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Equity Accounted Investments - Additional Information (Detail) t in Millions, $ 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 ($) Trains Vessel t m³ | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) Vessel m³ | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vessel floating_storage_unit ft³ | Dec. 31, 2014 Vessel
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership interest | 17.62% |  |  |  | 17.62% |
Newbuildings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cost of project |  |  |  |  | $ 3,600.0 |
Odebrecht Oil & Gas S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor |  |  |  |  | 12 years |
Expected cost of project |  | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership interest |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | Vessel |  |  |  |  | 9 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. [Member] | Modified Vessel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor | 20 years |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] | Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | Vessel | 9 |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 30.00% |  |  |  | 30.00% |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. [Member] | Modified Vessel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of floating storage units | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. [Member] | Lease Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor |  |  |  |  | 20 years |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Nogaholding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 30.00% |  |  |  | 30.00% |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Samsung [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 20.00% |  |  |  | 20.00% |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | GIC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 20.00% |  |  |  | 20.00% |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | LNG receiving and regasification terminal [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [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] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor | 20 years |  |  |  | 20 years |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Bahrain LNG Joint Venture [Member] | LNG receiving and regasification terminal [member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capacity of production facility, per day | ft³ | 800,000,000 |  |  |  | 800,000,000 |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership interest | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |
Number of LNG trains | Trains |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Expected capacity of trains | t |  |  | 16.5 |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Joint Venture [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cost of project |  |  | $ 2,100.0 |  |  |
Number of vessels | Vessel |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Volume of vessels | m³ |  |  | 172,000 |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Project [Member] | Russia-based Novatek OAO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Partnership owns percentage in joint venture |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Project [Member] | France-based Total S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | Yamal LNG Project [Member] | China-based China National Petroleum Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Teekay LNG [Member] | BG Joint Venture [Member] | Newbuildings [Member] | Shipbuilding supervision and crew training services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement period, lessor |  |  |  | 20 years |  |
Expected cost of project |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0 |  |
Number of vessels | Vessel |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4
Volume of vessels | m³ |  |  |  | 174,000 |  |

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