Borrowings (Senior Secured Notes Narrative) (Details) (USD $)			0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	May 07, 2013 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	May 18, 2012 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Redeemable With Proceeds of Equity Offerings [Member] Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] Prior to May 15, 2015 [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Apr. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Apr. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 450,000,000						$ 440,000,000
Deferred finance costs, gross				13,200,000
Interest rate				6.875%
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%	106.875%
Portion of original principal amount that must remain outstanding after each redemption								65.00%
Deadline for redemption after equity offering								90 days
Minimum time period between redemptions							12 months
Redeemed notes, face amount			45,000,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross	413,124,000	413,227,000		405,000,000	405,000,000						405,000,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Expense			2,500,000
Debt Instrument, Call Premium			1,300,000
Write Off Of Finance Fees And Discounts On Debt			$ 1,200,000