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Proceeds From Deconsolidation And Fair Value Of Retained Interest

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Recognition Of Lease In Business Deconsolidation, Fair Value Disclosure

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The amount of the gain (loss) recognized by the parent and included in its attributable portion of net income for the period due to deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets. The gain (loss) recognized and included in the net income attributable to the parent for the period is generally computed as the difference between: (a) the aggregate of: (1) the fair value of any consideration received; (2) the fair value of any retained noncontrolling investment in the former subsidiary at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated; and (3) the carrying amount of any noncontrolling interest in the former subsidiary (including any accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest) at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated and (b) the carrying amount of the former subsidiary's assets and liabilities.

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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the equity method.

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Amount of issuances of financial instrument classified as a derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of the reduction or elimination during the period of a noncontrolling interest resulting from the parent's loss of control and deconsolidation of the entity in which one or more outside parties had a noncontrolling interest.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a business segment or subsidiary or sale of an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled during the period (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture or equity method investment).

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Deconsolidation of Teekay Offshore - Schedule of Deconsolidation(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 25, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Carrying value of the non-controlling interest in Teekay Offshore				$ 881,830
Gain (loss) on deconsolidation of Teekay Offshore (note 3)				$ (104,788)	$ 0	$ 0
Teekay Offshore
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net cash proceeds received by Teekay		$ 139,693
Fair value of vessel charters with Teekay Offshore (notes 6 and 7)		14,812
Carrying value of the non-controlling interest in Teekay Offshore		1,138,275
Subtotal		1,479,508
Carrying value of Teekay Offshore's net assets on deconsolidation		(1,584,296)
Gain (loss) on deconsolidation of Teekay Offshore (note 3)			$ (104,788)
Teekay Offshore \| Stock Purchase Warrants
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Fair value of warrants (note 15)	$ 36,596
Teekay Offshore \| General Partner
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Fair value of common units and general partner interest of Teekay Offshore (note 22)		$ 150,132