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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information - Term Loans (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) vessel subsidiary contract term_loan | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of long-term debt | $ 3,449,611 | $ 6,730,132 |  |  |
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) | (26,463) | (6,548) | $ (2,195) |  |
Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of long-term debt | $ 232,957 | $ 219,733 |  |  |
Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument spread on variable rate |  | 0.60% |  |  |
Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument spread on variable rate |  | 2.25% |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments | term_loan | 2 |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of long-term debt | $ 233,000 | $ 219,700 |  | € 194.1 | € 208.9
Number of long term time charter contracts | contract | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | vessel | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary | 1 |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument spread on variable rate | 0.60% |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Euro-denominated Term Loans due through 2023 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument spread on variable rate | 2.25% |  |  |  |

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