Borrowings (Interest Rate Swap Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified						3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey Glass Senior Notes		Jun. 29, 2012 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Prior to May 15, 2015 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair Value Hedging Interest Rate Agreements Prior to May 15, 2015 Libbey Glass Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Old Rate Agreement [Member] Fair Value Hedging Interest Rate Agreements	Apr. 18, 2012 Old Rate Agreement [Member] Fair Value Hedging Interest Rate Agreements Senior Notes	Apr. 17, 2012 Old Rate Agreement [Member] Fair Value Hedging Interest Rate Agreements Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Old Rate Agreement [Member] Fair Value Hedging Interest Expense Interest Rate Agreements	Jun. 30, 2012 Old Rate Agreement [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument Fair Value Hedging Loss on Redemption of Debt [Member] Interest Rate Agreements	Dec. 31, 2013 New Rate Agreement [Member] Fair Value Hedging Interest Rate Agreements Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 New Rate Agreement [Member] Fair Value Hedging Interest Rate Agreements Prior to May 15, 2015 Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 New Rate Agreement [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument Fair Value Hedging Interest Rate Agreements Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] New Rate Agreement [Member] Fair Value Hedging Interest Rate Agreements Prior to May 15, 2015 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount								$ 80.0			$ 45.0		$ 40.5
Derivative, variable interest rate							7.79%				5.50%
Interest rate	6.875%	[1]	10.00%
Proceeds from termination of hedge						3.6
Gain (loss) on carrying value adjustment on debt related to interest rate swap									$ 0.1	$ 3.5
Minimum time period between redemptions				12 months	12 months
Portion of derivative callable by counterparty, %														10.00%
Call price of derivative, % of principal												103.00%

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