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	Mar. 31, 2022 vessel	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) lessor vessel credit_facility valuator	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 10, 2022 credit_facility
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Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment \| $		$ 21,447,000	$ 16,025,000	$ 11,628,000
Long-term Debt \| $		$ 671,480,000	$ 582,894,000
Number of Third Party Valuators \| valuator		2
Suezmax \| Subsequent Events
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Number of vessels \| credit_facility					1
Teekay Tankers
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Number of Lessors \| lessor		1
Finance Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent		4.80%	7.80%
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Number of vessels obligated to purchase under sales-type lease		4
Teekay Tankers \| Finance Lease Obligations [Member]
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Debt Covenant Minimum Free Liquidity And Undrawn Revolving Credit Line \| $		$ 35,000,000
Percentage of debt		5.00%
Number of Third Party Valuators \| valuator		1
Teekay Tankers \| Minimum
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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Terms		seven
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Teekay Tankers \| Maximum
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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Terms		12
Teekay Tankers \| Suezmax, Aframax and LR2 Vessels
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Approximate capital leases future minimum payments due \| $		$ 364,600,000	$ 480,900,000
Finance Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount \| $		$ 68,800,000	$ 120,900,000
Number of Vessels with Purchase Option		10
Teekay Tankers \| Suezmax and Aframax Vessels
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Number of Vessels with Purchase Option		4
July 2017, November 2018, September and November 2021 Sale Leaseback \| Teekay Tankers
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Number of Vessels with Purchase Option		14
September 2021 Sale Leaseback \| Teekay Tankers
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November 2021 Sale Leaseback \| Teekay Tankers
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Minimum hull coverage ratio		105.00%
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Actual hull coverage ratio		140.00%
March 2022 Sale Leaseback \| Subsequent Events
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July 2017, November 2018 and November 2021 Sale Leaseback
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