Borrowings (Interest Rate Swap Narrative) (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 09, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] Senior Notes [Member]		Sep. 30, 2014 Interest rate agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Interest rate agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest rate agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Interest rate agreements [Member]	May 13, 2014 Fair Value Hedging [Member] Interest rate agreements [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	May 09, 2014 Fair Value Hedging [Member] Interest rate agreements [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Apr. 09, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member] Interest rate agreements [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Loss on Redemption of Debt [Member] Interest rate agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Loss on Redemption of Debt [Member] Interest rate agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Loss on Redemption of Debt [Member] Interest rate agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Loss on Redemption of Debt [Member] Interest rate agreements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Loss on Redemption of Debt [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member] Interest rate agreements [Member] Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount								$ 45,000,000	$ 40,500,000
Derivative, variable interest rate								5.50%
Interest rate	6.875%	[1]
Derivative, payment on hedge							1,100,000
Gain (loss) on the hedged long-term debt netted with the offsetting gain (loss) on the related designated and de-designated interest rate swap			$ 0	$ (78,000)	$ (687,000)	$ (647,000)				$ 0	$ 0	$ (757,000)	$ 0	$ (800,000)

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