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Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Freight Tax Expenses (Recovery) Recorded in Other Long-Term Liabilities | The following is a roll-forward of the Company’s freight tax liabilities which are recorded in its consolidated balance sheets in other long-term liabilities, from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 $ |  | 2015 $
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at January 1 | 7,597 |  |  | 4,852 |
Increases for positions related to the current year | 6,777 |  |  | 3,294 |
Changes for positions taken in prior years | (800 | ) |  | 42 |
Decreases related to statute of limitations | (692 | ) |  | (591 | )
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at December 31 | 12,882 |  |  | 7,597 |

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