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Equity Accounted Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2010 Wah Kwong [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Exmar [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Angola LNG Project [Member] m3 Buildings | Dec. 31, 2012 RasGas 3 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 LNG carriers [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 FPSO [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2012 Sevan Marine ASA [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Sevan Marine ASA [Member] | Nov. 30, 2011 Sevan Marine ASA [Member] | Nov. 30, 2011 Sevan Marine ASA [Member] FPSO [Member] Vessel | Feb. 28, 2012 Teekay LNG [Member] Carriers | Nov. 30, 2010 Teekay LNG [Member] Exmar [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2012 Teekay LNG [Member] RasGas 3 [Member] Vessel | Sep. 30, 2010 Teekay Tankers [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Teekay Tankers [Member] Wah Kwong [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture [Member] | Feb. 29, 2012 Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture [Member] Malt Lng Carriers [Member] Vessel
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership Percentage |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | 33.00% | 40.00% | 52.00% |  | 43.00% | 40.00% | 40.00% |  |  | 50.00% | 40.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |
Number of newbuilding |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of newbuilding |  |  |  |  |  | 160,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |  |  |  | 6
Joint venture interest in acquired business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Acquisition cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  | $ 72,500,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.00% |
Fair value of investment of existing contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quoted market value of investment of existing contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83,100,000 | 29,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of debt secured guaranteed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Portion of purchase price financed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Secured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 206,000,000 |  |  | 68,600,000 |  |
Equity (loss) income | 79,211,000 | (35,309,000) | (11,257,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity (loss) gain related to unrealized (loss) gain on interest rate swap | $ 5,300,000 | $ (35,200,000) | $ (26,300,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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