Borrowings (Other Borrowings Narrative) (Details)													0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Warehouse Promissory Note [Member] Promissory Note [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Warehouse Promissory Note [Member] Promissory Note [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2001 Warehouse Promissory Note [Member] Promissory Note [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Portugal [Member] AICEP Loan [Member] Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Portugal [Member] AICEP Loan [Member] Loans Payable [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiary, Libbey Portugal [Member] AICEP Loan [Member] Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Notes Payable [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Notes Payable [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2014 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 2,700,000	$ 2,400,000	€ 1,700,000				$ 5,100,000	31,500,000
Interest rate					6.00%			0.00%	0.00%						6.30%
Total borrowings	413,124,000	413,227,000			624,000	681,000		2,388,000		2,389,000	0				5,112,000	5,157,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity												1,000,000
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end											5.80%	5.80%
Debt instrument, term													364 days	364 days
Cash on hand	$ 24,473,000	$ 42,208,000	$ 45,949,000	$ 67,208,000