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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information - Joint Ventures (Detail) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vessel ft³ | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2014 USD ($) Vessel m³ | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) Vessel m³ | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vessel floating_storage_unit ft³ | Dec. 31, 2014 Vessel
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint venture ownership percentage | 17.62% |  |  |  | 17.62% |
Put option to sell percentage one | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |
Put option to sell percentage two | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Put option to sell percentage three | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Additional call option percentage from put option | 20.00% |  |  |  | 20.00% |
Additional call option value | $ 7.5 |  |  |  |  |
Put Option Percentage One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received through put option sale | 24.1 |  |  |  |  |
Put Option Percentage Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received through put option sale | 32.1 |  |  |  |  |
Put Option Percentage Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received through put option sale | 40.2 |  |  |  |  |
Newbuildings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cost of project |  |  |  |  | $ 3,600.0 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2016 | 864.6 |  |  |  | 864.6 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2017 | 887.0 |  |  |  | 887.0 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2018 | 616.3 |  |  |  | 616.3 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2019 | 426.1 |  |  |  | 426.1 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2020 | 3.5 |  |  |  | $ 3.5 |
Odebrecht Oil & Gas S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cost of project |  | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor |  |  |  |  | 12 years |
Joint venture ownership percentage |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Payment made towards commitments | 251.6 |  |  |  | $ 251.6 |
Purchase obligation due in 2016 | 739.4 |  |  |  | 739.4 |
Purchase obligation due in 2017 | 13.6 |  |  |  | 13.6 |
Short-term loan secured by joint venture | 248.0 |  |  |  | 248.0 |
Secured short-term loan refinanced with long-term debt facility | $ 804.0 |  |  |  | $ 804.0 |
KT Maritime Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint venture ownership percentage | 50.00% |  |  |  | 50.00% |
KT Maritime Joint Venture [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | Vessel |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Fully built-up cost | $ 27.8 |  |  |  | $ 27.8 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. [Member] | Modified Vessel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor | 20 years |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2016 | $ 74.4 |  |  |  | 74.4 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2017 | 97.6 |  |  |  | 97.6 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2018 | 356.6 |  |  |  | 356.6 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2019 | $ 214.4 |  |  |  | $ 214.4 |
Joint venture ownership percentage | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2020 | $ 198.3 |  |  |  | $ 198.3 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cost of project |  |  | $ 2,100.0 |  |  |
Number of vessels | Vessel |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Volume of vessels | m³ |  |  | 172,000 |  |  |
Payment made towards commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 100.5 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured debt financing percentage | 70.00% |  |  |  | 70.00% |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured debt financing percentage | 80.00% |  |  |  | 80.00% |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint venture ownership percentage | 30.00% |  |  |  | 30.00% |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. [Member] | Modified Vessel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of floating storage units | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Lease Agreements [Member] | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor |  |  |  |  | 20 years |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | LNG receiving and regasification terminal [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cost of project | $ 872.0 |  |  |  | $ 872.0 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | LNG receiving and regasification terminal [member] | Lease Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor | 20 years |  |  |  | 20 years |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Maximum [Member] | LNG receiving and regasification terminal [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capacity of production facility, per day | ft³ | 800,000,000 |  |  |  | 800,000,000 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | BG Joint Venture [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] | Shipbuilding supervision and crew training services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cost of project |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0 |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor |  |  |  | 20 years |  |
Number of vessels | Vessel |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4
Shipbuilding and crew training obligation incurred | $ 4.2 |  |  |  | $ 4.2 |
Shipbuilding and crew training obligation in 2016 | 6.0 |  |  |  | 6.0 |
Shipbuilding and crew training obligation in 2017 | 3.8 |  |  |  | 3.8 |
Shipbuilding and crew training obligation in 2018 | 4.1 |  |  |  | 4.1 |
Shipbuilding and crew training obligation in 2019 | 0.4 |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Debt facility used to finance a portion of estimated fully built-up cost | 787.0 |  |  |  | 787.0 |
Volume of vessels | m³ |  |  |  | 174,000 |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Pro Rata Share [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | LNG receiving and regasification terminal [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2016 | 115.2 |  |  |  | 115.2 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2017 | 84.0 |  |  |  | 84.0 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2018 | 62.4 |  |  |  | 62.4 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Pro Rata Share [Member] | BG Joint Venture [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] | Shipbuilding supervision and crew training services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2016 | 7.9 |  |  |  | 7.9 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2017 | 15.0 |  |  |  | 15.0 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2018 | 17.3 |  |  |  | 17.3 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2019 | 6.3 |  |  |  | 6.3 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Pro Rata Share [Member] | Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] | Shipbuilding supervision and crew training services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2016 | 4.9 |  |  |  | 4.9 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2017 | 62.7 |  |  |  | 62.7 |
Net of financing on newbuilding installments, 2018 | $ 19.3 |  |  |  | $ 19.3 |
Number of vessels | Vessel |  |  |  |  | 7 |
Joint venture ownership percentage | 50.00% |  |  |  | 50.00% |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Pro Rata Share [Member] | Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member] | Financed [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] | Shipbuilding supervision and crew training services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | Vessel |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | KT Maritime Joint Venture [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment made towards commitments | $ 7.9 |  |  |  | $ 7.9 |
Purchase obligation due in 2016 | 19.9 |  |  |  | 19.9 |
Fully built-up cost | $ 55.5 |  |  |  | $ 55.5 |

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- Definition Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 440 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394976&loc=d3e25336-109308 + Details
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