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Financing Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Mar. 31, 2011 Teekay Offshore [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Teekay Offshore [Member] | Aug. 31, 2010 Teekay Offshore [Member] | Mar. 31, 2010 Teekay Offshore [Member] | Aug. 31, 2009 Teekay Offshore [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Teekay Offshore [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Teekay Offshore [Member] | Dec. 31, 2009 Teekay Offshore [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Teekay Tankers [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Teekay Tankers [Member] | Dec. 31, 2009 Teekay Tankers [Member] | Feb. 29, 2012 Teekay Tankers [Member] Common Class A [Member] | Feb. 28, 2011 Teekay Tankers [Member] Common Class A [Member] | Oct. 31, 2010 Teekay Tankers [Member] Common Class A [Member] | Apr. 30, 2010 Teekay Tankers [Member] Common Class A [Member] | Jun. 30, 2009 Teekay Tankers [Member] Common Class A [Member] | Dec. 31, 2009 Teekay Tankers [Member] Common Class A [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Teekay Tankers [Member] Common Class B [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Teekay Tankers [Member] Common Class B [Member] | Nov. 30, 2010 Teekay LNG [Member] | Jul. 31, 2010 Teekay LNG [Member] | Nov. 30, 2009 Teekay LNG [Member] | Mar. 31, 2009 Teekay LNG [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Teekay LNG [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 Teekay LNG [Member] | Dec. 31, 2009 Teekay LNG [Member] | Nov. 30, 2011 Teekay [Member] | Jul. 31, 2011 Teekay [Member] | Mar. 31, 2011 Teekay [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Teekay [Member]
Equity Offerings by Subsidiaries (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of public offering common units | 5,600,000 |  | 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  | 7,700,000 | 6,400,000 | 6,000,000 | 5,100,000 | 7,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,250,000 | 9,900,000 | 8,600,000 | 8,800,000 | 7,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,100,000 | 1,700,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units issued upon exercise of underwriter's overallotment option | 3,700,000 |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 840,000 | 787,500 | 660,000 | 975,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 450,650 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price of public offering, per unit | $ 33.40 |  | $ 38.88 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 27.84 | $ 22.15 | $ 19.48 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds of public offering | $ 187,400,000 |  | $ 168,700,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 226,300,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 420,145,000 | $ 419,989,000 | $ 107,042,000 | $ 112,054,000 | $ 243,977,000 | $ 68,600,000 |  | $ 112,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 356,133,000 | $ 51,020,000 | $ 170,237,000 | $ 173,500,000 | $ 20,400,000 |  |
General Partner's proportionate capital contribution |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  | 67.00% |  |  |  |  | 67.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of owned interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  | 26.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.10% |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00%
Interest of Company's general partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued upon the exercise of the underwriter's overallotment option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 395,000 | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price of public offering, per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14.32 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.00 |  | $ 12.15 | $ 12.25 |  | $ 9.80 |  |  | $ 35.44 | $ 29.18 | $ 24.40 | $ 17.60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unregistered common share issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Increases to retained earnings |  |  |  |  | 124,247,000 | 123,203,000,000 | 41,169,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 124,200,000 | 84,900,000 | 26,900,000 | 124,200,000 | 17,700,000 | 1,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124,200,000 | 20,600,000 | 12,600,000 |  |  |  |
Voting Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Five Votes Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Maximum Voting Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost of Sevan Marine ASA |  |  |  | 386,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments made for the acquisition | 372,845,000 |  |  | 175,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions Made at The Time of Acquisition |  |  |  | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount decreases to retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 94,800,000 |
Private Placement of Common Units to a Group of Institution | 7,300,000 | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price of Private offering, per unit | $ 23.90 | $ 28.04 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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