Borrowings (Other Borrowings Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended												0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended										0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Promissory Note USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Promissory Note USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2001 Promissory Note USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey Glass and Libbey Europe ABL Facility Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey Glass and Libbey Europe ABL Facility Line of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Libbey Glass and Libbey Europe ABL Facility Line of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey Glass and Libbey Europe ABL Facility Line of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Libbey Glass and Libbey Europe ABL Facility Line of Credit USD ($)	Jan. 23, 2006 Libbey China RMB Loan Contract Construction Loans USD ($)	Jan. 23, 2006 Libbey China RMB Loan Contract Construction Loans CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey China RMB Loan Contract Construction Loans USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Libbey China RMB Loan Contract Construction Loans USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Libbey China RMB Loan Contract Construction Loans CNY	Aug. 14, 2013 Libbey Portugal BES Euro Line Line of Credit USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2013 Libbey Portugal BES Euro Line Line of Credit EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2007 Libbey Portugal BES Euro Line Line of Credit USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2007 Libbey Portugal BES Euro Line Line of Credit EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey Portugal BES Euro Line Line of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Libbey Portugal BES Euro Line Line of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey Portugal AICEP Loan Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Libbey Portugal AICEP Loan Loans Payable [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Libbey Portugal AICEP Loan Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Payable USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Payable EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Notes Payable USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Libbey China RMB Working Capital Loan USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Libbey China RMB Working Capital Loan CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Libbey China RMB Working Capital Loan USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Loans Payable [Member] Libbey China RMB Working Capital Loan USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 2,700,000						$ 40,900,000	250,000,000										$ 2,400,000	€ 1,700,000					$ 5,200,000	31,500,000
Interest rate					6.00%																			0.00%	0.00%							6.30%
Total borrowings	413,227,000	466,059,000			681,000	903,000					0	0			0	9,522,000	60,000,000					0	4,362,000	2,389,000		1,272,000	0		0			5,157,000	0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity								30,000,000	100,000,000											15,100,000	11,000,000							1,000,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit	51,000,000	0	50,089,000															4,500,000	3,300,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding								6,200,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity									70,500,000	68,600,000
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end																											5.80%	5.80%
Debt instrument, term													8 years	8 years						7 years	7 years									364 days	364 days
Cash on hand	$ 42,208,000	$ 67,208,000	$ 58,291,000	$ 76,258,000