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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 19 Months Ended |  |  |
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Nov. 25, 2019 | May 08, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2017 | May 07, 2019 | Nov. 24, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 25, 2017
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity, Reverse Stock Split | one-for-eight |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |  |  | 100,784,422 |  |  |  | 100,435,210 |
Teekay LNG and Teekay Tankers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  | 33.90% |  |  |  | 33.10% |
General Partner of Teekay LNG [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Teekay Offshore |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
Due from Affiliate, Noncurrent |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock | Teekay Offshore |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest |  |  |  |  | 13.80% |  |  |
General Partner | Teekay LNG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest of Company's general partner |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
General Partner | Teekay Offshore |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest of Company's general partner |  | 49.00% |  | 2.00% | 49.00% |  |  |
Teekay Tankers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity, Reverse Stock Split | one-for-eight |  | one-for-eight |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Voting Rights, Votes Per Share Owned |  |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |
Teekay Tankers | Teekay Tankers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  | 28.70% |  |  |  | 28.80% |
Teekay Corporation | Teekay LNG and Teekay Tankers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Teekay Tankers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 29,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 232,000,000 |  |
Common Class B | Teekay Tankers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 4,600,000 |  |  |  |  | 37,000,000 |  |
Common Stock Maximum Voting Power |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |

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