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Financing Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $)
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Teekay Offshore [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Teekay Offshore [Member]
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Teekay Offshore [Member]
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Teekay Offshore [Member]
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Teekay Offshore [Member]
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Teekay Offshore [Member]
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Teekay Offshore [Member]
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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]
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Teekay LNG [Member]
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Teekay LNG [Member]
Nov. 30, 2011
Teekay [Member]
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Teekay [Member]
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Teekay [Member]
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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