Condensed Consolidated Guarantor Financial Statements (Cash Flow Statements) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	$ 28,459	$ 6,966	$ 23,641
Depreciation and amortization	43,969	41,471	42,188
Other operating activities	301	(39,940)	(10,478)
Net cash provided by operating activities	72,729	8,497	55,351
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(49,407)	(32,720)	(41,420)
Other investing activities	81	647	17,700
Net cash used in investing activities	(49,326)	(32,073)	(23,720)
Net borrowings (repayments)	(53,176)	68,118	(53,743)
Other financing activities	4,034	(35,846)	4,275
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(49,142)	32,272	(49,468)
Exchange effect on cash	739	221	(130)
Increase (decrease) in cash	(25,000)	8,917	(17,967)
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of year	67,208	58,291	76,258
Cash & cash equivalents at end of year	42,208	67,208	58,291
Libbey Inc. (Parent)
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	28,459	6,966	23,641
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0
Other operating activities	(28,459)	(6,966)	(23,641)
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Additions to property, plant and equipment	0	0	0
Other investing activities	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0	0
Net borrowings (repayments)	0	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0	0
Exchange effect on cash	0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash	0	0	0
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of year	0	0	0
Cash & cash equivalents at end of year	0	0	0
Libbey Glass (Issuer)
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	28,459	6,966	23,641
Depreciation and amortization	13,888	12,897	13,501
Other operating activities	(10,915)	(59,493)	(2,184)
Net cash provided by operating activities	31,432	(39,630)	34,958
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(11,735)	(10,104)	(18,098)
Other investing activities	2	97	33
Net cash used in investing activities	(11,733)	(10,007)	(18,065)
Net borrowings (repayments)	(45,221)	89,792	(40,196)
Other financing activities	4,034	(35,846)	4,275
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(41,187)	53,946	(35,921)
Exchange effect on cash	0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash	(21,488)	4,309	(19,028)
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of year	43,558	39,249	58,277
Cash & cash equivalents at end of year	22,070	43,558	39,249
Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	6,615	7,140	11,308
Depreciation and amortization	56	70	292
Other operating activities	(6,644)	(7,295)	(24,655)
Net cash provided by operating activities	27	(85)	(13,055)
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(35)	0	(61)
Other investing activities	0	0	12,978
Net cash used in investing activities	(35)	0	12,917
Net borrowings (repayments)	0	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0	0
Exchange effect on cash	0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash	(8)	(85)	(138)
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of year	70	155	293
Cash & cash equivalents at end of year	62	70	155
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	7,424	25,167	30,508
Depreciation and amortization	30,025	28,504	28,395
Other operating activities	3,821	(5,459)	(25,455)
Net cash provided by operating activities	41,270	48,212	33,448
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(37,637)	(22,616)	(23,261)
Other investing activities	79	550	4,689
Net cash used in investing activities	(37,558)	(22,066)	(18,572)
Net borrowings (repayments)	(7,955)	(21,674)	(13,547)
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(7,955)	(21,674)	(13,547)
Exchange effect on cash	739	221	(130)
Increase (decrease) in cash	(3,504)	4,693	1,199
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of year	23,580	18,887	17,688
Cash & cash equivalents at end of year	20,076	23,580	18,887
Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	(42,498)	(39,273)	(65,457)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0
Other operating activities	42,498	39,273	65,457
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Additions to property, plant and equipment	0	0	0
Other investing activities	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0	0
Net borrowings (repayments)	0	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0	0
Exchange effect on cash	0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash	0	0	0
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of year	0	0	0
Cash & cash equivalents at end of year	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0