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Income Taxes - Components of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 1,460,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
Disallowed finance costs | $ 47,000,000tk_DeferredTaxAssetsDisallowedInterestExpense
Finance costs carryforward period | 18 years

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