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Investments - Teekay LNG Exmar LPG BVBA Joint Venture - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Feb. 28, 2013
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership | 16.05%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage |  |  |
Investments in joint venture | $ 79,602,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture | $ 157,762,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture | $ 183,554,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture |
Newbuildings [Member] | Teekay LNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership | 33.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayLngMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetUnderConstructionMember |  |  |
Exmar LPG BVBA [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_ExmarLpgBvbaMember |  |  |
Exmar LPG BVBA [Member] | Teekay LNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | 20tk_NumberOfVesselsInPartnership / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayLngMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_ExmarLpgBvbaMember |  |  |
Percentage of ownership | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayLngMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_ExmarLpgBvbaMember |  |  |
Investments in joint venture |  |  |  | 133,100,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayLngMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_ExmarLpgBvbaMember
Excess of book value of net assets acquired |  |  |  | (6,000,000)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDifferenceBetweenCarryingAmountAndUnderlyingEquity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayLngMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_ExmarLpgBvbaMember
Exmar LPG BVBA [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] | Teekay LNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | 9tk_NumberOfVesselsInPartnership / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayLngMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AssetUnderConstructionMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_ExmarLpgBvbaMember |  |  |
Exmar LPG BVBA [Member] | Charters-in [Member] | Teekay LNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | 4tk_NumberOfVesselsInPartnership / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayLngMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = tk_ChartersInMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_ExmarLpgBvbaMember |  |  |
Pro Rata Share [Member] | Exmar LPG BVBA [Member] | Secured debt [Member] | Teekay LNG [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Pro rata share of existing debt and lease obligations |  |  |  | $ 108,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayLngMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_ExmarLpgBvbaMember / us-gaap_TradingActivityByTypeAxis = tk_ProRataShareMember

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