Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions	Dec. 31, 2025	Feb. 04, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-12658
Entity Registrant Name	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	VA
Entity Tax Identification Number	54-1692118
Entity Address, Address Line One	4250 Congress Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 900
Entity Address, City or Town	Charlotte
Entity Address, State or Province	NC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	28209
City Area Code	980
Local Phone Number	299-5700
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Document Financial Statement Error Correction Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 7.4
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		117,847,220
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of Albemarle Corporation’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0000915913
Document Financial Statement Restatement Recovery Analysis [Flag]	true
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	COMMON STOCK, $.01 Par Value
Trading Symbol	ALB
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Depositary Shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	DEPOSITARY SHARES, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 7.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Trading Symbol	ALB PR A
Security Exchange Name	NYSE