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Advances to Joint Venture Partner - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Advances To Joint Venture Partners [Line Items]
Advances to joint venture partner	$ 14,004,000	$ 10,200,000
Commercial Paper [Member]
Advances To Joint Venture Partners [Line Items]
Advances to joint venture partner	3,600,000
Interest bearing percentage on promissory note	8.00%
Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture [Member]
Advances To Joint Venture Partners [Line Items]
Advances to joint venture partner	$ 14,004,000	$ 10,200,000
Partnership owns percentage in joint venture	69.00%

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Amounts due from joint venture partners which are due after one year (or one business cycle).

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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-Number 210

-Section 22

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