Effective yield on investment on term loans.

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Fixed interest rate on investment on term loans.

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Principal amount of loans receivable.

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Number of loans acquired.

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Number of vessels held as collateral for investment in term loans.

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Repayment premium included in the principal balance.

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Repayment premium rate on investment in term loans.

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Maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the entity would incur if parties to the financial instruments that make up the concentration failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the entity.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

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The cash outflow for the purchase of loan receivable arising from the financing of goods and services.

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Investment in Term Loans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Vessel	Feb. 28, 2011 Loans Receivable [Member] Vessel	Dec. 31, 2012 Loans Receivable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Loans Receivable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Loans Receivable [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Loans Receivable [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member]	Jul. 31, 2010 Teekay Tankers [Member] Loans Receivable [Member] Term_loan Vessel
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding of term loan									$ 115,000,000
Term loan	70,000,000	115,575,000		70,000,000					115,575,000
Interest rate on term loan				9.00%					9.00%
Investment yield									10.00%
Repayment premium on loans outstanding									3.00%
Repayment premium included in principal balance					2,700,000	1,500,000
Acquired term loans									2
Number of VLCC collateralized for loans			1	1					2
Interest receivable recorded as accounts receivables							2,800,000	2,800,000
Investment in term loans					$ 185,600,000