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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of reportable segments | 4
Long Term Fixed-rate time-charter contracts [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Charter period | 1 year
Short Term Fixed-rate time-charter contracts [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Charter period | 1 year

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- Definition The length of the charter contract as laid out in the contract terms, expressed in number of years. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tk_CharterContractTerm
Namespace Prefix: | tk_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration