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Goodwill, Intangible Assets and In-Process Revenue Contracts - Carrying Amount of Goodwill for Company's Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill, Beginning balance | $ 166,539us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 166,539us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill acquired | 2,032us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod |
Goodwill, Ending balance | 168,571us-gaap_Goodwill | 166,539us-gaap_Goodwill
Shuttle Tanker, FSO and Offshore Support Segment [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill, Beginning balance | 130,908us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tk_ShuttleTankerFsoAndOffshoreSupportSegmentMember | 130,908us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tk_ShuttleTankerFsoAndOffshoreSupportSegmentMember
Goodwill acquired | 2,032us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tk_ShuttleTankerFsoAndOffshoreSupportSegmentMember |
Goodwill, Ending balance | 132,940us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tk_ShuttleTankerFsoAndOffshoreSupportSegmentMember | 130,908us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tk_ShuttleTankerFsoAndOffshoreSupportSegmentMember
Liquefied Gas Segment [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill, Beginning balance |  | 35,631us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tk_LiquefiedGasSegmentMember
Goodwill acquired |  |
Goodwill, Ending balance | $ 35,631us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tk_LiquefiedGasSegmentMember | $ 35,631us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = tk_LiquefiedGasSegmentMember

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