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Contingencies Environmental Liability (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2009
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Site Contingency [Line Items]        
Site Contingency, Number of Potentially Responsible Parties 8lby_SiteContingencyNumberofPotentiallyResponsibleParties      
Accrued Environmental Loss Contingencies, Noncurrent   $ 1,000,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent $ 0us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent  
Environmental Remediation Expense   315,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense 0us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense 0us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense
Unfavorable Regulatory Action        
Site Contingency [Line Items]        
Site Contingency, Loss Exposure Not Accrued, Low Estimate   17,000,000us-gaap_SiteContingencyLossExposureNotAccruedLowEstimate
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnfavorableRegulatoryActionMember
   
Site Contingency, Loss Exposure Not Accrued, High Estimate   24,800,000us-gaap_SiteContingencyLossExposureNotAccruedHighEstimate
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnfavorableRegulatoryActionMember
   
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Minimum   0us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnfavorableRegulatoryActionMember
   
Unfavorable Regulatory Action | Cost of Sales        
Site Contingency [Line Items]        
Environmental Remediation Expense   300,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnfavorableRegulatoryActionMember
   
Unfavorable Regulatory Action | Other Long-Term Liabilities        
Site Contingency [Line Items]        
Accrued Environmental Loss Contingencies, Noncurrent   1,000,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnfavorableRegulatoryActionMember
   
Unfavorable Regulatory Action | Other Noncurrent Assets        
Site Contingency [Line Items]        
Recorded Third-Party Environmental Recoveries, Noncurrent   700,000us-gaap_RecordedThirdPartyEnvironmentalRecoveriesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnfavorableRegulatoryActionMember
   
Syracuse China        
Site Contingency [Line Items]        
Site Contingency, Number of Potentially Responsible Related Parties 1lby_SiteContingencyNumberofPotentiallyResponsibleRelatedParties
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lby_SyracuseChinaMember
     
Motors Liquidation Company | Unfavorable Regulatory Action        
Site Contingency [Line Items]        
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value   $ 22,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesPaidValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lby_MotorsLiquidationCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_UnfavorableRegulatoryActionMember