Borrowings (Debt Schedule) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 413,124		$ 413,227
Plus -- carrying value adjustment on debt related to the Interest Rate Agreement (1)	(965)	[1]	(1,324)	[1]
Total borrowings -- net	412,159		411,903
Less -- long-term debt due within one year	5,351		5,391
Total long-term portion of borrowings -- net	406,808		406,512
Warehouse Promissory Note [Member] | Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.00%
Total borrowings	624		681
Subsidiaries, Libbey Glass and Libbey Europe [Member] | ABL Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings	0		0
Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.875%
Total borrowings	405,000		405,000
Subsidiary, Libbey Portugal [Member] | AICEP Loan [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%
Total borrowings	2,388		2,389
Loans Payable [Member] | Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] | RMB Working Capital Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.30%
Total borrowings	$ 5,112		$ 5,157

[1] See Interest Rate Agreement under “Senior Secured Notes” below and in note 9.