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Preferred Stock, Redemption Terms, Percent of Common Units Purchased to Trigger a Change of Control Event

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The number of shares converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Amount of incentive obligation paid in cash or stock during the period to a limited liability corporation managing member or limited partnership general partner.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Monetary value of the issuance of new units of limited partnership interest in a public offering, net of offering costs. This is a parenthetical disclosure.

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The number of units sold in a private placement of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Amount of consideration received by subsidiary or equity investee in exchange for shares of stock issued or sold. Includes amount of cash received, fair value of noncash assets received, and fair value of liabilities assumed by the investor.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information - Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) quarter $ / shares shares	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Period for optional conversion to common units			3 years
Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				29.00%		37.00%
Incentive distribution \| $				$ 20.6
Teekay Offshore [Member] \| Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Public offering made by Partnership (in shares)			10,400,000
Preferred units dividend rate			8.60%
Net proceeds from public offering \| $			$ 249.8
Conversion period		18 months	18 months
Shares issued upon conversion	1		1
Weighted average price of common units (dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 35.925
Teekay Offshore [Member] \| Series C-1 Preferred Units [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares issued upon conversion		1.474
Period for optional conversion to common units		3 years
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)		8,500,000
Percent of issuance price		150.00%
Issuance price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 16.25
Number of quarters \| quarter		8
Percent discount on 10 days		2.00%
Consecutive trading days		10 days
Teekay Offshore [Member] \| Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Joint venture ownership percentage				74.00%
Ownership percentage				26.00%
Preferred units dividend rate		10.50%		10.50%
Number of quarters \| quarter		8
Percent discount on 10 days		4.00%
Consecutive trading days		10 days
Units issued		4,000,000
Premium to liquidation value in redemption after June 29, 2021		10.00%
Premium to liquidation value in redemption after June 29, 2022		5.00%
Redemption price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 4.00
Percent of common units purchased		90.00%
Common Stock [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)		1,900,000
Non-controlling Interests [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Value of shuttle tanker contributed by unrelated party in exchange of equity interest in subsidiary \| $					$ 35.0
Joint venture ownership percentage					33.00%
Ownership percentage					67.00%
Affiliated Entity [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member] \| Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units issued		1,040,000
Induced Exchange of Series C Preferred Units [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member] \| Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares converted		1,900,000
Inducement Premium on Series C Preferred Units Conversion [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)		6,400,000
Conversion of units \| $		$ 37.7
Extinguishment of Series C Preferred Units [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member] \| Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Shares converted		8,500,000
Non-controlling Interests [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Incentive distribution \| $				$ 14.6
Non-controlling Interests [Member] \| Inducement Premium on Series C Preferred Units Conversion [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Conversion of units \| $		$ 26.7
Retained Earnings [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Incentive distribution \| $				6.0
Retained Earnings [Member] \| Inducement Premium on Series C Preferred Units Conversion [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Conversion of units \| $				$ 11.0
Limited Partner [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Teekay Offshore [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)		8,300,000