XML 165 R82.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.1.9

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information - Senior unsecured notes (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loss on bond repurchases | $ (7,699,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnRepurchaseOfDebtInstrument | $ (1,759,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnRepurchaseOfDebtInstrument
Senior Notes (8.5%) due January 15, 2020 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Fixed interest rate on the portion of U. S. Dollar-denominated term loans outstanding | 8.50%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Debt instrument, principal amount | 450,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Percentage over par at which notes sold | 99.181%tk_PercentageOfParAtWhichNotesSold / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Effective interest rate | 8.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Capitalized cost included in other non-current asset | 9,400,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Debt instrument, redemption price as percentage of principal amount | 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Discount rate for redemption feature | 0.50%tk_DiscountRateForRedemptionFeature / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Repurchased principal amount | 57,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Loss on bond repurchases | $ 7,699,000us-gaap_GainLossOnRepurchaseOfDebtInstrument / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |

X
- Definition The discount rate used to calculate the present value of the long-term debt to determine the redemption amount. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tk_DiscountRateForRedemptionFeature
Namespace Prefix: | tk_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Percentage over par at which notes sold. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tk_PercentageOfParAtWhichNotesSold
Namespace Prefix: | tk_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 55 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph e -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479336&loc=d3e64711-112823 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees). + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the repurchase price of a debt instrument initially issued by the entity and the net carrying amount of the debt at the time of its repurchase. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GainLossOnRepurchaseOfDebtInstrument
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis=us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |