Investments - Teekay Offshore Acquisition of ALP Maritime Services B.V. - Summary of Preliminary and Finalized Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

May 02, 2013

Mar. 14, 2014

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

ASSETS

Goodwill

$ 168,571us-gaap_Goodwill

$ 166,539us-gaap_Goodwill

LIABILITIES

Other long-term liabilities

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139,676us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther

Teekay Offshore [Member]

LIABILITIES

Cash consideration

253,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Teekay Offshore [Member] | ALP Maritime Services B.V [Member]

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

294us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Other current assets

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/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Advances on newbuilding contracts

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/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Other assets - long-term

395us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Goodwill

2,032us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Total assets acquired

3,289us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

387us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Other long-term liabilities

286us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Total liabilities assumed

673us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Net assets acquired

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/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

Cash consideration

$ 2,616us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= tk_AlpMaritimeServicesBvMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tk_TeekayOffshoreMember

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