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Note 6 - Borrowings (Details Textual) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 09, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2018
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| €					€ 800
Long-term Line of Credit, Total \| €					€ 0		€ 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			1.50%		1.50%
Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument, LIBOR Floor		0.75%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 440,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt		$ 438,900
Debt Instrument, Discount, Percentage		0.25%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, Total		$ 1,100
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross		6,700
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal		$ 1,100
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			4.71%		4.71%	5.39%	5.39%
Maximum Business Days Formandatory Prepayment Offer				10 days
Term Loan B [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		3.00%
Term Loan B [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayments, Percentage of Excess Cash Flow				50.00%
Term Loan B [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayments, Percentage of Excess Cash Flow				0.00%
Libbey Glass and Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			1.75%		1.75%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 100,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage			0.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Borrowing Capacity Threshold for Fixed Coverage Charge Ratio Compliance			$ 10,000
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Conditional Minimum Fixed Coverage Charge Ratio			1
Line of Credit, Additional Available Borrowing Capacity			$ 25,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity, Component, Percent of Eligible Accounts Receivable			85.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity, Component Alternative, Percent of Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory			85.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity, Component Alternative, Percent of Eligible Inventory			65.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity, Component Alternative, Amount			$ 75,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			68,200			$ 71,600
Libbey Glass and Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			15,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Total			10,000
Libbey Glass and Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member] \| Swingline Borrowings [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.75%
Libbey Glass and Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member] \| Eurodollar Loans [Member] \| Applicable Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.75%
Libbey Glass and Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Period			180 days
Libbey Glass and Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Period			30 days
Libbey Glass [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Security, Percent of Entity Stock			100.00%
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Subsidiaries, Present and Future, Direct and Indirect, Domestic [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Security, Percent of Entity Stock			100.00%
Subsidiaries, First-tier Present and Future Foreign Subsidiaries of Libbey Glass [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Security, Percent of Entity Stock, Non-voting			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Security, Percent of Entity Stock, Voting			65.00%
Libbey Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Security, Percent of Entity Stock			100.00%
Long-term Line of Credit, Total			$ 17,400			$ 16,400
Libbey Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member] \| Swingline Borrowings [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 5,000
Dutch Subsidiaries of Libbey Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Security, Percent of Entity Stock			100.00%
Subsidiaries, First-tier Foreign Subsidiaries of Libbey Europe [Member] \| Asset-backed Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Security, Percent of Entity Stock			100.00%
Subsidiary, Crisa Libbey Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 3,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Total			$ 0
Subsidiary, Crisa Libbey Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.20%
Libbey Portugal [Member] \| AICEP Loan [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								0.00%