Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	LIBBEY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000902274
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,298,288