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Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) subsidiary vessel SecurityLoan term_loan | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) subsidiary vessel SecurityLoan term_loan | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 NOK (kr) subsidiary vessel SecurityLoan term_loan | Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€) subsidiary vessel SecurityLoan term_loan | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) vessel | Dec. 31, 2019 NOK (kr) vessel | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) vessel | May 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 26, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Jan. 27, 2010 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five |  |  |  | $ 425,800,000 |  | $ 425,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  | 2,265,986,000 |  | 2,265,986,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,867,120,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 2,225,487,000 |  | 2,225,487,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,827,152,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange loss (notes 10 and 16) |  |  |  | $ (8,922,000) | $ (5,851,000) | $ (2,276,000) | $ (8,481,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time |  |  |  | 3.70% |  | 3.70% |  | 3.70% | 3.70% | 4.60% | 4.60% | 4.60% |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Remainder of Fiscal Year |  |  |  | $ 83,100,000 |  | $ 83,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two |  |  |  | 416,400,000 |  | 416,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three |  |  |  | 634,400,000 |  | 634,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four |  |  |  | 402,900,000 |  | 402,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five |  |  |  | $ 303,400,000 |  | $ 303,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Loan Agreements | SecurityLoan |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4 |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undrawn Revolving Credit Facilities Time To Maturity |  |  |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Level Of Free Cash Maintained Per Loan Agreements |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan One [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Free Liquidity And Undrawn Revolving Credit Line As Percentage Of Debt |  |  |  | 7.50% |  | 7.50% |  | 7.50% | 7.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Debt Instruments | term_loan |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Debt Instruments With Balloon Or Bullet Payments | term_loan |  |  |  | 5 |  | 5 |  | 5 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Vessels Held As Collateral | vessel |  |  |  | 20 |  | 20 |  | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] | Remaining Term Loans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 4.47% |  | 4.47% |  | 4.47% | 4.47% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] | Remaining Term Loans [Member] | Fixed Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Debt Instruments | term_loan |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] | Remaining Term Loans [Member] | Three Month London Interbank Offered Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] | Remaining Term Loans [Member] | Three Month London Interbank Offered Rate [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes (8.5%) due January 15, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate |  |  | 8.50% | 8.50% |  | 8.50% |  | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.50% |  |  |  | 8.50%
Debt instrument, principal amount |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000
Percentage Of Par At Which Notes Sold |  |  | 99.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Senior Debt |  | $ 613,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 36,712,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes (8.5%) due January 15, 2020 | US Treasury (UST) Interest Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5000.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate |  |  |  | 9.25% |  | 9.25% |  | 9.25% | 9.25% | 9.25% | 9.25% | 9.25% | 9.25% |  |  |
Debt instrument, principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio | 85.4701 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, If-converted Value in Excess of Principal | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.70 |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.75 |
Revolving Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 950,800,000 |  | 950,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  | 429,200,000 |  | 429,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Reduction Of Available Borrowing Capacity Remainder Of Fiscal Year |  |  |  | 157,600,000 |  | 157,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Reduction Of Available Borrowing Capacity In Year Two |  |  |  | 115,800,000 |  | 115,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Reduction Of Available Borrowing Capacity In Year Three |  |  |  | 410,800,000 |  | 410,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Reduction Of Available Borrowing Capacity In Year Four |  |  |  | 65,300,000 |  | 65,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Reduction Of Available Borrowing Capacity In Year Five |  |  |  | $ 201,300,000 |  | $ 201,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Collateral, Number of Vessels | vessel |  |  |  | 33 |  | 33 |  | 33 | 33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  | $ 521,594,000 |  | $ 521,594,000 |  |  |  | 603,132,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Credit Facilities | term_loan |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4 |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facilities | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facilities | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.95% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facilities | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay Offshore [Member] | Revolving Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000.0 |  |
Teekay LNG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Level Of Free Cash Maintained Per Loan Agreements |  |  |  | 35,000,000.0 |  | 35,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due Through October Two Thousand Twenty One [Member] [Member] | Nibor Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, principal amount | kr |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | kr 2,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt | kr |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | kr 2,100,000,000 |  |  | kr 3,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  | $ 213,000,000.0 |  | $ 213,000,000.0 |  |  |  | 347,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due Through October Two Thousand Twenty One [Member] [Member] | Nibor Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate |  |  |  | 7.72% |  | 7.72% |  | 7.72% | 7.72% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due Through October Two Thousand Twenty One [Member] [Member] | Nibor Loan [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate |  |  |  | 7.89% |  | 7.89% |  | 7.89% | 7.89% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Euro Denominated Term Loans Due Through Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Collateral, Number of Vessels | vessel |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Debt Instruments | term_loan |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | $ 153,200,000 |  | $ 153,200,000 |  |  | € 136.4 | $ 165,400,000 |  | € 147.5 |  |  |  |
Number of Subsidiaries | subsidiary |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Euro Denominated Term Loans Due Through Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay LNG | Euro Denominated Term Loans Due Through Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 1.95% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay Tankers [Member] | 2016 Debt Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Covenant Minimum Free Liquidity And Undrawn Revolving Credit Line |  |  |  | $ 35,000,000.0 |  | $ 35,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Covenant Minimum Free Liquidity And Undrawn Revolving Credit Line As Percentage Of Debt |  |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay Tankers [Member] | 2016 Debt Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Teekay Tankers [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  | $ 86,700,000 |  | $ 86,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Parent Company [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000.0 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Proceeds from Convertible Debt | $ 104,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible Term | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,100,000 |
Parent Company [Member] | Teekay Offshore [Member] | Revolving Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |
FPSO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Collateral, Number of Vessels | vessel |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Vessels | vessel |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transportation Equipment [Member] | Long Term Debt1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel Market Value To Loan Ratio |  |  |  | 379.00% |  | 379.00% |  | 379.00% | 379.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel Market Value to Loan Required Ratio |  |  |  | 125.00% |  | 125.00% |  | 125.00% | 125.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transportation Equipment [Member] | Long Term Debt2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel Market Value To Loan Ratio |  |  |  | 218.00% |  | 218.00% |  | 218.00% | 218.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel Market Value to Loan Required Ratio |  |  |  | 115.00% |  | 115.00% |  | 115.00% | 115.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transportation Equipment [Member] | Long Term Debt3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel Market Value To Loan Ratio |  |  |  | 138.00% |  | 138.00% |  | 138.00% | 138.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel Market Value to Loan Required Ratio |  |  |  | 120.00% |  | 120.00% |  | 120.00% | 120.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transportation Equipment [Member] | Long Term Debt4 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel Market Value To Loan Ratio |  |  |  | 192.00% |  | 192.00% |  | 192.00% | 192.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel Market Value to Loan Required Ratio |  |  |  | 135.00% |  | 135.00% |  | 135.00% | 135.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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