Borrowings (Term Loan B and Senior Secured Notes Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 09, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	May. 09, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt		$ 0	$ 438,900
Original issue discount		862		$ 982
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross		445,059		444,904
Write-off of finance fees on senior notes		0	9,086
Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross	$ 405,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount	360,000				$ 45,000
Interest rate					6.875%
Debt Instrument, Call Premium			37,300
Write-off of finance fees on senior notes			$ 9,100
Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] | Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	440,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	$ 438,900
Debt Instrument, Discount, Percentage	0.25%
Original issue discount	$ 1,100
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross		$ 434,500		$ 437,800
Deferred finance costs, gross	6,700
Aggregate Principal Payments, Quarterly	$ 1,100
Interest rate		3.75%
Maximum business days for mandatory prepayment offer		10
Minimum [Member] | Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] | Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage used for mandatory prepayments		0.00%
Maximum [Member] | Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] | Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage used for mandatory prepayments		50.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] | Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable rates	3.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Subsidiary, Libbey Glass [Member] | Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable rates	0.75%