Debt Instrument, Deadline for Redemption After Equity Offering

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Debt Instrument, Qualifying Percent of Contemporaneous Notes Outstanding

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Debt Instrument, Redeemable Portion, Percent

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Debt Instrument, Redeemed Face Amount

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Debt Instrument, Redemption, Minimum Time Period Between Redemptions

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percent of Principal

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Debt Instrument, Required Outstanding Portion of Original Principal Amount After Each Redemption

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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-Number 210

-Section 02

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain. Such amount is before the consideration of accumulated amortization.

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Borrowings (Senior Secured Notes Narrative) (Details) (Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member], Senior Secured Notes [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 29, 2012	May 18, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Redeemable With Proceeds of Equity Offerings [Member] Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	May 07, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Interest rate agreements [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member] Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 450.0
Deferred finance costs, gross		13.6
Interest rate	6.875%		10.00%
Debtholders eligible to declare notes due and payable immediately, qualifying % of contemporaneous notes outstanding							25.00%
Redeemable portion of notes, %					10.00%	35.00%
Redemption price, % of principal					103.00%	106.875%
Portion of original principal amount that must remain outstanding after each redemption						65.00%
Deadline for redemption after equity offering						90 days
Minimum time period between redemptions									12 months
Redeemed notes, face amount								$ 45.0