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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Financing Receivables (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |
Dividends declared | $ 456,706,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash | $ 353,414,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash | $ 324,888,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
Teekay Tangguh Borrower LLC [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 99.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOfLimitedLiabilityCompanyOrLimitedPartnershipOwnershipInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayTangguhBorrowerLlcMember |  |
Teekay BLT Corporation [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans to equity accounted investees and joint venture partners carrying value | 1,800,000us-gaap_AdvancesToAffiliate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayBltCorporationMember | 28,500,000us-gaap_AdvancesToAffiliate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayBltCorporationMember |
Advances repaid | 11,700,000tk_RepaymentOfAdvancesToSubsidiariesNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayBltCorporationMember |  |
Additional amount repaid as part of settlement agreement | 1,500,000tk_PaymentUnderSettlementAgreement / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayBltCorporationMember |  |
Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 69.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOfLimitedLiabilityCompanyOrLimitedPartnershipOwnershipInterest / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_TeekayTangguhJointVentureMember |  |
Advances repaid | 14,400,000tk_RepaymentOfAdvancesToSubsidiariesNet / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_TeekayTangguhJointVentureMember |  |
Dividends declared | $ 87,100,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_TeekayTangguhJointVentureMember |  |
Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture [Member] | Teekay BLT Corporation [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 70.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOfLimitedLiabilityCompanyOrLimitedPartnershipOwnershipInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tk_TeekayBltCorporationMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tk_TeekayTangguhJointVentureMember |  |

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