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Debt Instrument, Deadline for Redemption After Equity Offering

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Debt Instrument, Redeemable Portion, Percent

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Debt Instrument, Redeemed Face Amount

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Expense

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percent of Principal

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Debt Instrument, Required Outstanding Portion of Original Principal Amount After Each Redemption

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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross

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Write off of finance fees and discounts on debt.

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Write Off Of Finance Fees On Debt

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

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

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer.

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Borrowings (Senior Secured Notes Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 07, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012	May 09, 2014	Apr. 09, 2014	Jun. 29, 2012	May 18, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings	$ 444,904,000lby_DebtLongTermAndShortTermGross	$ 413,227,000lby_DebtLongTermAndShortTermGross
Write-off of finance fees and discounts	9,086,000	1,168,000	10,975,000
Libbey Glass \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										450,000,000
Deferred finance costs, gross										13,200,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount										320,000,000
Interest rate							6.875%		10.00%	6.875%
Redemption price, % of principal				103.00%
Notes redeemed, face amount				45,000,000					40,000,000
Total borrowings	0	405,000,000						405,000,000
Redemption expense				2,500,000
Debt instrument, call premium	37,300,000			1,300,000	23,600,000
Write-off of finance fees and discounts					11,000,000
Write Off Of Finance Fees On Debt	9,100,000			1,200,000
Prior to May 15, 2015 \| Libbey Glass \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, % of principal	103.00%
Minimum time period between redemptions	12 months
Redeemable With Proceeds of Equity Offerings \| Prior to May 15, 2015 \| Libbey Glass \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemable portion of notes, %	35.00%
Redemption price, % of principal	106.875%
Portion of original principal amount that must remain outstanding after each redemption	65.00%
Deadline for redemption after equity offering	90 days
Maximum [Member] \| Prior to May 15, 2015 \| Libbey Glass \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemable portion of notes, %	10.00%
U.S. Plans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 2,653,000	$ 75,000				$ 79,700,000