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Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes (8.5%) due January 15, 2020 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Notes (8.5%) due January 15, 2020 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 U.S. Dollar-denominated Unsecured Demand Loans due to Joint Venture Partners [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Dollar-denominated Unsecured Demand Loans due to Joint Venture Partners [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving credit facilities [Member] USD ($) CreditFacility Vessel | Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving credit facilities [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving credit facilities [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving credit facilities [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving credit facilities [Member] Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving credit facilities [Member] Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due November 2013 [Member] USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2010 Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due November 2013 [Member] NOK | Nov. 30, 2010 Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due November 2013 [Member] Interest rate swap agreements [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner-denominated bonds due January 2017 [Member] Teekay Offshore [Member] USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner-denominated bonds due January 2017 [Member] Teekay Offshore [Member] USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner-denominated bonds due January 2017 [Member] Teekay Offshore [Member] NOK | Dec. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due through May 2017 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due through May 2017 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due through May 2017 [Member] Teekay LNG [Member] USD ($) | May 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due through May 2017 [Member] Teekay LNG [Member] USD ($) | May 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due through May 2017 [Member] Teekay LNG [Member] NOK | Dec. 31, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] USD ($) Vessel Term_loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Secured Debt [Member] USD ($) Vessel | Dec. 31, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Secured Debt [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Secured Debt [Member] Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 5.3% term loan [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 5.3% term loan [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2011 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2012 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 [Member] Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due October Two Thousand Fifteen [Member] Teekay LNG [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due October Two Thousand Fifteen [Member] Teekay LNG [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2012 Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due October Two Thousand Fifteen [Member] Teekay LNG [Member] NOK | Dec. 31, 2012 U.S. Dollar-denominated term loan (VIE term loan) [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Dollar-denominated term loan (VIE term loan) [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undrawn amount of revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.45% | 0.45% | 3.25% | 3.25% |  | 4.75% |  |  | 5.75% | 5.75% |  |  |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |  |  | 0.30% | 0.30% | 4.25% | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.60% | 0.60% | 2.25% | 2.25% |  | 4.75% | 4.75% | 2.95% | 2.95%
LIBOR as at date indicated | 0.31% | 0.58% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.31% | 0.58% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in first year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 740,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in second year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 741,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in third year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 226,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in fourth year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 346,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in fifth year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 463,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 321,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateralized number of vessels by first-priority mortgages granted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 | 33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate on the portion of U. S. Dollar-denominated term loans outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 8.50% |  | 4.84% | 4.84% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  |  | 450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000,000 |  |
Percentage over par at which notes sold |  |  |  |  |  | 99.181% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 8.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized cost included in other non-current asset |  |  |  |  |  | 9,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument redemption price as percentage of principle amount |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument percentage of principle redeemable with equity offering proceeds |  |  |  |  |  | 108.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Redemption Percentage Of Aggregate Principal Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury yield plus 50 basis points |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107,800,000 |  |  | 107,800,000 |  |  |  |  | 125,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,800,000 |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rates based on interest rate and cross currency swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.12% |  | 7.49% | 7.49% |  |  |  | 6.88% | 6.88% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.52% | 5.52% |  |
Margin added to reference rate on cross currency swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.04% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98,500,000 |  | 101,400,000 |  |  |  |  | 125,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,800,000 |  |  |
Rate on interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR rate receivable variable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | The floating LIBOR rate receivable from the interest rate swap is capped at 3.5%, which effectively results in a fixed rate of 1.12% unless LIBOR exceeds 3.5%, in which case Teekay Offshore's related interest rate effectively floats at LIBOR, but reduced by 2.38% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 5,559,714,000 | 5,444,373,000 |  |  |  | 447,115,000 | 446,825,000 | 13,300,000 | 13,300,000 | 1,627,979,000 | 2,244,634,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 467,223,000 | 100,417,000 |  |  |  | 2,432,374,000 | 2,069,860,000 |  |  |  |  | 328,000,000 | 327,700,000 | 341,382,000 | 348,905,000 |  | 258,800,000 | 269,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 230,400,000 | 220,500,000
Interest at a weighted-average fixed rate | 2.90% | 2.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.30% | 5.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of term loans which have balloon or bullet repayments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding term loans not guaranteed by Teekay or its subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107,000,000 | 119,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
EURIBOR as at date indicated | 0.10% | 1.02% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) | (22,137,000) | 11,614,000 | 21,427,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,900,000) | 12,700,000 | 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in first year | 797,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in second year | 1,208,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in third year | 442,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in fourth year | 390,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility in fifth year | 1,004,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reduced under revolving credit facility thereafter | 1,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel market value to loan ratio |  |  |  | 113.20% | 284.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel market value to loan minimum required ratio |  |  |  | 105.00% | 115.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum level of free cash be maintained as per loan agreements | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Free liquidity and undrawn revolving credit line as percentage of debt |  |  |  | 5.00% | 7.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of free liquidity and undrawn revolving credit line | $ 319,100,000 | $ 318,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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