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Percentage of ownership in joint venture arrangement				17.62%					17.62%
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Estimated aggregate fair value of vessels			$ 222,000			222,000
Interest income recognized						$ 15,200
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Ownership percentage				25.90%					25.90%	26.20%
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Investment in equity private placement	$ 25,000
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Ownership percentage				37.00%					37.00%	27.30%
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Write down and gain (loss) on sale of vessels, description									During the third quarter of 2013, four of these six shuttle tankers were written down as the result of the re-contracting of one of the vessels at lower rates than expected during the third quarter of 2013, the cancellation of a short-term contract which occurred in September 2013 and a change in expectations for the contract renewal for two of the shuttle tankers.
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Write down and gain (loss) on sale of vessels, description									In the fourth quarter of 2013, the remaining two of the six shuttle tankers were written down due to a cancellation in their contract renewal.
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Teekay Offshore [Member] \| Offshore Logistics [Member] \| 1990-built Shuttle Tankers [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
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Number of vessels \| Vessel											6
Write-down charges related to vessels											$ 76,800
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