Long-Term Debt - Additional Information - Senior unsecured bonds (Detail) (Teekay Offshore [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014 Senior Unsecured Bonds Mature in July 2019 [Member]	May 31, 2014 Senior Unsecured Bonds Mature in July 2019 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Ten-year senior unsecured bonds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Ten-year senior unsecured bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured bonds issued		$ 300.0		$ 171.1
Debt instrument, carrying amount	$ 300.0
Debt instrument interest		6.00%		4.96%
Debt instrument collateral, description			The bonds are collateralized by first-priority mortgages on the two vessels to which the bonds relate, together with other related security.

Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 16

-Article 9

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