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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 Insurance Claims [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Vessels [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 RasGas II LNG Carriers [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member] Newbuildings [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2013 Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member] Teekay LNG Exmar LPG BVBA Joint Venture [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Including Chartered In [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2013 Including Chartered In [Member] 2016 [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2013 Including Chartered In [Member] 2017 [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2013 Including Chartered In [Member] Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2013 Including Chartered In [Member] FSO [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2013 Including Chartered In [Member] FPSO [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2013 Including Chartered In [Member] RasGas II LNG Carriers [Member] Vessel | Jun. 30, 2013 Teekay Offshore [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2013 Teekay Offshore [Member] NOK | Dec. 31, 2013 Teekay Offshore [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Teekay Offshore [Member] NOK | Dec. 31, 2010 Teekay Offshore [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Teekay Offshore [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Teekay Offshore [Member] NOK | Jun. 30, 2013 Teekay Offshore [Member] FPSO [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Teekay LNG [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Teekay LNG [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Teekay LNG [Member] Newbuildings [Member] Vessel | Dec. 31, 2013 Teekay LNG [Member] RasGas II LNG Carriers [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Teekay LNG [Member] RasGas II LNG Carriers [Member] Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Estimated purchase price |  |  |  |  | $ 2,200,000,000 |  | $ 537,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment made towards commitments |  |  |  |  | 696,800,000 |  | 68,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized interest and other miscellaneous construction costs |  |  |  |  | 49,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2014 |  |  |  |  | 482,200,000 |  | 130,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2015 |  |  |  |  | 154,200,000 |  | 76,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2016 |  |  |  |  | 425,400,000 |  | 113,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2017 |  |  |  |  | 399,000,000 |  | 78,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership in joint venture arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 33.00% |  |
Number of vessels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining payments required to be made under new building contract in 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plaintiffs sought for damages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 213,000,000 | 35,100,000 | 213,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability recognized in legal proceedings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,500,000 | 76,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, interest accrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, legal costs accrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability recognized in legal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,800,000 | 290,000,000.0 | 35,600,000 | 216,400,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional liability recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liability | 8,336,087,000 | 7,781,736,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,400,000 | 294,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 213,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease arrangement period, lessee |  |  |  |  |  | 30-year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share of potential exposure |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |
Estimated shares of lease rental increase claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,000,000 | 8,600,000
Potential increase in lease payments |  |  |  |  |  | 12,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recovery from deductible insurance coverage |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum recovery of capital lease | 155,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of shuttle tanker contributed by unrelated party in exchange of equity interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority interest ownership percentage |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29.30% | 29.30% | 67.00% | 29.40% | 29.40% |  | 35.30% | 37.50% |  |  |
Percentage of non-controlling interest owner's share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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