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Amortization Of In Process Revenue Contract Year One

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Amortization Of In Process Revenue Contract Year Thereafter

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Amortization Of In Process Revenue Contract Year Three

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Amortization Of In Process Revenue Contract Year Two

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Amount of non-cash amortization of intangible asset (liability) for above and below market leases.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of amortization expense for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life expected to be recognized after 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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Amount of amortization expense for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life expected to be recognized during the next 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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Amount of amortization expense for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life expected to be recognized during the third 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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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Goodwill, Intangible Assets and In-Process Revenue Contracts - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vessel	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vessel	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 14, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount			$ 348,563	$ 317,684
Amortization expense			13,600	13,200	$ 18,200
Amortization of intangible assets, 2016			15,100
Amortization of intangible assets, 2017			12,800
Amortization of intangible assets, 2018			11,800
Amortization of intangible assets, 2019			11,800
Amortization of intangible assets, 2020			11,800
Amortization of intangible assets, thereafter			48,600
Amortization of in-process revenue			(30,085)	(40,939)	(61,700)
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount			$ 30,879
ALP Maritime Services B.V [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership acquired						100.00%	100.00%
BG Joint Venture [Member] \| Teekay LNG [Member] \| Shipbuilding supervision and crew training services [Member] \| Newbuildings [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of vessels \| Vessel			4
Teekay Petrojarl and Omi Corporation [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of in-process revenue			$ 30,100	$ 40,900	$ 61,700
Amortization of in-process revenue contracts, 2016			32,100
Amortization of in-process revenue contracts, 2017			30,700
Amortization of in-process revenue contracts, 2018			22,500
Amortization of in-process revenue contracts, 2019			14,300
Amortization of in-process revenue contracts, 2020			13,800
Amortization of in-process revenue contracts, thereafter			37,400
Ship-to-Ship Transfer Business (SPT) [Member] \| Teekay Tankers [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense			1,300
Number of vessels \| Vessel	6
Ship-to-Ship Transfer Business (SPT) [Member] \| Teekay Tankers [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 30,900	$ 30,900
Amortization period		10 years
Amortization expense			$ 1,300