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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Effect of Loss on Cross Currency Swaps (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Realized and Unrealized (losses) gains	$ 13,431us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	$ (13,304)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	$ (12,898)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Realized and Unrealized (losses) gains	(171,289)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember	(56,498)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember	14,343us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Realized gain on partial termination of cross currency swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Realized and Unrealized (losses) gains		6,800us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = tk_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractPartialTerminationMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Realized (losses) gains [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Realized and Unrealized (losses) gains	(3,955)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = tk_RealizedGainLossMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember	2,089us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = tk_RealizedGainLossMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember	3,628us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = tk_RealizedGainLossMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Unrealized (losses) gains [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Realized and Unrealized (losses) gains	$ (167,334)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = tk_UnrealizedGainLossMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember	$ (65,387)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = tk_UnrealizedGainLossMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember	$ 10,715us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = tk_UnrealizedGainLossMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember

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