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Schedule I Condensed Non-Consolidated Financial Information of Registrant - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - Teekay Parent - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule Of Supplemental Cash Flow [Line Items]
Dividends-in-kind	$ 58,000	$ 1,039	$ 0
Return of capital to parent	$ 1,700,000

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Amount of paid and unpaid paid-in-kind dividends (PIK) declared for classes of stock, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 405
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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