670,775,000 742,201,000 749,792,000                                                                                   
        other accounts receivable
      136,767,000 107,701,000 113,305,000 137,080,000 238,384,000 268,696,000 412,181,000 438,507,000 528,744,000 426,780,000 312,560,000 185,819,000 135,709,000 124,409,000 71,225,000 66,184,000 56,298,000 58,256,000 60,558,000 61,958,000 61,522,000 76,957,000 73,765,000 67,551,000 86,556,000 105,207,000 57,019,000 52,059,000 41,961,000 44,451,000 43,410,000 37,937,000 50,071,000 51,306,000 54,486,000 41,985,000 50,250,000 44,437,000 87,239,000 79,877,000 76,271,000 72,241,000 83,033,000 49,423,000 41,261,000 39,413,000 34,919,000 45,094,000 37,507,000 43,403,000 47,133,000 43,844,000 39,914,000 36,887,000 39,063,000 36,199,000 45,788,000 37,389,000 44,866,000 33,772,000 31,544,000 26,422,000 31,388,000 35,023,000 32,226,000 29,338,000 34,413,000 47,157,000 54,825,000 61,734,000 52,038,000 54,686,000 68,966,000 41,756,000 82,227,000              
        inventories
      1,346,960,000 1,532,622,000 1,640,925,000 1,656,365,000 1,502,531,000 1,657,688,000 1,800,114,000 1,904,827,000 3,404,212,000 3,658,623,000 3,180,825,000 2,076,031,000 1,614,299,000 1,216,213,000 1,013,793,000 812,920,000 745,598,000 732,563,000 685,779,000 750,237,000 828,080,000 851,256,000 853,500,000 768,984,000 802,434,000 814,022,000 756,193,000 700,540,000 727,381,000 665,522,000 666,567,000 592,781,000 610,212,000 565,894,000 518,936,000 450,263,000 504,984,000 517,052,000 531,230,000 508,728,000 629,393,000 602,025,000 620,177,000  367,911,000 370,564,000 420,299,000  485,804,000 451,998,000 433,061,000  491,930,000 499,680,000 460,810,000  474,787,000 443,253,000 402,967,000  373,406,000 324,695,000 333,832,000  364,169,000 385,916,000 440,211,000  521,257,000 558,820,000 501,897,000  446,298,000 409,914,000 390,515,000  385,804,000 415,719,000 403,951,000          
        other current assets
      162,932,000 249,347,000 177,695,000 124,551,000 166,916,000 328,915,000 397,630,000 549,540,000 411,926,000 425,358,000 225,541,000 234,955,000 129,043,000 116,671,000 129,407,000 132,683,000 160,415,000 81,741,000 93,844,000 116,427,000 119,171,000 109,874,000 155,985,000 162,813,000 125,902,000 94,417,000 105,148,000 84,790,000 98,221,000 93,921,000 113,763,000 136,064,000 101,626,000 92,382,000 53,836,000 58,579,000 72,027,000 70,317,000 68,519,000 71,351,000 162,460,000 134,238,000 94,947,000 66,086,000 62,690,000 55,505,000 70,162,000 77,669,000 60,762,000 63,976,000 80,579,000 78,655,000 73,428,000 74,097,000 63,536,000 63,138,000 53,362,000 64,498,000 55,891,000 54,678,000 43,254,000 47,883,000 57,417,000 46,575,000 52,376,000 51,557,000 63,639,000 59,005,000                     
        current assets held for sale
                                                                                              
        total current assets
      3,259,183,000 4,554,905,000 4,505,187,000 4,107,282,000 3,842,262,000 4,669,610,000 5,225,705,000 5,822,725,000 7,125,562,000 7,454,777,000 6,657,575,000 5,186,917,000 4,296,971,000 3,350,104,000 2,336,483,000 2,007,981,000 2,078,106,000 2,151,354,000 2,009,394,000 2,206,184,000 2,227,012,000 2,292,409,000 2,155,181,000 2,225,109,000 1,969,752,000 2,036,637,000 1,987,176,000 1,998,421,000 2,059,577,000 2,283,070,000 2,158,725,000 2,477,563,000 2,327,324,000 2,204,448,000 2,390,254,000 3,306,618,000 1,557,703,000 1,527,760,000 1,615,391,000 1,831,003,000 1,720,915,000 1,654,081,000 1,686,543,000 3,348,850,000 1,508,307,000 1,525,883,000 1,477,402,000 1,482,915,000 1,394,706,000 1,281,878,000 1,403,500,000 1,407,313,000 1,386,852,000 1,451,675,000 1,469,556,000 1,355,620,000 1,449,354,000 1,455,696,000 1,346,374,000 1,348,198,000 1,212,062,000 1,081,086,000 1,063,631,000 1,032,087,000 1,002,753,000 912,673,000 1,001,579,000 1,178,923,000 1,214,570,000 1,204,144,000 1,143,447,000 1,053,438,000 1,011,374,000 1,028,807,000 981,103,000 960,854,000 932,254,000 933,101,000 899,752,000 854,715,000 857,558,000 841,911,000 747,410,000 740,366,000 482,658,000 487,500,000 481,369,000 413,064,000 
        property, plant and equipment, at cost
      11,822,899,000 12,902,998,000 12,792,572,000 12,660,018,000 12,523,368,000 12,376,369,000 12,788,646,000 12,587,763,000 10,929,150,000 10,396,965,000 9,830,257,000 9,354,330,000 8,713,771,000 8,465,403,000 8,238,317,000 8,074,746,000 7,783,962,000 7,596,684,000 7,433,593,000 7,427,641,000 7,284,575,000 7,138,969,000 6,973,817,000 6,817,843,000 5,406,123,000 5,248,994,000 4,983,385,000 4,799,063,000 4,571,779,000 4,375,335,000 4,247,345,000 4,124,335,000 4,167,065,000 4,049,070,000 3,965,656,000 3,910,522,000 3,890,254,000 3,846,686,000 3,929,319,000 3,881,162,000 4,096,921,000 4,073,722,000 4,021,633,000 2,620,670,000 2,623,271,000 2,628,376,000 2,975,692,000 2,972,084,000 2,934,613,000 2,895,949,000 2,850,731,000 2,818,604,000 2,830,268,000 2,725,084,000 2,681,153,000 2,619,428,000 2,570,256,000 2,540,701,000 2,506,233,000 2,440,178,000 2,429,616,000 2,365,696,000 2,388,195,000 2,406,129,000 2,416,735,000 2,379,310,000 2,318,778,000 2,322,996,000 2,365,221,000 2,394,230,000 2,373,532,000 2,314,509,000 2,276,046,000 2,210,317,000 2,181,675,000 2,169,433,000 2,131,189,000 2,269,096,000 2,228,062,000 2,194,471,000 2,068,336,000 2,091,106,000 2,064,585,000 2,019,845,000 1,617,082,000 1,603,415,000 1,605,048,000 1,497,989,000 
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
      3,297,806,000 3,680,755,000 3,539,678,000 3,356,979,000 3,191,898,000 3,117,917,000 2,951,614,000 2,831,728,000 2,620,535,000 2,542,424,000 2,476,768,000 2,391,333,000 2,288,664,000 2,257,379,000 2,209,664,000 2,165,130,000 2,128,485,000 2,086,085,000 2,043,264,000 2,073,016,000 2,041,851,000 2,002,612,000 1,947,848,000 1,908,370,000 1,882,086,000 1,858,369,000 1,813,195,000 1,777,979,000 1,746,414,000 1,705,675,000 1,678,139,000 1,631,025,000 1,682,780,000 1,632,241,000 1,584,276,000 1,550,382,000 1,545,287,000 1,500,554,000 1,439,779,000 1,396,424,000 1,496,069,000 1,455,185,000 1,404,606,000 1,388,802,000 1,392,997,000 1,388,790,000 1,635,354,000 1,615,015,000 1,585,637,000 1,562,184,000 1,532,972,000 1,522,033,000 1,577,129,000 1,548,114,000 1,513,931,000 1,489,948,000 1,479,359,000 1,477,261,000 1,466,228,000 1,433,865,000 1,419,752,000 1,388,352,000 1,385,437,000 1,379,246,000 1,374,405,000 1,348,181,000 1,313,654,000 1,310,648,000 1,331,404,000 1,330,795,000 1,308,764,000 1,275,966,000 1,252,365,000 1,220,437,000 1,194,785,000 1,188,858,000 1,166,838,000 1,282,606,000 1,253,991,000 1,211,712,000 1,186,029,000 1,181,644,000 1,168,601,000 1,130,671,000 1,107,215,000 1,089,903,000 1,078,043,000 978,918,000 
        net property, plant and equipment
      8,525,093,000 9,222,243,000 9,252,894,000 9,303,039,000 9,331,470,000 9,258,452,000 9,837,032,000 9,756,035,000 8,308,615,000 7,854,541,000 7,353,489,000 6,962,997,000 6,425,107,000 6,208,024,000 6,028,653,000 5,909,616,000 5,655,477,000 5,510,599,000 5,390,329,000 5,354,625,000 5,242,724,000 5,136,357,000 5,025,969,000 4,909,473,000 3,524,037,000 3,390,625,000 3,170,190,000 3,021,084,000 2,825,365,000 2,669,660,000 2,569,206,000 2,493,310,000 2,484,285,000 2,416,829,000 2,381,380,000 2,360,140,000 2,344,967,000 2,346,132,000 2,489,540,000 2,484,738,000 2,600,852,000 2,618,537,000 2,617,027,000 1,231,868,000 1,230,274,000 1,239,586,000 1,340,338,000 1,357,069,000 1,348,976,000 1,333,765,000 1,317,759,000 1,296,571,000 1,253,139,000 1,176,970,000 1,167,222,000 1,129,480,000 1,090,897,000 1,063,440,000 1,040,005,000 1,006,313,000 1,009,864,000 977,344,000 1,002,758,000 1,026,883,000 1,042,330,000 1,031,129,000 1,005,124,000 1,012,348,000 1,033,817,000 1,063,435,000 1,064,768,000 1,038,543,000 1,023,681,000 989,880,000 986,890,000 980,575,000 964,351,000 986,490,000 974,071,000 982,759,000 882,307,000 909,462,000 895,984,000 889,174,000 509,867,000 513,512,000 527,005,000 519,071,000 
        investments
      1,022,707,000 914,040,000 890,384,000 1,124,777,000 1,117,739,000 1,179,598,000 1,160,674,000 1,259,001,000 1,254,041,000 1,621,424,000 1,391,229,000 1,150,553,000 1,158,535,000 903,861,000 937,619,000 897,708,000 902,504,000 907,080,000 663,448,000 656,244,000 603,745,000 614,145,000 543,670,000 579,813,000 551,657,000 541,014,000 563,030,000 528,722,000 535,292,000 519,518,000 524,687,000 534,064,000 530,227,000 505,242,000 493,406,000 457,533,000 468,765,000 458,650,000 476,701,000 455,417,000 453,869,000 605,442,000 652,972,000 194,042,000 196,512,000 224,050,000 219,076,000 212,178,000 208,077,000 206,755,000 215,900,000 207,141,000 199,864,000 196,095,000 209,406,000 198,427,000 201,051,000 216,983,000 207,379,000 180,690,000 174,528,000 160,042,000 157,054,000 146,084,000 145,090,000 139,000,000 122,329,000 121,951,000 138,845,000 148,175,000 137,631,000 128,170,000 124,594,000 127,721,000 120,143,000 111,633,000 114,012,000 109,904,000 101,088,000 97,930,000 128,027,000 125,510,000 170,957,000      
        other assets
      636,574,000 736,279,000 737,587,000 628,277,000 504,711,000 463,690,000 320,598,000 329,283,000 328,518,000 269,694,000 243,405,000 250,558,000 217,057,000 230,346,000 240,279,000 252,239,000 251,786,000 256,081,000 212,258,000 219,268,000 211,534,000 213,223,000 219,202,000 213,061,000 200,858,000 186,592,000 211,073,000 80,135,000 78,054,000 75,108,000 78,619,000 74,164,000 148,573,000 161,240,000 146,497,000 142,320,000 185,943,000 182,231,000 194,811,000 216,998,000 191,349,000 183,949,000 180,212,000 160,956,000 160,291,000 156,363,000 152,786,000 160,229,000 149,076,000 150,047,000 151,742,000 154,836,000 155,734,000 115,156,000 110,329,000 116,871,000 112,178,000 123,254,000 123,364,000 125,878,000 122,853,000 114,011,000 111,535,000 123,259,000 138,504,000 134,106,000 133,196,000 113,717,000 99,685,000 105,811,000 100,944,000 101,487,000                 
        goodwill
      1,488,404,000 1,490,869,000 1,670,927,000 1,606,144,000 1,582,714,000 1,637,758,000 1,600,938,000 1,613,534,000 1,606,077,000 1,634,823,000 1,634,152,000 1,617,627,000 1,467,848,000 1,542,767,000 1,575,617,000 1,597,627,000 1,623,471,000 1,640,720,000 1,629,169,000 1,665,520,000 1,603,049,000 1,571,280,000 1,559,055,000 1,578,785,000 1,534,241,000 1,566,464,000 1,561,092,000 1,567,169,000 1,590,906,000 1,585,500,000 1,643,746,000 1,610,355,000 1,616,478,000 1,586,450,000 1,544,574,000 1,540,032,000 1,484,182,000 1,472,553,000 2,931,293,000 2,893,811,000 2,811,086,000 2,769,619,000 2,709,670,000 243,262,000 251,964,000 265,231,000 283,364,000 284,203,000 279,668,000 272,773,000 269,714,000 276,966,000 271,566,000 265,649,000 278,915,000 273,145,000 281,404,000 295,371,000 287,264,000 272,238,000 278,390,000 261,203,000 278,689,000 292,721,000 297,490,000 288,207,000 263,912,000 278,767,000 287,496,000 296,286,000 287,885,000 270,185,000 263,236,000 248,411,000 253,412,000 251,100,000 242,718,000 250,986,000 243,719,000 247,548,000 269,195,000 234,631,000 190,175,000 140,590,000 36,488,000 36,700,000 36,832,000  
        other intangibles, net of amortization
      207,617,000 229,949,000 234,948,000 229,739,000 230,753,000 246,078,000 243,335,000 251,755,000 260,541,000 274,409,000 284,508,000 287,870,000 262,984,000 285,303,000 297,407,000 308,947,000 320,981,000 331,092,000 335,021,000 349,105,000 343,919,000 342,839,000 344,561,000 354,622,000 361,058,000 373,082,000 378,501,000 386,143,000 398,001,000 405,507,000 429,614,000 421,503,000 416,413,000 417,780,000 410,357,000 354,564,000 380,368,000 380,984,000 1,731,232,000 1,733,047,000 1,896,993,000 1,939,181,000 1,948,335,000 44,125,000 46,118,000 43,419,000 85,762,000 88,203,000 89,562,000 90,731,000 91,830,000 94,464,000 95,500,000 97,162,000 128,071,000 130,281,000 134,171,000 137,603,000 135,495,000 134,764,000 138,963,000 137,384,000 143,221,000 150,523,000 153,981,000 155,793,000 158,949,000 167,011,000 175,137,000 180,900,000 171,900,000 171,354,000 172,761,000 146,313,000 148,669,000 151,951,000 153,173,000 154,106,000 153,919,000 162,116,000 165,760,000 173,156,000 213,953,000 220,204,000 84,148,000 84,085,000 81,752,000  
        noncurrent assets held for sale
                        50,683,000            151,743,000 139,813,000     2,975,016,000 2,944,071,000                                                   
        total assets
      15,139,578,000 17,148,285,000 17,291,927,000 16,999,258,000 16,609,649,000 17,455,186,000 18,388,282,000 19,032,333,000 18,883,354,000 19,109,668,000 17,564,358,000 15,456,522,000 13,828,502,000 12,520,405,000 11,416,058,000 10,974,118,000 10,832,325,000 10,796,926,000 10,290,302,000 10,450,946,000 10,231,983,000 10,170,253,000 9,847,638,000 9,860,863,000 8,141,603,000 8,094,414,000 7,871,062,000 7,581,674,000 7,487,195,000 7,538,363,000 7,556,340,000 7,750,772,000 7,523,300,000 7,291,989,000 7,366,468,000 8,161,207,000 9,396,944,000 9,312,381,000 9,438,968,000 9,615,014,000 9,675,064,000 9,770,809,000 9,794,759,000 5,223,103,000 3,393,466,000 3,454,532,000 3,558,728,000 3,584,797,000 3,470,065,000 3,335,949,000 3,450,445,000 3,437,291,000 3,362,655,000 3,302,707,000 3,363,499,000 3,203,824,000 3,269,055,000 3,292,347,000 3,139,881,000 3,068,081,000 2,936,660,000 2,731,070,000 2,756,888,000 2,771,557,000 2,780,148,000 2,660,908,000 2,685,089,000 2,872,717,000 3,021,589,000 3,069,164,000 2,975,395,000 2,830,450,000 2,724,987,000 2,644,863,000 2,609,944,000 2,530,368,000 2,612,707,000 2,642,142,000 2,582,249,000 2,561,925,000 2,525,927,000 2,503,374,000 2,442,745,000 2,429,140,000 1,381,081,000 1,385,163,000 1,387,291,000 1,192,956,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                              
        current liabilities:
                                                                                              
        accounts payable to third parties
      677,151,000 780,377,000 737,317,000 778,658,000 793,455,000 1,070,717,000 1,138,975,000 1,165,955,000 1,812,168,000 1,960,068,000 1,758,254,000 1,533,624,000                                                                             
        accounts payable to related parties
      256,630,000 122,794,000 121,464,000 139,296,000 150,432,000 152,093,000 184,198,000 129,613,000 795,088,000 1,092,398,000 1,012,822,000 518,377,000                                                                             
        accrued expenses
      452,927,000 500,940,000 414,884,000 379,871,000 467,997,000 513,122,000 508,334,000 454,600,000 689,106,000 672,807,000 403,336,000 505,894,000 385,327,000 330,941,000 667,610,000 763,293,000 956,506,000 317,954,000 378,973,000 440,763,000 477,510,000 399,456,000 491,579,000 553,160,000 273,709,000 268,666,000 263,868,000 257,323,000 258,371,000 272,555,000 262,883,000 268,336,000 276,953,000 254,764,000 253,930,000 322,165,000 240,652,000 211,444,000 315,649,000 402,379,000 566,932,000 505,308,000 553,947,000 166,174,000 214,243,000 216,232,000 194,927,000 190,533,000 160,025,000 160,825,000 189,166,000 177,546,000 181,213,000 184,657,000 168,275,000 175,257,000 161,506,000 142,216,000 131,653,000 143,684,000 133,311,000 123,795,000 139,504,000 133,268,000 135,797,000 120,169,000 118,476,000 170,512,000 139,888,000 167,804,000 145,160,000 155,365,000 161,304,000 132,342,000 135,204,000 159,822,000 139,238,000 124,501,000 114,369,000 106,768,000 102,527,000 91,663,000 88,048,000 98,792,000 74,191,000 70,597,000 70,610,000 65,051,000 
        current portion of long-term debt
      74,628,000 445,384,000 444,911,000 410,477,000 398,023,000 3,012,000 3,213,000 5,076,000 162,351,000 6,247,000 2,167,000 2,128,000 251,216,000 251,304,000 503,795,000 389,920,000 611,000 623,000 616,000 804,677,000 603,787,000 406,201,000 35,615,000 187,336,000 539,960,000 490,691,000 425,684,000 307,294,000 286,188,000 208,681,000 39,216,000 422,012,000 382,358,000 307,109,000 314,500,000 247,544,000 400,892,000 493,705,000 484,754,000 677,345,000 284,368,000 428,000,000 471,809,000 711,096,000 368,268,000 377,521,000 18,063,000 24,554,000 19,602,000 9,355,000 9,228,000 12,700,000 12,572,000 12,572,000 14,462,000 14,416,000 12,795,000 12,885,000 9,097,000 8,983,000 10,182,000 8,603,000 8,390,000 36,310,000 27,721,000 26,771,000 26,256,000 26,202,000 24,614,000 21,173,000 19,285,000 16,627,000 18,774,000 18,387,000 7,181,000 50,731,000 51,743,000 51,562,000 51,824,000    45,047,000      
        dividends payable
      61,456,000 61,339,000 61,331,000 61,312,000 61,282,000 61,262,000 60,668,000 58,354,000 46,661,000 46,654,000 46,753,000 46,116,000 46,098,000 46,097,000 46,091,000 45,469,000 45,450,000 45,428,000 45,327,000 40,937,000 40,787,000 40,728,000 40,715,000 38,764,000 38,678,000 38,733,000 38,716,000 35,169,000 35,462,000 36,220,000 36,885,000 35,165,000 35,142,000 35,227,000 35,215,000 34,104,000 34,077,000 34,045,000 34,016,000 32,306,000 32,295,000 32,288,000 32,261,000 21,458,000 21,275,000 21,268,000 21,488,000 19,197,000 19,185,000 19,175,000 20,889,000 17,471,000 17,517,000 17,554,000 17,483,000 15,237,000 14,353,000 14,846,000 14,814,000 12,547,000 12,485,000 12,439,000 12,393,000 11,006,000 10,693,000 10,595,000 10,139,000 9,675,000 9,684,000 9,657,000 9,443,000 8,177,000 8,089,000 18,068,000 9,554,000 8,133,000 8,087,000 7,399,000 7,356,000    4,574,000    5,494,000 5,426,000 
        income taxes payable
      53,139,000 93,120,000 169,877,000 174,779,000 95,275,000 110,514,000 63,070,000 237,098,000 436,238,000 513,339,000 282,037,000 134,876,000 153,444,000 61,837,000 40,132,000 27,667,000 42,553,000 85,770,000 31,740,000 32,251,000 25,011,000 29,450,000 28,116,000 32,461,000 17,238,000 23,611,000 46,191,000 60,871,000 72,759,000 63,763,000 45,977,000 54,937,000 46,627,000 40,145,000 267,412,000 254,416,000 23,967,000 21,528,000 58,256,000 69,432,000 67,304,000 60,000,000 57,512,000 9,453,000 3,115,000 4,691,000 5,260,000 8,015,000 19,128,000 7,055,000 7,472,000 4,426,000 4,646,000 3,615,000 8,875,000 11,796,000 20,816,000 19,109,000 15,474,000 23,780,000 22,119,000 9,528,000 5,040,000 2,393,000 7,084,000 7,979,000 9,733,000 7,645,000 11,014,000 16,017,000 11,749,000 23,931,000 31,160,000 7,839,000 16,621,000 61,775,000 8,461,000 23,914,000 15,229,000 59,973,000 54,712,000 43,555,000 33,667,000 26,600,000 33,018,000 26,406,000 22,346,000 19,095,000 
        current liabilities held for sale
                                                                                              
        total current liabilities
      1,575,931,000 2,003,954,000 1,949,784,000 1,944,393,000 1,966,464,000 1,910,720,000 1,958,458,000 2,050,696,000 3,941,612,000 4,291,513,000 3,505,369,000 2,741,015,000 2,487,951,000 1,781,762,000 2,103,338,000 1,874,335,000 1,591,042,000 984,928,000 953,256,000 1,801,849,000 1,612,739,000 1,420,803,000 1,192,926,000 1,408,996,000 1,421,243,000 1,399,981,000 1,278,191,000 1,183,173,000 1,127,009,000 1,041,661,000 868,860,000 1,200,925,000 1,103,017,000 983,662,000 1,207,947,000 1,140,103,000 1,076,834,000 1,159,058,000 1,225,098,000 1,616,685,000 1,322,548,000 1,368,078,000 1,456,344,000 1,139,886,000 812,710,000 815,914,000 423,199,000 436,363,000 410,837,000 375,583,000 434,251,000 385,009,000 382,512,000 413,303,000 433,362,000 401,178,000 402,394,000 394,413,000 381,611,000 364,177,000 347,744,000 317,148,000 350,942,000 353,264,000 341,872,000 291,892,000 322,896,000 438,367,000 377,410,000 429,992,000 408,638,000 402,917,000 401,263,000 353,531,000 368,690,000 482,949,000 416,902,000 419,634,000 397,287,000 431,354,000 400,747,000 391,116,000 373,746,000 817,391,000 237,250,000 216,785,000 210,071,000 165,007,000 
        long-term debt
      1,807,203,000 3,181,009,000 3,178,111,000 3,128,655,000 3,118,142,000 3,565,990,000 3,519,504,000 3,519,453,000 3,495,971,000 3,509,289,000 3,233,393,000 3,214,972,000 3,118,753,000 3,205,730,000 1,985,696,000 2,004,319,000 2,021,487,000 2,043,794,000 2,030,032,000 2,767,381,000 2,940,533,000 3,132,191,000 3,105,225,000 2,862,921,000 1,381,984,000 1,398,419,000 1,393,904,000 1,397,916,000 1,411,605,000 1,406,724,000 1,436,852,000 1,415,360,000 1,407,171,000 1,421,468,000 1,398,386,000 2,121,718,000 3,048,440,000 3,019,478,000 3,105,351,000 3,174,674,000 3,558,964,000 3,562,308,000 3,541,312,000 2,223,035,000 684,107,000 685,845,000 1,052,790,000 1,054,310,000 1,060,282,000 1,067,852,000 686,592,000 686,588,000 701,162,000 742,252,000 742,199,000 749,257,000 878,384,000 758,867,000 758,597,000 851,927,000 755,552,000 784,959,000 797,294,000 776,403,000 793,098,000 820,556,000 891,878,000 906,062,000 944,026,000 869,844,000 861,065,000 707,311,000 679,726,000 776,856,000 734,533,000 681,859,000 733,248,000 748,273,000 776,352,000 820,613,000 839,238,000 820,456,000 899,584,000 458,219,000 176,486,000 217,185,000 228,389,000 180,137,000 
        postretirement benefits
      45,075,000 31,915,000 32,103,000 31,908,000 31,930,000 25,959,000 25,925,000 26,382,000 32,797,000 32,792,000 33,062,000 32,751,000 42,681,000 43,079,000 43,397,000 43,693,000 47,020,000 47,371,000 47,817,000 48,075,000 49,926,000 50,362,000 50,673,000 50,899,000 45,752,000 46,025,000 45,862,000 46,157,000 51,669,000 51,936,000 52,090,000 52,003,000 50,446,000 50,512,000 50,619,000 50,538,000 49,157,000 49,265,000 49,427,000 49,647,000 55,401,000 55,727,000 55,298,000 56,424,000 52,872,000 52,909,000 53,195,000 53,903,000 59,730,000 59,940,000 60,341,000 60,815,000 53,232,000 53,184,000 57,293,000 57,588,000 54,560,000 54,443,000 54,716,000 55,014,000 53,288,000 53,505,000 53,938,000 53,851,000 47,985,000 47,905,000 47,700,000 47,803,000 42,334,000 42,458,000 42,750,000 43,159,000 58,182,000 58,059,000 57,874,000 59,324,000 60,621,000 60,709,000 62,768,000 64,636,000 65,056,000 70,685,000 69,775,000 77,236,000 68,162,000 68,299,000 66,969,000 64,943,000 
        pension benefits
      115,451,000 118,004,000 121,638,000 115,846,000 116,192,000 143,666,000 141,627,000 145,067,000 153,955,000 159,131,000 160,343,000 159,571,000 187,498,000 205,890,000 217,820,000 229,187,000 299,875,000 309,712,000 316,652,000 340,818,000 285,942,000 284,480,000 285,851,000 292,073,000 272,345,000 279,342,000 282,082,000 285,396,000 278,682,000 281,421,000 296,671,000 294,611,000 309,787,000 306,886,000 301,304,000 298,695,000 292,853,000 293,426,000 380,933,000 381,552,000 451,056,000 455,664,000 451,192,000 170,534,000 67,659,000 71,866,000 72,710,000 57,647,000 192,374,000 194,913,000 194,485,000 195,481,000 117,045,000 116,902,000 126,895,000 127,964,000 53,341,000 56,605,000 53,088,000 102,836,000 121,531,000 120,447,000 125,604,000 148,498,000 148,349,000 149,250,000 146,114,000 146,381,000 56,174,000 59,208,000 60,133,000 57,139,000 62,238,000 59,497,000 55,325,000 54,446,000 56,313,000 55,671,000 52,457,000 51,054,000 54,856,000 56,163,000 54,989,000 103,796,000     
        other noncurrent liabilities
      1,118,508,000 1,137,211,000 1,144,798,000 1,125,943,000 819,204,000 791,823,000 758,283,000 833,548,000 807,051,000 700,825,000 686,655,000 636,596,000 597,980,000 591,021,000 649,878,000 663,698,000 617,488,000 616,912,000 619,309,000 629,377,000 612,013,000 670,001,000 768,757,000 754,536,000 618,822,000 609,209,000 616,007,000 526,942,000 553,469,000 553,129,000 588,640,000 599,174,000 199,273,000 203,106,000 201,884,000 194,810,000 228,270,000 230,347,000 248,177,000 254,826,000 250,737,000 246,409,000 241,971,000 87,705,000 93,732,000 96,472,000 101,630,000 110,610,000 100,925,000 103,794,000 106,276,000 114,022,000 108,153,000 112,921,000 114,821,000 111,107,000 96,705,000 105,058,000 105,616,000 108,811,000 111,053,000 110,217,000 110,157,000 104,782,000 123,994,000 120,194,000 137,784,000 193,495,000 224,410,000 224,950,000 227,771,000 234,530,000 219,333,000 204,845,000 212,260,000 122,824,000 119,701,000 113,458,000 116,136,000 111,362,000 80,158,000 82,496,000 84,525,000 72,743,000 109,877,000 102,875,000 101,976,000 84,280,000 
        deferred income taxes
      369,294,000 407,134,000 366,509,000 378,171,000 358,029,000 526,367,000 501,330,000 657,468,000 289,529,000 328,078,000 486,466,000 480,770,000 429,012,000 391,948,000 380,877,000 353,279,000 360,181,000 428,438,000 380,683,000 394,852,000 405,449,000 406,255,000 402,681,000 397,858,000 393,120,000 387,035,000 390,977,000 382,982,000 378,484,000 366,212,000 369,115,000 370,389,000 414,034,000 426,564,000 422,356,000 412,739,000 783,270,000 799,009,000 735,111,000 736,317,000 761,844,000 766,713,000 801,312,000 56,884,000 95,115,000 106,436,000 127,603,000 129,188,000 68,768,000 68,474,000 66,260,000 63,368,000 99,268,000 70,501,000 81,555,000 77,903,000 113,048,000 120,842,000 123,585,000 109,570,000 109,451,000 95,332,000 77,800,000 81,441,000 80,578,000 77,977,000 73,073,000 74,838,000 123,474,000 134,031,000 125,718,000 107,089,000 88,641,000 100,035,000 96,874,000 100,868,000 196,219,000 214,111,000 205,385,000 175,303,000 193,659,000 210,890,000 248,751,000 236,152,000 134,330,000 139,597,000 143,665,000 128,849,000 
        noncurrent liabilities held for sale
                                    682,000 614,000     466,687,000 455,452,000                                                   
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                              
        equity:
                                                                                              
        albemarle corporation shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                              
        common stock, .01 par value...
      1,179,000 1,177,000 1,177,000 1,177,000  1,176,000 1,175,000 1,175,000 1,174,000 1,174,000 1,173,000  1,171,000 1,171,000 1,171,000  1,170,000 1,169,000 1,167,000  1,065,000 1,064,000 1,063,000  1,060,000 1,059,000 1,059,000  1,062,000 1,084,000 1,107,000  1,105,000 1,104,000 1,108,000  1,124,000 1,124,000 1,123,000  1,122,000 1,122,000 1,122,000  782,000 782,000    814,000 881,000  893,000 895,000 892,000  888,000 917,000 917,000  914,000 912,000 913,000  917,000 915,000 914,000  912,000 915,000 914,000  957,000 955,000 956,000  473,000 473,000 473,000 466,000 466,000 466,000  417,000 416,000 415,000   
        mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, no par value, 1,000 stated value, authorized – 15,000, issued and outstanding – 2,300 in 2026 and 2025
      2,235,105,000                                                                                        
        additional paid-in capital
      3,029,667,000 3,011,210,000 3,001,531,000 2,991,389,000 2,985,606,000 2,978,387,000 2,969,851,000 2,962,585,000 2,945,975,000 2,936,036,000 2,931,961,000 2,940,840,000 2,933,659,000 2,927,086,000 2,915,387,000 2,920,007,000 2,913,383,000 2,907,981,000 2,889,923,000 1,438,038,000 1,410,534,000 1,400,105,000 1,393,681,000 1,383,446,000 1,379,419,000 1,373,213,000 1,368,069,000 1,368,897,000 1,363,262,000 1,609,526,000 1,855,321,000 1,863,949,000 1,858,753,000 1,850,967,000 1,845,839,000 2,084,418,000 2,078,169,000 2,070,705,000 2,061,503,000 2,059,151,000 2,056,082,000 2,053,516,000 2,049,309,000 10,447,000 6,992,000 3,213,000 3,113,000 9,957,000 6,016,000 3,005,000 2,007,000 2,761,000 10,290,000 28,257,000 21,690,000 15,194,000 3,245,000 36,755,000 28,856,000 18,835,000 11,218,000 3,506,000 7,532,000 8,658,000 14,294,000 3,924,000   6,198,000 14,767,000 9,030,000 154,451,000 197,373,000 189,608,000 204,569,000 199,045,000 200,055,000 198,986,000 193,828,000 180,556,000 178,697,000 175,694,000 22,839,000 9,432,000 6,906,000 5,136,000 736,000 2,286,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -259,112,000 -368,592,000 -364,544,000 -633,136,000 -742,062,000 -469,770,000 -637,551,000 -597,205,000 -700,972,000 -517,946,000 -513,337,000 -560,662,000 -717,309,000 -507,138,000 -393,619,000 -392,450,000 -366,436,000 -328,001,000 -350,114,000 -326,132,000 -398,467,000 -431,131,000 -526,489,000 -395,735,000 -435,977,000 -349,411,000 -357,538,000 -350,682,000 -314,191,000 -301,679,000 -174,739,000 -225,668,000 -249,943,000 -296,833,000 -346,981,000 -412,412,000 -334,431,000 -375,456,000 -331,663,000 -421,288,000 -386,413,000 -316,406,000 -362,282,000          -192,415,000 -231,639,000 -187,981,000 -222,922,000 -130,782,000 -62,642,000 -85,640,000 -164,196,000 -117,766,000 -214,408,000 -146,902,000  -55,225,000 -89,691,000 -156,881,000                     -4,514,000 
        retained earnings
      4,843,335,000 5,117,213,000 5,367,257,000 5,433,704,000 5,481,692,000 5,495,697,000 6,653,979,000 6,930,868,000 7,651,638,000 7,396,045,000 6,792,938,000 5,601,277,000 4,515,115,000 3,664,172,000 3,303,661,000 3,096,539,000 3,145,999,000 3,584,400,000 3,205,408,000 3,155,252,000 3,111,749,000 3,054,434,000 3,009,749,000 2,943,478,000 2,892,057,000 2,775,940,000 2,660,684,000 2,566,050,000 2,478,711,000 2,384,645,000 2,118,621,000 2,035,163,000 2,288,904,000 2,205,592,000 2,137,703,000 2,121,931,000 1,554,160,000 1,460,242,000 1,809,342,000 1,615,407,000 1,473,698,000 1,440,845,000 1,421,234,000 1,410,651,000 1,450,618,000 1,399,342,000 1,493,916,000 1,500,358,000 1,363,970,000 1,292,993,000 1,744,100,000 1,744,684,000 1,989,586,000 1,908,177,000 1,888,336,000 1,798,117,000 1,714,220,000 1,750,998,000 1,651,976,000 1,560,519,000 1,488,369,000 1,407,480,000 1,338,503,000 1,287,983,000 1,237,077,000 1,196,402,000 1,169,352,000 1,165,503,000 1,170,296,000 1,125,066,000 1,074,394,000 1,023,022,000 974,349,000 915,256,000 881,466,000 838,162,000 783,727,000 789,964,000 754,456,000 703,151,000 676,864,000 659,248,000 641,914,000 628,557,000 627,742,000 613,012,000 611,430,000 571,551,000 
        total albemarle corporation shareholders’ equity
      9,850,174,000 9,996,113,000 10,240,526,000 10,028,239,000 9,961,517,000 10,240,595,000 11,222,559,000 11,532,802,000 9,897,815,000 9,815,309,000 9,212,735,000 7,982,627,000 6,732,636,000 6,085,291,000 5,826,600,000 5,625,266,000 5,694,116,000 6,165,549,000 5,746,384,000 4,268,227,000 4,124,881,000 4,024,472,000 3,878,004,000 3,932,250,000 3,836,559,000 3,800,801,000 3,672,274,000 3,585,321,000 3,528,844,000 3,693,576,000 3,800,310,000 3,674,549,000 3,898,819,000 3,760,830,000 3,637,669,000 3,795,062,000 3,299,022,000 3,156,615,000 3,540,305,000 3,254,392,000 3,144,489,000 3,179,077,000 3,109,383,000 1,359,465,000 1,456,741,000 1,502,981,000 1,604,751,000 1,627,361,000 1,467,095,000 1,352,994,000 1,797,997,000 1,833,598,000 1,808,354,000 1,705,690,000 1,722,937,000 1,591,277,000 1,587,571,000 1,726,028,000 1,596,109,000 1,416,074,000 1,382,735,000 1,197,490,000 1,200,046,000 1,205,696,000 1,197,063,000 1,111,550,000 1,013,385,000                      
        noncontrolling interests
      257,942,000 272,945,000 258,458,000 246,103,000 238,171,000 250,066,000 260,596,000 266,917,000 264,624,000 272,731,000 246,335,000 208,220,000 231,991,000 215,684,000 208,452,000 180,341,000 201,116,000 200,222,000 196,169,000 200,367,000 200,500,000 181,689,000 163,521,000 161,330,000 171,778,000 173,602,000 191,765,000 173,787,000 157,433,000 143,704,000 143,120,000 143,147,000 140,753,000 138,961,000 146,303,000 147,542,000 152,411,000 149,731,000 154,566,000 146,921,000 130,025,000 136,833,000 137,947,000 129,170,000 130,530,000 122,109,000 122,850,000 115,415,000 110,054,000 112,399,000 104,243,000 98,410,000 92,929,000 87,954,000 84,437,000 87,550,000 83,052,000 76,091,000 66,559,000 59,672,000 55,306,000 51,972,000 41,107,000 47,622,000 47,209,000 41,584,000 52,259,000                      
        total equity
      10,108,116,000 10,269,058,000 10,498,984,000 10,274,342,000 10,199,688,000 10,490,661,000 11,483,155,000 11,799,719,000 10,162,439,000 10,088,040,000 9,459,070,000 8,190,847,000 6,964,627,000 6,300,975,000 6,035,052,000 5,805,607,000 5,895,232,000 6,365,771,000 5,942,553,000 4,468,594,000 4,325,381,000 4,206,161,000 4,041,525,000 4,093,580,000 4,008,337,000 3,974,403,000 3,864,039,000 3,759,108,000 3,686,277,000 3,837,280,000 3,943,430,000 3,817,696,000 4,039,572,000 3,899,791,000 3,783,972,000 3,942,604,000 3,451,433,000 3,306,346,000 3,694,871,000 3,401,313,000 3,274,514,000 3,315,910,000 3,247,330,000 1,488,635,000 1,587,271,000 1,625,090,000 1,727,601,000 1,742,776,000 1,577,149,000 1,465,393,000 1,902,240,000 1,932,008,000 1,901,283,000 1,793,644,000 1,807,374,000 1,678,827,000 1,670,623,000 1,802,119,000 1,662,668,000 1,475,746,000 1,438,041,000 1,249,462,000 1,241,153,000 1,253,318,000 1,244,272,000 1,153,134,000 1,065,644,000                      
        total liabilities and equity
      15,139,578,000 17,148,285,000 17,291,927,000 16,999,258,000 16,609,649,000 17,455,186,000 18,388,282,000 19,032,333,000 18,883,354,000 19,109,668,000 17,564,358,000 15,456,522,000 13,828,502,000 12,520,405,000 11,416,058,000 10,974,118,000 10,832,325,000 10,796,926,000 10,290,302,000 10,450,946,000 10,231,983,000 10,170,253,000 9,847,638,000 9,860,863,000 8,141,603,000 8,094,414,000 7,871,062,000 7,581,674,000 7,487,195,000 7,538,363,000 7,556,340,000 7,750,772,000 7,523,300,000 7,291,989,000 7,366,468,000 8,161,207,000 9,396,944,000 9,312,381,000 9,438,968,000 9,615,014,000 9,675,064,000 9,770,809,000 9,794,759,000 5,223,103,000 3,393,466,000 3,454,532,000 3,558,728,000 3,584,797,000 3,470,065,000 3,335,949,000 3,450,445,000 3,437,291,000 3,362,655,000 3,302,707,000 3,363,499,000 3,203,824,000 3,269,055,000 3,292,347,000 3,139,881,000 3,068,081,000 2,936,660,000 2,731,070,000 2,756,888,000 2,771,557,000 2,780,148,000 2,660,908,000 2,685,089,000                      
        mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, no par value, 1,000 stated value, authorized – 15,000, issued and outstanding – 2,300 in 2025 and 2024
       2,235,105,000 2,235,105,000 2,235,105,000                                                                                     
        common stock
          1,176,000       1,172,000    1,170,000    1,069,000    1,061,000    1,056,000    1,105,000    1,125,000    1,122,000    780,000    801,000    889,000    888,000    916,000    915,000    910,000    947,000    949,000       419,000    412,000 417,000 
        mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, no par value, 1,000 stated value, authorized - 15,000, issued and outstanding - 2,300 in 2024 and 0 in 2023
          2,235,105,000                                                                                    
        mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, no par value, 1,000 stated value, authorized – 15,000, issued and outstanding – 2,300 in 2024 and 0 in 2023
           2,235,105,000 2,235,105,000 2,235,379,000                                                                                 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
            785,553,000 874,038,000 1,179,012,000 1,344,278,000 1,351,915,000 1,190,970,000 1,035,117,000 962,215,000 658,733,000 556,922,000 520,746,000 455,222,000 532,964,000 530,838,000 516,166,000 517,626,000 518,703,000 612,651,000 637,037,000 624,808,000 603,542,000 605,712,000 550,788,000 571,032,000 606,968,000 534,326,000 520,076,000 487,921,000 508,460,000 486,035,000 441,266,000 446,352,000 565,724,000 552,828,000 618,301,000 638,339,000 626,965,000 385,212,000 383,325,000 407,298,000  446,864,000  407,842,000 407,823,000 378,973,000 378,938,000 379,260,000 386,788,000 355,372,000 394,159,000 419,841,000 401,637,000 340,888,000 339,185,000 357,963,000 373,677,000 294,192,000 293,548,000 273,386,000 279,417,000 280,601,000 394,879,000 379,761,000 420,121,000 370,676,000 366,223,000 346,601,000 350,769,000 333,708,000 384,721,000 372,684,000 376,564,000 319,652,000 309,706,000 337,765,000 300,010,000      
        accounts payable
                  1,651,866,000 1,091,583,000 845,710,000 647,986,000 545,922,000 535,153,000 492,532,000 483,221,000 465,644,000 523,160,000 573,075,000 574,138,000 527,052,000 558,839,000 482,433,000 522,516,000 474,229,000 460,442,000 481,726,000 418,537,000 361,937,000 346,417,000 336,890,000 281,874,000 241,511,000 253,067,000 303,805,000 306,517,000 371,649,000 342,482,000 340,815,000 231,705,000 205,809,000 185,024,000 183,461,000 194,064,000 192,897,000 179,173,000 207,496,000 172,866,000 166,564,000 194,905,000 224,267,000 184,472,000 192,924,000 205,357,000 210,573,000 175,183,000 169,647,000 162,783,000 185,615,000 170,287,000 160,577,000 126,378,000 158,292,000 224,333,000 192,210,000 215,341,000 223,001,000 198,817,000 181,936,000 176,895,000 200,130,000 202,488,000 209,373,000 212,258,000 208,509,000 198,296,000 184,437,000 204,286,000 202,410,000 191,365,000 118,314,000 108,179,000 111,431,000 75,092,000 
        assets held for sale
                        66,390,000            35,829,000 39,152,000     255,577,000 255,941,000 110,297,000 404,485,000                                                 
        liabilities held for sale
                        4,068,000            2,173,000 1,938,000     135,735,000 145,269,000 28,618,000 128,706,000                                                 
        current operating lease liability
                           21,808,000 23,826,000 23,137,000 24,606,000 19,441,000 21,299,000                                                              
        inventories:
                                                                                              
        finished goods
                                                 262,769,000    340,863,000    325,762,000    311,869,000    279,365,000    241,127,000    395,919,000    348,274,000    282,634,000    298,922,000 274,782,000 254,656,000 248,253,000 201,724,000 142,359,000 137,242,000 154,594,000 116,164,000 
        raw materials
                                                 53,152,000    47,784,000    57,245,000    74,809,000    66,645,000    62,991,000    95,617,000    73,581,000    51,680,000    95,730,000 91,215,000 83,964,000 59,198,000 58,119,000 23,475,000 21,364,000 22,384,000 21,385,000 
        stores, supplies and other
                                                 42,440,000    47,402,000    45,138,000    44,817,000    43,200,000    43,388,000    47,321,000    50,971,000    43,988,000    36,864,000 30,829,000 31,050,000 31,306,000 29,550,000 25,980,000 27,868,000 27,725,000 23,256,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                 -62,413,000 -1,651,000 99,644,000 106,927,000 116,245,000 96,295,000 56,182,000 51,009,000 85,264,000            -91,860,000    -100,642,000 76,355,000 167,933,000 164,982,000 99,885,000 42,925,000 6,221,000  -10,058,000 45,448,000 40,863,000 23,107,000 23,430,000 36,186,000 36,160,000 46,203,000 25,197,000 19,912,000 21,859,000 23,643,000  
        assets of discontinued operations held for sale
                                                   137,984,000                                           
        liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale
                                                   11,178,000                                           
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2014 – 1,614;
                                                                                              
        2013 – 1,614)
                                                    427,979,000                                          
        and 80,053 in 2013
                                                    795,000                                          
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2013 – 1,537;
                                                                                              
        2012 – 1,641)
                                                      409,206,000                                        
        and 88,899 in 2012
                                                      814,000                                        
        albemarle corporation shareholder’s equity:
                                                                                              
        prepaid pension assets
                                                                          72,039,000 70,413,000 68,820,000 67,273,000 44,451,000 43,350,000 40,485,000 39,361,000 182,656,000 184,222,000 185,979,000 188,056,000 188,751,000 189,292,000 189,833,000 251,669,000 187,860,000 186,167,000 185,531,000 166,287,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                              
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                         1,065,771,000 1,253,761,000 1,308,681,000 1,249,320,000 1,278,305,000 1,215,604,000 1,112,040,000 1,084,388,000 1,028,098,000 1,029,703,000 1,030,286,000 971,864,000 907,603,000 892,213,000 871,568,000 711,375,000 663,603,000 654,976,000 640,422,000 636,221,000 569,740,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                         2,872,717,000 3,021,589,000 3,069,164,000 2,975,395,000 2,830,450,000 2,724,987,000 2,664,863,000 2,609,944,000 2,530,368,000 2,612,707,000 2,642,142,000 2,582,249,000 2,561,925,000 2,525,927,000 2,503,374,000 2,442,745,000 2,429,140,000 1,381,081,000 1,385,163,000 1,387,291,000 1,192,956,000 
        deferred income taxes and prepaid expenses
                                                                          36,398,000 35,347,000 34,261,000 24,699,000 28,606,000 30,130,000 32,576,000 33,000,000 26,763,000 20,738,000 20,733,000 20,729,000 15,569,000 23,852,000 20,712,000 16,459,000 13,523,000 16,658,000 15,467,000 17,534,000 
        inventories: - sum
                                                                             472,826,000    378,302,000    431,516,000 396,826,000 369,670,000 338,757,000 289,393,000 191,814,000 186,474,000 204,703,000 160,805,000 
        other assets, deferred charges and noncurrent deferred income taxes
                                                                              84,890,000 80,381,000 79,242,000 34,894,000             
        accumulated other comprehensive
                                                                                -2,603,000              
        other accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
                                                                                 66,345,000 45,391,000 24,965,000 31,404,000 34,959,000 37,169,000 36,844,000 41,541,000      
        other assets and deferred charges
                                                                                  23,543,000 23,333,000 23,721,000 28,801,000 34,329,000 29,412,000 34,433,000 187,137,000 80,060,000 77,199,000 74,802,000 59,363,000 
        long-term debt, current portion
                                                                                     59,303,000 45,048,000 45,051,000  495,047,000 44,000 47,000 190,000 343,000 
        dividends payable to shareholders
                                                                                     7,014,000 14,023,000 6,561,000  5,587,000 11,683,000 11,556,000   
        accounts receivables
                                                                                         373,697,000 238,668,000 233,847,000 226,026,000 197,089,000 
        goodwill and other intangibles net of amortization
                                                                                             35,171,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 
                                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        1,618,001,000 1,192,230,000 889,900,000 1,499,142,000 439,272,000 746,724,000 613,110,000 555,320,000 1,137,303,000 2,269,756,000 213,734,000 2,489,768,000 477,239,000 477,696,000 469,416,000 529,650,000 308,791,000 253,303,000 130,551,000 149,499,000 58,570,000 46,390,000 35,173,000 
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          net income
        328,977,000  35,193,000 49,298,000 85,111,000 -1,060,641,000 -176,594,000 16,647,000 320,693,000 676,439,000 1,276,703,000 1,161,786,000 931,206,000 440,592,000 281,547,000 10,469,000 -374,433,000 446,208,000 117,698,000 102,177,000 117,045,000 103,758,000 123,635,000 106,243,000 171,618,000 174,970,000 151,526,000 146,049,000 143,479,000 310,686,000 138,925,000 -207,071,000 130,193,000 113,689,000 62,657,000 610,278,000 137,697,000 -302,754,000 235,548,000 182,677,000 70,872,000 59,366,000 47,149,000 -14,048,000 81,340,000 29,379,000 64,235,000 161,346,000 97,844,000 91,128,000 89,516,000 72,239,000 104,236,000 41,238,000 112,414,000 103,944,000 122,958,000 123,694,000 113,767,000 89,339,000 97,020,000 86,086,000 64,914,000 65,216,000 57,329,000 40,132,000 26,946,000 13,111,000 56,175,000 61,655,000 63,261,000 58,620,000 59,099,000 53,863,000 58,108,000 62,977,000 2,289,000 43,327,000 34,376,000 26,292,000 32,058,000 24,319,000 19,637,000 827,000 20,768,000 13,607,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          depreciation and amortization
        157,805,000 164,483,000 168,731,000 161,754,000 163,106,000 163,502,000 138,279,000 123,751,000 105,445,000 93,085,000 87,271,000 85,561,000 77,713,000 70,993,000 66,574,000 68,235,000 62,082,000 61,423,000 62,260,000 61,770,000 58,679,000 57,841,000 53,694,000 56,766,000 54,487,000 52,948,000 49,283,000 50,187,000 49,707,000 50,474,000 50,330,000 52,841,000 49,895,000 49,122,000 45,070,000 49,670,000 47,994,000 67,953,000 60,552,000 59,704,000 68,903,000 67,483,000 63,986,000 25,228,000 25,630,000 24,905,000 27,809,000 27,893,000 27,660,000 26,573,000 25,244,000 24,592,000 24,979,000 25,214,000 24,235,000 24,827,000 24,616,000 24,306,000 23,004,000 24,092,000 23,075,000 23,710,000 24,701,000 25,974,000 24,135,000 24,629,000 25,775,000 30,130,000 27,513,000 27,500,000 26,542,000 27,031,000 26,066,000 26,409,000 27,349,000 26,935,000 28,349,000 27,040,000 30,626,000 28,505,000 28,647,000 29,045,000 27,980,000 26,326,000 21,396,000 21,566,000 
          loss on sale of business
        95,018,000                                                                                      
          gain on sale of equity investment
        -42,300,000                                                                                      
          stock-based compensation and other
        7,883,000 10,980,000 10,102,000 6,966,000 7,698,000 9,004,000 6,122,000 9,317,000 9,448,000 9,477,000 10,540,000 5,825,000 9,417,000 10,987,000 4,245,000 5,452,000 6,243,000 5,865,000 2,560,000 6,973,000 6,099,000 7,264,000 2,501,000 4,511,000 5,033,000                                                              
          equity in net income of unconsolidated investments
        -96,293,000 -60,640,000 -78,258,000 -64,286,000 -18,997,000 -229,058,000 -286,878,000 -180,500,000 -470,306,000 -551,051,000 -396,188,000 -322,799,000 -258,884,000 -128,156,000 -62,436,000 -33,555,000 -27,706,000 -17,998,000 -16,511,000 -43,649,000 -26,154,000 -31,114,000 -26,604,000 -22,841,000 -33,236,000 -38,310,000 -35,181,000 -27,537,000 -22,081,000 -18,969,000 -20,677,000 -29,224,000 -19,044,000 -15,048,000 -21,171,000 -15,310,000 -15,363,000 -14,295,000 -16,566,000 -8,763,000 -6,050,000 -5,794,000 -10,392,000 -7,542,000 -8,650,000 -10,649,000 -8,901,000 -6,421,000 -5,338,000 -9,709,000 -10,261,000 -8,834,000 -7,935,000 -12,712,000 -8,586,000 -6,636,000 -9,500,000 -14,787,000 -12,831,000 -8,025,000 -9,179,000 -10,495,000 -10,276,000 -4,360,000 -5,809,000 -6,204,000 -5,949,000 -1,151,000 -6,281,000 -8,666,000 -7,028,000 -5,218,000 -6,281,000 -6,721,000 -6,361,000 -4,056,000 -4,383,000 -11,118,000 -5,476,000 -4,124,000       
          dividends received from unconsolidated investments and nonmarketable securities
         21,283,000 7,430,000 60,335,000 10,575,000 77,432,000 220,170,000 50,756,000 859,786,000 531,887,000 547,552,000 450,344,000 193,931,000 117,796,000 39,168,000 35,017,000 15,954,000 22,470,000 4,950,000 26,852,000 48,325,000   8,764,000 2,691,000 57,257,000 3,034,000 24,621,000 2,749,000 4,583,000 25,462,000 27,486,000 3,446,000 5,903,000 2,551,000 8,777,000 3,460,000 31,322,000 200,000 2,763,000 11,623,000 42,478,000 3,048,000 2,834,000 25,910,000 8,859,000 3,085,000 2,743,000 5,290,000 13,040,000 559,000 3,664,000 6,475,000 12,586,000 4,183,000 4,963,000 5,668,000 10,833,000 2,221,000 4,495,000 3,106,000 3,637,000 5,176,000 4,985,000 7,108,000 1,991,000 3,961,000 4,557,000 3,429,000 4,013,000 1,295,000 5,123,000 2,276,000 2,767,000 1,851,000 8,665,000 1,245,000 3,150,000 570,000        
          pension and postretirement expense
        2,921,000 1,857,000 1,808,000 1,696,000  1,277,000 1,256,000 1,273,000            50,633,000 -1,663,000 -1,593,000 -1,719,000 29,874,000 586,000 477,000 578,000 13,118,000    -12,503,000 74,000 19,000 -26,000 33,635,000 4,521,000 2,001,000 1,389,000     111,735,000 4,029,000 1,248,000 16,669,000  1,578,000 1,570,000 1,582,000 48,715,000 9,657,000 9,046,000 10,024,000 6,610,000 6,880,000 7,208,000 6,463,000 5,019,000 5,287,000 5,292,000 5,395,000 2,479,000 2,536,000 2,297,000 2,396,000 709,000 537,000                  
          pension and postretirement contributions
        -3,204,000 -5,915,000 -4,738,000 -5,196,000 -6,040,000 -3,911,000 -4,604,000 -4,824,000 -3,611,000 -5,807,000 -2,825,000 -5,183,000 -3,244,000 -3,795,000 -3,890,000 -6,108,000 -3,879,000 -4,937,000 -15,329,000 -6,111,000 -3,631,000 -579,000 -6,113,000 -5,750,000 -2,950,000 -4,223,000 -3,555,000 -4,168,000 -3,979,000 -3,541,000 -3,548,000 -3,734,000 -3,319,000 -3,397,000 -2,891,000 -6,419,000 -4,125,000 -5,300,000 -4,224,000 -4,940,000 -5,700,000 -4,987,000 -5,986,000 -3,198,000 -6,001,000 -2,177,000 -2,540,000 -3,402,000 -5,646,000 -2,505,000 -1,741,000 -1,905,000 -15,093,000 -2,085,000 -2,527,000 -2,218,000 -1,804,000 -3,802,000 -51,949,000 -52,966,000 -3,611,000 -1,319,000 -22,209,000 -29,084,000 -3,275,000 -4,797,000 -2,544,000 -31,274,000 -3,129,000                  
          unrealized loss on investments in marketable securities
        5,137,000 -9,939,000 -347,000 5,331,000 3,091,000 3,205,000 17,040,000 6,737,000 24,694,000 -15,702,000 -45,732,000                        -873,000    1,044,000                            942,000                    
          gain on early extinguishment of debt
        -12,591,000                                                                                      
          deferred income taxes
        -1,005,000 49,223,000 -33,238,000 -5,669,000 -117,629,000 16,310,000 -245,534,000 116,447,000 -38,044,000 -158,818,000 14,098,000 15,371,000 38,492,000 11,729,000 27,747,000 424,000 -66,632,000 47,092,000 -19,384,000 -9,896,000 -1,070,000 4,200,000 4,790,000 6,668,000 4,156,000 -4,010,000 7,580,000 5,764,000 12,692,000 1,641,000 29,067,000 -46,618,000 7,881,000   -383,607,000 -10,008,000 413,920,000 816,000 -82,705,000 -12,386,000 -8,362,000 -32,845,000 -40,535,000 -8,298,000 -20,253,000 4,139,000 57,750,000 2,204,000 -1,595,000 6,506,000 -12,451,000 3,690,000 -13,064,000 7,238,000 29,000 -3,735,000 -2,821,000 21,209,000 22,708,000 5,150,000 9,327,000 9,914,000 12,105,000 -3,963,000 -2,232,000 -4,190,000 -21,986,000 -1,429,000 600,000 10,767,000 2,822,000 -28,250,000 10,366,000 5,934,000   -3,002,000 7,420,000        
          working capital changes
        -144,430,000 143,240,000 -74,770,000 -21,992,000  362,257,000 513,257,000 -52,320,000 -176,634,000 -391,337,000 -764,071,000  -116,200,000 -668,639,000 -219,397,000  448,463,000 57,127,000 -49,185,000  -10,857,000 -174,309,000 17,730,000  -66,349,000 -100,299,000 -122,939,000  -40,624,000 3,861,000 -95,050,000  -45,775,000 -289,813,000 -63,325,000  28,332,000 -118,483,000 10,467,000  59,755,000 -73,813,000 28,881,000  25,785,000 23,409,000 39,826,000  13,665,000 -40,377,000 -12,641,000    -32,728,000  -11,612,000 -46,680,000 -52,116,000  22,784,000 -2,483,000 -74,296,000  64,300,000 45,756,000 -32,777,000  -37,136,000 -15,359,000 -63,541,000   -17,857,000 -80,516,000            
          noncurrent liability changes and other
        48,326,000 7,901,000 -39,116,000 357,146,000                                                                                   
          net cash from operating activities
        346,244,000 355,602,000 -7,203,000 545,383,000 674,000 240,548,000 362,892,000 97,954,000 628,853,000 73,707,000 720,980,000 952,247,000 895,291,000 -145,865,000 206,176,000 -146,329,000 104,733,000 227,904,000 157,949,000 337,200,000 253,797,000 52,863,000 155,054,000 373,736,000 146,350,000 144,372,000 54,916,000 169,224,000 153,084,000 102,303,000 121,554,000 229,135,000 129,299,000 -137,040,000 82,585,000 280,968,000 199,934,000 79,793,000 172,708,000 43,786,000 183,720,000 87,392,000 45,791,000 62,067,000 135,395,000 145,974,000 149,173,000 115,338,000 138,667,000 80,204,000 98,650,000 182,284,000 121,573,000 61,365,000 123,544,000 201,892,000 139,297,000 99,614,000 46,556,000         166,121,000 55,068,000 76,580,000 17,978,000 93,702,000 67,527,000 75,363,000 5,950,000 160,436,000 84,049,000 95,082,000 36,727,000 52,739,000   60,338,000 45,774,000 40,718,000 44,725,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                              
          capital expenditures
        -98,676,000 -132,164,000 -119,628,000 -182,624,000 -355,728,000 -303,126,000 -447,614,000 -579,322,000 -545,898,000 -503,687,000 -415,608,000 -445,712,000 -313,327,000 -270,909,000 -231,698,000 -300,928,000 -255,824,000 -217,232,000 -179,683,000 -229,106,000 -202,380,000 -204,462,000 -214,529,000 -243,340,000 -192,830,000 -199,494,000 -216,132,000 -228,316,000 -190,730,000 -149,130,000 -131,815,000 -130,184,000 -89,754,000 -43,622,000 -54,143,000 -55,353,000 -41,792,000 -41,389,000 -58,120,000 -63,081,000 -52,845,000 -54,982,000 -56,741,000 -33,894,000 -30,012,000 -23,003,000 -23,667,000 -20,318,000 -31,860,000 -47,833,000 -55,335,000 -62,165,000 -92,085,000 -71,839,000 -54,784,000 -63,463,000 -59,484,000 -35,733,000 -31,894,000         -36,269,000 -23,230,000 -20,098,000 -20,139,000 -27,478,000 -21,281,000 -23,740,000 -26,241,000 -26,744,000 -24,091,000 -27,994,000 -21,018,000 -14,405,000   -20,050,000 -17,968,000 -11,236,000 -8,398,000 
          free cash flows
        247,568,000 223,438,000 -126,831,000 362,759,000 -355,054,000 -62,578,000 -84,722,000 -481,368,000 82,955,000 -429,980,000 305,372,000 506,535,000 581,964,000 -416,774,000 -25,522,000 -447,257,000 -151,091,000 10,672,000 -21,734,000 108,094,000 51,417,000 -151,599,000 -59,475,000 130,396,000 -46,480,000 -55,122,000 -161,216,000 -59,092,000 -37,646,000 -46,827,000 -10,261,000 98,951,000 39,545,000 -180,662,000 28,442,000 225,615,000 158,142,000 38,404,000 114,588,000 -19,295,000 130,875,000 32,410,000 -10,950,000 28,173,000 105,383,000 122,971,000 125,506,000 95,020,000 106,807,000 32,371,000 43,315,000 120,119,000 29,488,000 -10,474,000 68,760,000 138,429,000 79,813,000 63,881,000 14,662,000         129,852,000 31,838,000 56,482,000 -2,161,000 66,224,000 46,246,000 51,623,000 -20,291,000 133,692,000 59,958,000 67,088,000 15,709,000 38,334,000   40,288,000 27,806,000 29,482,000 36,327,000 
          proceeds from sale of businesses, net of cash sold
        525,156,000                                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of investments
        123,270,000                                                                                      
          proceeds from settlement of foreign currency forward contracts
        -10,514,000 -26,722,000                                                                                     
          sales of marketable securities
        1,785,000 4,067,000 -410,000 3,381,000        -1,190,000 -270,000 -349,000 3,751,000 -633,000 -146,000 -692,000 5,245,000  -288,000 -1,093,000 2,589,000   -182,000 1,090,000   -449,000 10,000  242,000 -284,000 492,000 -517,000 -147,000 -222,000 1,191,000 -267,000 -168,000 -124,000 1,557,000  301,000 -1,509,000 2,151,000          -178,000 -65,000 1,872,000                            
          investments in equity investments and nonmarketable securities
        -59,000 -60,000 -60,000 -60,000 -53,000 -69,000 -74,000 -74,000                                                                               
          net cash from investing activities
        540,962,000 -152,979,000 362,915,000 -179,303,000 -327,810,000 -302,122,000 -450,003,000 -494,503,000 -662,925,000 -513,698,000 -539,008,000 -609,340,000 -313,337,000 -271,879,000 -228,093,000 -307,763,000 -256,646,000 72,543,000 -174,724,000 -220,052,000 -202,968,000 -205,685,000 -234,868,000 -1,064,133,000 -192,581,000 -199,716,000 -207,195,000 -227,989,000 -201,411,000 258,245,000 -132,540,000 -133,435,000 -95,393,000 -48,832,000 -80,143,000 2,832,356,000 -41,939,000 -38,177,000 168,248,000 -60,598,000 51,120,000 -58,401,000 -2,092,673,000 -67,613,000 67,508,000 -24,512,000 -21,516,000 -23,678,000 -31,414,000 -48,136,000 -54,514,000 -56,328,000 -104,591,000 -84,211,000 -56,031,000 -65,541,000 -64,799,000 -41,275,000 -41,321,000 -31,596,000 -14,707,000 -17,967,000 -27,921,000 -19,234,000 -28,387,000 -36,293,000 -37,716,000 -44,455,000 -59,842,000 -40,474,000 -18,933,000 -34,391,000 -45,055,000 -24,842,000 -28,642,000 -29,560,000 -63,480,000 -28,270,000 -23,810,000 -8,857,000 -22,479,000 -28,797,000 -49,058,000 -797,692,000 -8,155,000 -13,723,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                              
          repayments of long-term debt and credit agreements
        -1,296,595,000 -18,844,000 -19,488,000 -9,615,000 -28,036,000 -27,950,000 -27,434,000 -29,019,000    -250,000,000   1,157,000 -1,174,980,000                                                                    
          proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt and credit agreements
        18,396,000 18,844,000   28,036,000 27,950,000 27,434,000 29,019,000                                                                             
          other debt repayments
        -11,237,000 -1,267,000 -1,232,000 -1,195,000   -6,637,000 -620,753,000  -787,000 -713,000  -466,000 -223,986,000 -166,615,000   -157,000 -325,159,000                                                                    
          fees related to early extinguishment of debt
        -1,639,000             -1,158,000 -23,719,000             -46,959,000                                                    
          dividends paid to common shareholders
        -47,667,000 -47,655,000 -47,637,000 -47,607,000 -47,601,000 -47,013,000 -47,008,000 -46,908,000                                                                               
          dividends paid to mandatory convertible preferred shareholders
        -41,688,000 -41,688,000 -41,687,000 -41,688,000 -41,687,000 -41,683,000                                                                                 
          dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
        -37,462,000 -18,169,000 -18,000 -19,039,000   -26,248,000 -53,145,000 -17,683,000   -34,958,000 -17,480,000 -17,479,000 -26,219,000 -17,775,000 -14,286,000 -25,975,000 -18,250,000   -7,378,000 -7,378,000 -8,965,000 -9,861,000   -11,982,000 -6,821,000   -91,000 -14,913,000   -7,923,000                 -2,798,000 -6,000,000 -2,911,000                    
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
        8,917,000 308,000 1,186,000 260,000 28,000 86,000 36,000 81,000 1,193,000 735,000 436,000 419,000 2,172,000 1,885,000 13,152,000 1,183,000 23,512,000 6,116,000 614,000 10,195,000 1,609,000 529,000 2,676,000 1,331,000 1,014,000 642,000 646,000 1,227,000 3,674,000 1,167,000 2,170,000 2,622,000 1,840,000   175,000 252,000 90,000 358,000 1,100,000 1,255,000 1,043,000 593,000 2,197,000 1,720,000 1,171,000 6,547,000 10,861,000 2,569,000 1,127,000 21,000 877,000 205,000 2,456,000 2,908,000 793,000 978,000 70,000 1,876,000 1,544,000 663,000 533,000 3,398,000 1,490,000 4,504,000 5,003,000 10,952,000 7,701,000 838,000 1,901,000 10,955,000 189,000 409,000 2,295,000 5,145,000 1,976,000 1,287,000 3,499,000 
          withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions
        -3,939,000 -229,000 -37,000 -2,904,000 -999,000 -215,000 -58,000 -10,619,000 -1,256,000 -6,293,000 -18,617,000 -1,188,000 -1,567,000 -161,000 -10,422,000 -385,000 -708,000 -187,000 -6,860,000 -340,000 -784,000 -194,000 -3,825,000 -257,000 -204,000 -315,000 -10,255,000 -193,000 -587,000 -1,451,000 -15,009,000 -59,000 -148,000 -314,000 -7,855,000 -186,000 -26,000 -13,000 -1,969,000 -331,000 -44,000 -1,174,000 -76,000 -58,000 -182,000 -2,968,000 -51,000 -321,000 -334,000 -5,443,000 -126,000 -2,482,000 -6,516,000 -804,000 -553,000 -1,221,000 -551,000 -83,000 -796,000 -3,035,000 -74,000 -225,000 -39,000 -221,000 -4,577,000 -305,000 -949,000 -1,000 -10,156,000 -413,000 -3,406,000            
          other
        -438,000 -41,000 -14,000 -89,689,000 101,296,000 -95,635,000 -23,076,000 -10,119,000 -120,403,000 -15,987,000 5,635,000 6,428,000 -45,374,000 1,899,000 47,432,000 9,428,000 -9,196,000 5,857,000 75,973,000 69,123,000 75,062,000 -12,233,000 13,864,000 11,438,000 1,083,000 10,589,000 -31,466,000 9,337,000 -31,799,000 -4,541,000 438,823,000 -1,109,000 3,286,000 8,816,000 50,648,000 6,943,000 3,079,000 799,000 -13,321,000 716,000 6,498,000 -51,019,000 15,923,000 -12,391,000 3,541,000 -330,000 3,333,000 -526,000 1,556,000 311,000 14,399,000 -4,712,000 -954,000 8,171,000 -3,658,000 -1,172,000 -2,657,000 -4,700,000 -3,430,000 -2,625,000 -1,076,000 2,613,000 1,097,000 7,267,000 10,390,000 -2,032,000 -614,000 9,437,000 391,000 -5,608,000 -4,052,000 5,878,000 -2,681,000 -2,868,000 6,474,000 1,842,000 2,311,000 39,000 911,000 -244,000 1,562,000 4,700,000 9,314,000 -8,767,000 -835,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        -1,413,352,000 -90,531,000 -90,634,000 -120,006,000 -92,881,000 -109,966,000 -112,718,000 1,557,300,000 99,698,000 245,885,000 -118,676,000 -299,364,000 -65,278,000 918,910,000 57,619,000 308,649,000 -63,903,000 -51,285,000 -143,249,000 -101,937,000 -95,847,000 324,029,000 51,016,000 987,442,000 -6,722,000 -13,290,000 75,257,000 -13,598,000 -216,061,000 -118,585,000 -438,282,000 -8,601,000 3,539,000 -60,007,000 -1,021,799,000 -1,067,663,000 -115,405,000 -97,559,000 -297,276,000 -10,328,000 -201,665,000 -83,685,000 -182,647,000 1,859,078,000 -40,934,000 -128,201,000 -80,614,000 -19,008,000 -25,085,000 -159,921,000 -84,032,000 -53,943,000 -76,621,000 -24,600,000 -22,130,000 -137,646,000 -77,869,000 -10,341,000 -103,263,000 89,570,000 -37,928,000 -33,138,000 -26,442,000   -85,869,000 -26,677,000 -61,099,000   -1,464,000 -34,310,000 -121,528,000 19,841,000 -3,673,000      12,841,000 65,255,000 -23,492,000 771,107,000 -46,088,000 -15,195,000 
          net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents
        -2,046,000 12,837,000 23,240,000 80,207,000 -52,272,000 5,832,000 -25,757,000 5,162,000 -63,696,000 207,110,000 24,296,000 72,796,000 -64,469,000 -33,895,000 -11,649,000 -10,334,000 -12,707,000 4,551,000 -16,841,000 29,440,000 10,395,000 12,261,000 -31,084,000 -1,758,000 -27,407,000 1,543,000 -13,024,000 -13,543,000 -2,530,000 -26,007,000 4,153,000 4,865,000 949,000 -1,712,000 4,137,000 -9,504,000 -2,652,000 -2,778,000 -5,032,000 6,384,000 -5,923,000 511,000 1,182,000 -16,884,000 -23,968,000 -2,185,000 -239,000 3,160,000 4,600,000 7,608,000 -2,896,000 3,041,000 530,000 -10,162,000 4,560,000 -10,547,000 -6,086,000 1,704,000 9,391,000 -8,574,000 11,597,000 -8,149,000 -5,195,000 -4,739,000 702,000 4,325,000 -912,000 -14,475,000 -7,067,000 -1,126,000 6,998,000 4,269,000 -69,000 5,028,000 1,882,000 533,000 -2,845,000 4,371,000 1,221,000 1,925,000 -9,577,000 -6,625,000 -2,215,000 2,975,000 1,657,000 -459,000 
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -528,192,000 124,929,000 288,318,000 326,281,000 -472,289,000 -165,708,000 -225,586,000 1,165,913,000 1,930,000 13,004,000 87,592,000 116,339,000 452,207,000 467,271,000 24,053,000 -155,777,000 -228,523,000   44,651,000 -34,623,000           91,964,000   -1,015,220,000 2,036,157,000   38,648,000 -20,756,000 27,252,000 -54,183,000 -2,228,347,000 1,836,648,000 138,001,000 -8,924,000 46,804,000    -42,792,000    49,943,000 -11,842,000 -9,457,000   104,977,000 100,550,000   48,357,000 87,958,000 -11,423,000 -69,404,000 46,092,000 38,729,000 33,352,000 4,579,000 29,270,000 -99,125,000 75,390,000 -24,483,000 59,924,000 -9,420,000 31,895,000 8,530,000 -50,429,000 24,508,000 27,390,000 -14,427,000 22,164,000 -11,868,000 15,348,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        1,089,809,000 124,929,000 288,318,000 1,518,511,000  -165,708,000 -225,586,000 2,055,813,000 1,930,000 13,004,000 1,586,734,000  452,207,000 467,271,000 463,325,000  -228,523,000 253,713,000 569,859,000  -34,623,000 183,468,000 553,228,000  -80,360,000 -67,091,000 465,274,000  -266,918,000 215,956,000 692,188,000  38,394,000 -247,591,000 1,254,536,000  39,938,000 -58,721,000 252,382,000  27,252,000 -54,183,000 261,421,000  138,001,000 -8,924,000 524,043,000  86,768,000 -120,245,000 434,904,000  -59,109,000 -57,608,000 519,359,000  -9,457,000 49,702,000 441,013,000  100,550,000 56,806,000 267,317,000  87,958,000 -11,423,000 183,899,000  38,729,000 33,352,000 135,130,000  -99,125,000 75,390,000 125,016,000  -9,420,000 31,895,000 67,100,000 -50,429,000 24,508,000 73,780,000  22,164,000 -11,868,000 50,521,000 
          net loss
                                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          non-cash goodwill impairment charges
                                                                                              
          non-cash restructuring and asset write-offs
            -62,444,000                                                                                  
          realized loss on investments in marketable securities
            33,746,000                                                                               
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
         1,900,000                      10,356,000                                                            
          proceeds from sale of available for sale debt securities
                                                                                             
          proceeds from issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs
            2,236,750,000                                                                               
          loss on change in interest in properties/sale of business
                                                                                              
          inventory net realizable value adjustment
                                                                                              
          pension and postretirement benefit
                1,992,000 1,979,000 1,954,000  -4,026,000 -4,023,000 -4,250,000  -3,986,000 -4,239,000 -4,226,000           -903,000 -890,000                                                        
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                     1,157,000 27,798,000             52,801,000                                                    
          changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                              
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                                              
          decrease in inventories
                                                                                              
          decrease in other current assets
                                                                                              
          increase in accounts payable to third parties
                                                                                              
          increase in accounts payable to related parties
                                                                                              
          increase in accrued expenses and income taxes payable
                                                                                              
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                -34,967,000           -22,572,000     -3,760,000    -5,881,000 -11,783,000 -27,742,000                                                    
          sales (purchases) of marketable securities
            -1,131,000 1,073,000 -2,315,000 84,893,000                                                                               
          other (repayments) borrowings
                              -151,872,000     20,938,000 77,328,000 169,326,000 -381,159,000             17,729,000 -10,471,000                                          
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                              
          other debt (repayments) borrowings
                                                                                              
          non-cash capital project assets write-off
                                                                                              
          loss on sale of investment in properties
                      8,400,000                                                                        
          non-cash transfer of 40% value of construction in progress of kemerton plant to mrl
                5,509,000 3,958,000 7,665,000 6,713,000 19,655,000 31,214,000 65,100,000 39,743,000 52,962,000 43,223,000                                                                    
          (purchases) sales of marketable securities
                -81,973,000 -1,712,000 -122,267,000                                                                            
          other debt borrowings (repayments)
                                                                                              
          dividends paid to shareholders
                -46,934,000 -47,035,000 -46,282,000 -46,264,000 -46,271,000 -46,257,000 -45,637,000 -45,617,000 -45,599,000 -45,507,000 -41,130,000 -40,982,000 -40,927,000 -40,927,000 -38,982,000 -38,883,000 -39,008,000 -38,926,000 -35,387,000 -35,674,000 -36,438,000 -37,102,000 -35,382,000 -35,352,000 -35,443,000 -35,432,000 -34,330,000 -34,292,000 -34,270,000 -34,250,000 -32,541,000 -32,532,000 -32,532,000 -32,508,000 -21,730,000 -21,275,000 -21,511,000 -21,734,000 -19,582,000 -19,533,000 -19,525,000 -21,241,000 -17,808,000 -17,826,000 -17,888,000 -17,821,000 -15,578,000 -14,661,000 -15,138,000 -15,104,000 -12,856,000 -12,760,000 -12,754,000 -12,728,000 -11,401,000 -11,126,000 -11,358,000 -10,987,000 -10,961,000 -10,927,000 -10,918,000 -10,769,000 -9,707,000 -9,859,000 -9,985,000 -11,559,000 -8,628,000 -8,496,000 -7,838,000 -7,776,000 -7,472,000 -7,014,000 -6,980,000 -4,998,000 -7,293,000 -6,108,000 -5,911,000 -5,963,000 
          investments in equity and other corporate investments
                 -59,000 -1,133,000 -199,000 260,000 -621,000 -146,000 -6,202,000 -286,000 -1,641,000 -300,000 -130,000 -356,000 -20,000 -40,000 -2,509,000 -254,000 -3,367,000 -1,244,000 -735,000                         -202,000 -10,666,000                            
          gain on sale of business/interest in properties
                                                                                              
          unrealized gain on investments in marketable securities
                   -585,000 803,000 1,592,000 1,469,000 94,000 -1,528,000 -622,000 -1,762,000 -1,258,000 -2,099,000 -651,000 -627,000 -1,108,000 -1,124,000 -101,000 -476,000 1,088,000 -990,000 -232,000 -393,000 -1,128,000 -454,000   -374,000 -3,271,000   -642,000 -26,000 -109,000 -462,000 -300,000 178,000 -68,000 -635,000 -1,757,000 -12,000 -875,000 -1,037,000 -460,000 -942,000 792,000 -1,262,000 -52,000 1,274,000 -427,000 -1,483,000  139,000                          
          increase in accounts payable
                                                                                              
          cash proceeds from divestitures
                       -676,000           90,000 -3,232,000     3,014,972,000 3,434,000 307,165,000 2,750,000                                             
          proceeds from sale of joint venture
                                                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                       1,453,888,000                                                             147,862,000     
          proceeds from borrowings of other long-term debt
                                                                                              
          loss on sale of business/investment in properties
                                                                                             
          proceeds from borrowings of credit agreements
                      280,000,000      202,163,000 250,000,000                                                                
          gain on sale of property
                               -3,332,000 -11,079,000                                                            
          other borrowings (repayments)
                                49,131,000 64,829,000 118,223,000     59,548,000          -33,872,000 167,571,000    -8,434,000 41,165,000                                       
          gain on sale of business
                        984,000                                                                     
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                          -176,865,000    -59,882,000  -80,360,000 -67,091,000 -90,046,000  -266,918,000 215,956,000 -445,115,000                  86,768,000    -59,109,000      -88,637,000    -41,474,000                        
          gain on sale of business or joint venture
                                                                                              
          (decrease) in accrued expenses and income taxes payable
                                                                                              
          sales of (investments in) marketable securities
                               -793,000                        -1,045,000 446,000 -53,000 821,000         -286,000 -275,000 -173,000 1,386,000                        
          repayments of long-term debt
                                       -25,000,000 -2,000,000 -751,209,000 -869,572,000 -568,000 -50,567,000 -331,595,000 -1,293,948,000 -645,000 -5,385,000 -1,326,263,000 -2,994,000 -7,000 -2,915,000 -101,000 -41,820,000 -87,533,000 -2,776,000 -3,604,000 -14,568,000 -39,860,000 -2,234,000 -7,149,000 -4,515,000 130,000 -4,584,000 -100,622,000 -314,777,000 -80,822,000 -14,079,000 -14,445,000 -1,000,000 -15,570,000 -81,928,000 -35,834,000 -5,571,000 7,661,000 -4,993,000 -45,273,000 -4,260,000 -114,012,000 -2,793,000 -12,441,000 -55,076,000 -19,180,000 -118,062,000 -46,939,000 -118,478,000 -28,427,000 -470,992,000 -15,567,000 -259,332,000 -47,105,000 -19,369,000 
          repurchases of common stock
                                   -250,000,000   -250,000,000         -100,000,000 -50,000,000 -521,500,000 -60,798,000 -23,105,000 -26,775,000                                
          debt financing costs
                           -1,201,000 -82,000 -2,455,000 -214,000                 -358,000 -3,022,000 -1,164,000 -14,570,000 -1,702,000 -2,000 -1,370,000 25,000                      -5,000              
          repayments of borrowings from credit agreements
                                                                                              
          other borrowings
                            189,830,000             -7,498,000 66,384,000   -964,000 68,829,000                                                
          gain on acquisition
                                       -196,000 1,408,000 -7,433,000                                                    
          (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                              
          (increase) in inventories
                                                                                              
          (increase) in other current assets
                                                                                              
          repayments from joint ventures
                                       1,250,000                                                    
          stock-based compensation
                                  5,556,000 3,443,000 3,709,000 5,207,000 2,869,000 3,809,000 6,103,000 4,446,000 5,046,000 3,213,000 5,085,000 4,726,000 4,007,000 4,017,000 1,978,000 4,281,000 4,912,000 3,820,000 3,128,000 3,917,000 3,402,000 3,128,000 2,507,000 2,016,000 2,513,000 4,403,000 78,000 3,804,000 6,926,000 7,704,000 5,473,000 7,103,000 6,789,000 4,229,000 2,873,000 4,245,000 4,347,000 2,185,000 2,401,000 2,130,000 -6,409,000                    
          gain on sales of businesses
                                            -974,000 -121,324,000                                                
          cash payments related to acquisitions and other
                                           1,000 -81,988,000         -2,315,000   -872,000 -104,000 -2,250,000 -134,000 -2,119,000 -5,137,000 -5,275,000 -633,000                            
          (investments in) sales of marketable securities
                                   491,000                        -478,000 98,000 -122,000 -1,113,000                                
          proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt
                                                1,000,000,000                                          
          gain associated with restructuring and other
                                                                                              
          acquisition of rockwood, net of cash acquired
                                               -2,051,645,000                                            
          other acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                                                            
          decrease in restricted cash
                                               57,550,000                                            
          return of capital from unconsolidated investment
                                                                                              
          purchase of noncontrolling interest
                                                                                              
          deferred income tax expense
                                          1,363,000                                                    
          loss associated with restructuring and other
                                                                                              
          loss on sales of businesses
                                                                                              
          excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements
                                           -442,000 -1,331,000   -62,000 -36,000 -23,000 10,000 -69,000 -181,000 -586,000 -188,000 -559,000 -618,000 -1,901,000 -385,000 -2,095,000 -7,785,000 -4,544,000 -4,651,000 -229,000 -1,827,000 -3,867,000 -3,799,000 -3,136,000 -566,000 -480,000 -73,000 -918,000 -894,000 -226,000 7,316,000 -768,000 -6,920,000 -188,000               
          decrease in other current assets excluding deferred income taxes
                                                                                              
          payment for settlement of interest rate swap
                                                                                              
          repayments from (long-term advances to) joint ventures
                                                                                             
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes
                                                                                       324,665,000     
          repayments of other borrowings
                                                                                              
          loss on disposal of businesses
                                                                                             
          (gain) loss associated with restructuring and other
                                                                                              
          pension and postretirement (benefit) expense
                                                  -1,458,000                                            
          return of capital
                                                                                              
          write-offs associated with restructuring and other
                                                   3,333,000 3,000,000                                        
          impairment of assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                              
          proceeds from repayment of advance to joint venture
                                                 2,156,000                                            
          acquisition of remaining interest in shanghai chemetall, net of cash acquired
                                                  -45,550,000                                            
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                              
          increase in inventories
                                                                                              
          decrease (increase) in other current assets excluding deferred income taxes
                                                                                              
          long-term advances to joint ventures
                                                                                              
          albemarle corporation and subsidiaries
                                                                                              
          notes to the consolidated financial statements
                                                                                              
          long-term advances to joint venture
                                                            -12,500,000                                  
          change in current assets and liabilities:
                                                                                              
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                                                              
          non-cash charges associated with restructuring and other
                                                                                              
          proceeds from other borrowings
                                                                                              
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                                                                                              
          increase in other current assets excluding deferred income taxes
                                                                                              
          cash impact from deconsolidation of stannica llc
                                                                   425,000                           
          december 31, 2012
                                                                                              
          accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                                              
          retained earnings
                                                                                              
          restructuring and other charges
                                                            6,508,000       6,958,000                        
          proceeds from borrowings
                                                                118,301,000 7,864,000 6,694,000  50,400,000 1,656,000 6,654,000 -5,969,000 -12,479,000 10,608,000 22,140,000 -30,057,000 70,691,000 14,684,000 199,928,000 29,824,000 3,256,000 57,045,000 17,824,000 477,000 3,101,000 87,035,000 43,674,000 30,267,000 48,839,000 68,533,000 6,383,000 1,036,171,000 6,810,000 7,965,000 
          working capital changes, net of effects of restructuring and other charges
                                                                                              
          port de bouc charges
                                                                                            
          net change in noncurrent income tax payables and receivables
                                                                 -177,000 -684,000 -58,000 -55,000 132,000 2,222,000 -17,651,000 2,062,000 -16,067,000 -2,364,000                    
          net change in noncurrent environmental liabilities
                                                                 -352,000 733,000 2,691,000 760,000 -570,000 -527,000 -1,349,000 320,000 -493,000 -3,051,000 -2,095,000 -1,365,000 -1,706,000 413,000 -2,121,000 -395,000              
          change in current assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and special items:
                                                                                              
          cash payments related to the port de bouc facility divestiture
                                                                       -5,192,000 -6,899,000 -4,349,000                    
          •
                                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile income to cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          unrealized (gain) loss on investments in marketable securities
                                                                      -368,000 -902,000                       
          increase in accrued expenses and income taxes
                                                                                              
          cash payments related to the thann facility divestiture
                                                                                              
          collection of note receivable from sale of land
                                                                           6,000,000                
          net cash provided from operating activities
                                                                    141,588,000 116,060,000 18,084,000 99,117,000 157,093,000                      
          cash payments related to asset and business acquisitions
                                                                                              
          investments in other corporate investments
                                                                            -84,000    -64,000        
          cash impact from deconsolidation of stannica jv
                                                                     -13,074,000                        
          cash payments related to acquisitions
                                                                     -92,000 -1,939,000 -285,000                      
          purchases of common stock
                                                                     -6,311,000 -8,634,000     -5,450,000 -12,365,000 -151,137,000 -49,253,000 -4,261,000 -29,048,000 -18,647,000 -17,143,000 -4,809,000 -905,000 -8,980,000    -827,000 
          dayton facility closure charge
                                                                                            
          postretirement plan elimination gain
                                                                               -2,107,000            
          change in current assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and facility disposition charges:
                                                                                              
          investments in marketable securities
                                                                       -119,000 241,000 -170,000 -299,000 -1,368,000 706,000 -362,000 -2,238,000 -835,000 -230,000 -1,102,000 -2,731,000 -970,000 -442,000 -172,000 -2,728,000        
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities, liquidation and sale of unconsolidated investments and sale of nonmarketable security
                                                                                              
          restructuring charges
                                                                                              
          net cash (used in) provided from financing activities
                                                                                     -39,288,000 -5,608,000        
          net cash (used in) provided from operating activities
                                                                          -4,099,000               -2,443,000     
          cash transferred and payments related to the thann facility divestiture
                                                                           -2,556,000 -5,552,000    -780,000           
          loss on thann facility divestiture
                                                                                             
          port de bouc facility disposition charge
                                                                                              
          stock-based compensation expense
                                                                           4,682,000 3,679,000 5,516,000 4,590,000 4,655,000 4,760,000 4,556,000 4,139,000 4,321,000           
          minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                           5,238,000 4,587,000 5,396,000 3,585,000 5,322,000 4,613,000 2,746,000 4,951,000 4,463,000 5,176,000 394,000 3,225,000        
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and facility disposition charges:
                                                                                              
          acquisitions, net of 307 and 3,880 cash acquired in 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                           -6,677,000                   
          investments in unconsolidated investments and other corporate investments
                                                                                              
          dividends paid to minority interests
                                                                           -1,778,000 -4,499,000 -1,851,000 -5,486,000 -2,440,000 -4,340,000 -3,174,000 -4,374,000            
          severance charges
                                                                            3,278,000                
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                                                                414,000            
          acquisitions
                                                                                       2,724,000 -10,277,000     
          net change in pension and postretirement assets and liabilities
                                                                              -2,500,000                
          benefit plan curtailment gains
                                                                                              
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions, the thann facility divestiture and the consolidation of jordan bromine company limited:
                                                                                              
          decrease in prepaid expenses
                                                                                              
          acquisitions, net of 3,880 cash acquired in 2007
                                                                               -485,000               
          net receipt on treasury lock agreements
                                                                                              
          working capital changes, net of the effects of acquisitions and the thann facility divestiture
                                                                                              
          net change in pension assets and liabilities
                                                                                1,791,000              
          tax benefit realized from stock-based compensation arrangements
                                                                                 4,536,000 12,620,000 4,747,000 744,000 919,000 4,354,000        
          decrease in prepaid pension assets
                                                                                  -1,124,000 1,568,000 1,566,000 1,757,000 1,381,000 647,000 516,000 614,000     
          payment of financing costs
                                                                                  -979,000     -2,306,000     
          loss on hedging of anticipated acquisition purchase price
                                                                                             
          purchased in-process r&d charges
                                                                                              
          benefit plan curtailment (gains) charges
                                                                                              
          insurance receivable valuation adjustment
                                                                                              
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired in 2004
                                                                                              
          investments in unconsolidated investments and nonmarketable securities
                                                                                   -96,000           
          payments on hedging of anticipated acquisition purchase price
                                                                                             
          proceeds from liquidation and sale of unconsolidated investments and sale of nonmarketable security
                                                                                              
          net receipt (payments) on treasury lock agreements
                                                                                              
          working capital changes, net of the effects of acquisitions, the thann facility divestiture and the consolidation of jordan bromine company limited
                                                                                              
          deferred income tax
                                                                                              
          proceeds from liquidation of unconsolidated investment and sale of nonmarketable security
                                                                                              
          dividends paid to minority interest
                                                                                    -2,400,000 -1,200,000 -1,200,000   -1,598,000 -1,600,000 -1,169,000 -500,000 
          stock based compensation expense
                                                                                     4,622,000 2,491,000        
          working capital changes, net of the effects of acquisitions
                                                                                     26,601,000 -37,925,000  -8,781,000 -53,120,000  -4,947,000 9,014,000 11,023,000 
          investments in and advances to unconsolidated investments and nonmarketable securities
                                                                                              
          compensation payable in common stock and options
                                                                                       821,000 2,594,000 2,529,000     
          working capital changes, net of the effects of acquisitions and the consolidation of jordan bromine company limited
                                                                                              
          investments in joint ventures and other investments
                                                                                              
          proceeds from the liquidation of equity method investment and sale of nonmarketable security
                                                                                             
          investments in and advances to joint ventures and nonmarketable securities
                                                                                              
          proceeds from hedging of anticipated acquisition purchase price
                                                                                              
          equity in (net income) losses of unconsolidated investments
                                                                                         -7,392,000     
          investments in joint ventures and nonmarketable securities
                                                                                         -391,000 -3,900,000 -1,712,000 -305,000 -4,725,000 
          cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                                              
          income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                                          19,637,000 827,000 20,768,000 13,607,000 
          minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary
                                                                                              
          equity losses in joint ventures and nonmarketable securities
                                                                                              
          increase in prepaid pension assets
                                                                                          -1,731,000 -1,594,000 -1,693,000 -636,000 
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                                                              
          proceeds from liquidation of equity method investment
                                                                                              
          net payments on treasury lock agreements
                                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net to cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          purchased in-process r & d charges
                                                                                              
          increase in income tax receivable
                                                                                              
          acquisitions of assets/business, net of 34,418 cash acquired
                                                                                              
          proceeds from liquidation of nonmarketable security
                                                                                              
          (a) supplemental noncash disclosures due to a cumulative change in accounting principle:
                                                                                              
          increase in property, plant and equipment
                                                                                              
          increase in accumulated depreciation
                                                                                              
          increase in other noncurrent liabilities
                                                                                              
          decrease in deferred tax liabilities
                                                                                              
          acquisitions of assets
                                                                                            397,000 -600,000 
          noncash pension settlement gain
                                                                                              
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of the purchase of businesses:
                                                                                              
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                                              
          dividends paid