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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Capitalized Dry Docking Costs (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at the end of the year | $ 8,106,247us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | $ 7,351,144us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |
Dry docking activity [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year | 118,194us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | 100,928us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | 128,987us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember
Costs incurred for dry dockings | 74,018tk_DrydockingCostIncurred / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | 72,545tk_DrydockingCostIncurred / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | 35,336tk_DrydockingCostIncurred / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember
Dry dock amortization | (50,926)us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | (50,325)us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | (57,082)us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember
Write down / sales of vessels | (5,955)us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | (4,954)us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | (6,313)us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember
Balance at the end of the year | $ 135,331us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | $ 118,194us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember | $ 100,928us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_DrydockingActivityMember

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