Borrowings (Senior Secured Notes Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	May 07, 2013 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 29, 2012 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	May 18, 2012 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Redeemable With Proceeds of Equity Offerings [Member] Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member] Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 450,000,000
Deferred finance costs, gross					13,200,000
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, %										35.00%		10.00%
Redemption price, % of principal				103.00%					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				45,000,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross	423,001,000		466,059,000		405,000,000	450,000,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Expense				2,500,000
Debt Instrument, Call Premium				1,300,000	23,600,000
Write Off Of Finance Fees And Discounts On Debt	$ 1,168,000	$ 10,975,000		$ 1,200,000	$ 11,000,000