Borrowings (Senior Secured Notes Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	May 07, 2013 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Mar. 25, 2011 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey Glass Senior Notes		Dec. 31, 2012 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Jun. 29, 2012 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	May 18, 2012 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2011 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Prior to May 15, 2015 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Redeemable With Proceeds of Equity Offerings Prior to May 15, 2015 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Prior to May 15, 2015 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest Rate Agreements Fair Value Hedging Prior to May 15, 2015 Libbey Glass Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 450,000,000
Deferred finance costs, gross							13,200,000
Interest rate							6.875%	[1]		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%								103.00%	106.875%
Portion of original principal amount that must remain outstanding after each redemption														65.00%
Notes redeemed, face amount				45,000,000	40,000,000					40,000,000
Deadline for redemption after equity offering														90 days
Minimum time period between redemptions													12 months				12 months
Total borrowings	413,227,000	466,059,000					405,000,000		450,000,000			360,000,000
Redemption expense				2,500,000	2,800,000
Debt instrument, call premium				1,300,000	1,200,000	23,600,000
Write-off of finance fees and discounts	$ 1,168,000	$ 10,975,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 11,000,000

[1] See Interest Rate Agreement under “Senior Secured Notes” below and in note 13.