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Number Of Vessels In Partnership

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Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information - Vessels Under Construction (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vessel	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Payments made towards commitments for construction of certain carriers and tankers \| $	$ 817,878	$ 1,706,500
Newbuildings [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Expected cost of project \| $	3,600,000
Payments made towards commitments for construction of certain carriers and tankers \| $	800,600
Capitalized interest and other miscellaneous construction costs \| $	29,400
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2016 \| $	864,600
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2017 \| $	887,000
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2018 \| $	616,300
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2019 \| $	426,100
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2020 \| $	$ 3,500
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	11
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] \| Delivery in 2016 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	2
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] \| Delivery in 2017 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	3
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] \| Delivery in 2018 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	4
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] \| Delivery in 2019 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	2
Newbuildings [Member] \| Long Distance Towing and Offshore Installation [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	4
Newbuildings [Member] \| Long Distance Towing and Offshore Installation [Member] \| Delivery in 2016 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	4
Newbuildings [Member] \| Units for Maintenance and Safety [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	2
Newbuildings [Member] \| Units for Maintenance and Safety [Member] \| Delivery in Third Quarter 2016 and Second Quarter 2017 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	2
Newbuildings [Member] \| Shuttle Tankers [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	3
Newbuildings [Member] \| Shuttle Tankers [Member] \| Delivery in Fourth Quarter 2017 through First Half 2018 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	3
Newbuildings [Member] \| Floating Storage and Off-take [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	1
Newbuildings [Member] \| Floating Storage and Off-take [Member] \| Delivery in 2017 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	1
Newbuildings [Member] \| FPSO Segment [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	1
Newbuildings [Member] \| FPSO Segment [Member] \| Delivery in Third Quarter 2016 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	1