Borrowings (Other Borrowings Narrative) (Details)															0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 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 ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Subsidiary, Libbey Portugal [Member] AICEP Loan [Member] Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 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 ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Payable [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Payable [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2013 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2014 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member]	Jul. 24, 2014 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2014 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member] CNY	Jul. 14, 2014 Loans Payable [Member] Subsidiary, Libbey China [Member] RMB Working Capital Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 2,700,000	$ 4,000,000	€ 3,200,000				$ 5,200,000	31,500,000		$ 3,300,000	20,000,000
Interest rate							6.00%			0.00%	0.00%						6.78%			6.30%
Total borrowings	455,571,000		413,227,000				506,000	681,000		4,015,000		2,389,000	0
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	$ 24,089,000	$ 23,209,000	$ 42,208,000	$ 29,466,000	$ 10,544,000	$ 67,208,000