Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - Teekay Offshore [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Ship-to-Ship Transfer Business (SPT) [Member]
Cash acquired	$ 377
ALP Maritime Services B.V [Member]
Cash acquired		$ 294
Logitel Offshore Holdings [Member]
Cash acquired		$ 8,089

The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3179-108585

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