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Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Recorded in Other Long-Term Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at January 1 | $ 20,304us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 29,364us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 39,804us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Increases for positions related to the current year | 3,643us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 1,141us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 4,560us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Changes for positions taken in prior years | 1,015tk_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreaseIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (1,284)tk_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreaseIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (5,085)tk_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreaseIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Decreases related to statute of limitations | (4,627)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations | (8,917)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations | (9,915)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at December 31 | $ 20,335us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 20,304us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 29,364us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits

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- Definition Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Unrecognized Tax Benefit -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6527854 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15A -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319 + Details
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- Definition Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions that have been or will be taken in current period tax return. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15A -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319 + Details
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- Definition Amount of decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from lapses of applicable statutes of limitations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15A -Subparagraph (a)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319 + Details
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