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Income Tax (Expense) Recovery (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Provision for Income Tax (Expense) Recovery
The components of the provision for income tax (expense) recovery are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
$
Current
(3,410
)
 
(41
)
 
(9,355
)
 
(8,753
)
Deferred
(1,811
)
 
174

 
(2,412
)
 
6,387

Income tax (expense) recovery
(5,221
)
 
133

 
(11,767
)
 
(2,366
)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Recorded in Other Long-Term Liabilities
The following reflects the changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits, recorded in other long-term liabilities, from January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017:
 
$
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at January 1, 2017
19,492

Increase for positions taken in prior years
1,045

Increase for positions related to the current period
4,874

Decrease related to statute of limitations
(663
)
Decrease due to deconsolidation of Teekay Offshore (note 3)

(1,503
)
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at September 30, 2017
23,245