Borrowings (Term Loan B and Senior Secured Notes Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended					0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	May 09, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]		Apr. 09, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Apr. 09, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Loans [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Loans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Loans [Member]	Apr. 09, 2014 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Loans [Member]	Apr. 09, 2014 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Minimum [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 440,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	438,900,000	0	438,900,000	0							438,900,000
Debt Instrument, Discount, Percentage											0.25%
Original issue discount	1,064,000		1,064,000		0						1,100,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross	457,004,000		457,004,000		413,227,000	0			405,000,000	405,000,000		440,000,000	0
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount							45,000,000		360,000,000
Deferred finance costs, gross											6,700,000
Aggregate Principal Payments, Quarterly											1,100,000
Applicable rates														3.00%	0.75%
Interest rate						6.875%	6.875%	[1]				3.75%
Refinancing, repricing fee											1.00%
Debt Instrument, Call Premium						37,300,000
Write-off of finance fees on senior notes	$ 9,086,000	$ 1,168,000	$ 9,086,000	$ 1,168,000		$ 9,100,000

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