v3.8.0.1

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) credit_facility | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Debt_Instruments SecurityLoan vessel credit_facility | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total principal |  |  |  |  | $ 941,661,000 | $ 1,166,301,000
Repayments of short-term debt | $ 845,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest at a weighted-average fixed rate |  |  |  |  | 2.40% | 1.60%
Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total principal |  |  |  |  | $ 475,466,000 | $ 635,330,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Guaranteed By Teekay Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maintain the greater of free cash liquidity |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |
Minimum liquidity as a percentage of debt |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Secured Debt [Member] | Subsidiary of Common Parent [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments | Debt_Instruments |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Amount outstanding in the joint and several liability arrangement |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Term Loan Due 2021 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments | SecurityLoan |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total principal |  |  |  |  | $ 55,100,000 | 447,000,000
New Debt Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured long-term debt facility | 894,400,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Collateral, number of vessels | vessel |  |  |  |  | 36 |
Minimum hull coverage ratios |  |  |  |  | 125.00% |
Actual hull coverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 140.00% |
New Debt Facility [Member] | Not Guaranteed By Teekay Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt term |  |  |  |  | 6 months |
Minimum liquidity covenant requirement |  |  |  |  | $ 35,000,000 |
Minimum liquidity as a percentage of consolidated debt covenant requirement |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Remaining Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] | Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total principal |  |  |  |  | $ 72,000,000 | 84,000,000
Debt term |  |  |  |  | 6 months |
Remaining Secured Debt [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral, number of vessels | vessel |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of margin |  |  |  |  | 0.30% |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of margin |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |
Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments | credit_facility |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Revolving credit facilities borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 500,500,000.0 | 545,500,000.0
Undrawn amount of revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  | 34,300,000 | 14,600,000
Total principal |  |  |  |  | 466,195,000 | $ 530,971,000
Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] | Not Guaranteed By Teekay Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum liquidity covenant requirement |  |  |  |  | $ 35,000,000 |
Minimum liquidity as a percentage of consolidated debt covenant requirement |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] | Guaranteed By Teekay Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maintain the greater of free cash liquidity |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |
Minimum liquidity as a percentage of debt |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate annual long-term principal repayments, 2017 |  |  |  |  | $ 171,400,000 |
Aggregate annual long-term principal repayments, 2018 |  |  |  |  | 175,600,000 |
Aggregate annual long-term principal repayments, 2019 |  |  |  |  | 110,000,000 |
Aggregate annual long-term principal repayments, 2020 |  |  |  |  | 110,000,000 |
Aggregate annual long-term principal repayments, 2021 |  |  |  |  | $ 374,700,000 |
Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] | January 2021 [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Bridge Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | $ 894,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments | credit_facility | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] | Remaining Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments | credit_facility |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Collateral, number of vessels | vessel |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Minimum hull coverage ratios |  |  |  |  | 105.00% |
Actual hull coverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 117.00% | 138.00%
LIBOR [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of margin |  |  |  |  | 0.30% | 0.30%
LIBOR [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of margin |  |  |  |  | 2.00% | 2.80%
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of margin |  |  |  |  | 0.45% | 0.45%
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of margin |  |  |  |  | 2.00% | 0.60%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Revolving Credit Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in the total amount available under Revolvers |  | $ 369,100,000 | $ 67,300,000 | $ 64,100,000 |  |

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