Other Income (Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Component of Other Income (Expense), Nonoperating [Line Items]
Other income (expense)	$ 3,725	$ 188	$ 8,031
Net proceeds from sale of Traex	0	0	12,478
Gain on sale of land at Libbey Holland
Component of Other Income (Expense), Nonoperating [Line Items]
Other income (expense)	0	0	3,445
Gain on sale of Traex assets
Component of Other Income (Expense), Nonoperating [Line Items]
Other income (expense)	0	0	3,418	[1]
Gain (loss) on currency translation
Component of Other Income (Expense), Nonoperating [Line Items]
Other income (expense)	(293)	(780)	(263)
Hedge ineffectiveness
Component of Other Income (Expense), Nonoperating [Line Items]
Other income (expense)	(916)	265	284
Insurance recovery on furnace malfunction, net (see note 18)
Component of Other Income (Expense), Nonoperating [Line Items]
Other income (expense)	3,922	0	0
Other non-operating income (expense)
Component of Other Income (Expense), Nonoperating [Line Items]
Other income (expense)	$ 1,012	$ 703	$ 1,147

[1] On April 28, 2011, we sold substantially all of the assets of Traex to the Vollrath Company for $12.5 million, resulting in a gain of $3.4 million.