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Debt Instrument, Call Premium

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Debt Instrument, Discount, Percentage

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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross

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Write Off Of Finance Fees On Debt

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

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-Article 5

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain. Such amount is before the consideration of accumulated amortization.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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-Glossary Financing Activities

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Borrowings (Term Loan B) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Borrowings (Term Loan B) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 09, 2014	May 07, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	May 09, 2014	Jun. 29, 2012	May 18, 2012
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Proceeds from Term Loan B	$ 438,900,000	$ 0	$ 0
Original issue discount	982,000	0
Total borrowings	444,904,000lby_DebtLongTermAndShortTermGross	413,227,000lby_DebtLongTermAndShortTermGross
Libbey Glass \| Senior Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				440,000,000
Proceeds from Term Loan B				438,900,000
Debt Instrument, Discount, Percentage				0.25%
Original issue discount				1,100,000
Total borrowings	437,800,000	0
Deferred finance costs, gross				6,700,000
Aggregate Principal Payments, Quarterly				1,100,000
Interest rate	3.75%
Libbey Glass \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									450,000,000
Total borrowings	0	405,000,000		405,000,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount				360,000,000			45,000,000
Deferred finance costs, gross									13,200,000
Interest rate							6.875%	10.00%	6.875%
Debt instrument, call premium	37,300,000				1,300,000	23,600,000
Write Off Of Finance Fees On Debt	$ 9,100,000				$ 1,200,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Libbey Glass \| Senior Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable rates				3.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Libbey Glass \| Senior Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable rates				0.75%