Capital Stock	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Capital Stock	Capital Stock The authorized capital stock of Teekay at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was 25 million shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $1 per share, and 725 million shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share. As at September 30, 2020, Teekay had no shares of preferred stock issued. In April 2019, Teekay filed a continuous offering program (or COP) under which Teekay may issue shares of its common stock, at market prices up to a maximum aggregate amount of $63.0 million. As of September 30, 2020, no shares of common stock have been issued under this COP.

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762

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