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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in asset retirement obligations.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the asset retirement obligation from changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows associated with the settlement of the obligation.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the repurchase price of a debt instrument initially issued by the entity and the net carrying amount of the debt at the time of its repurchase.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in allowance for credit loss on net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases.

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The cash outflow for a long-term debt where the holder has highest claim on the entity's asset in case of bankruptcy or liquidation during the period.

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Other Loss (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Other Loss (Detail) - USD ($)	May 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 26, 2018
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Period Increase (Decrease)		$ (32,950,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Premiums paid Sale -leaseback transaction		(2,131,000)	0	0
Gain (loss) on bond repurchases		0	1,470,000	(10,601,000)
Credit loss provision		(2,490,000)	(901,000)	0
Accretion Expense		(1,792,000)	(3,260,000)	(1,556,000)
Miscellaneous income (loss)		239,000	1,153,000	(310,000)
Other loss		(12,776,000)	(1,538,000)	(12,467,000)
Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Period Increase (Decrease)		(6,602,000)
Asset Retirement Obligation, Increase in Present value of Liability		2,700,000
Asset Retirement Obligation, Revision of Estimate		3,900,000
FPSO
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Period Increase (Decrease)			0	0
Teekay Parent
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Other loss		$ (11,737,000)	20,572,000	(5,662,000)
Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Repayments of senior debt	$ 460,900,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 250,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on bond repurchases				$ 10,600,000
Senior Notes (8.5%) due January 15, 2020
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount			6,600,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount			$ 6,200,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	9.25%	9.25%	9.25%
Senior Notes (8.5%) due January 15, 2020 \| Teekay Parent
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 250,000,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	9.25%
Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] \| Teekay Parent
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate		9.25%	9.25%
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Teekay Parent
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount			$ 12,800,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount			10,500,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 125,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	8.50%
Teekay Parent [Member]
Other Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on bond repurchases			$ 1,500,000