Debt Instrument, Number Of Debt Instruments Extinguished

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Free liquidity and undrawn revolving credit line as percentage of debt.

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Maturity Period

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Minimum level of free cash maintained per loan agreements.

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Number Of Credit Facilities

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Number Of Vessels

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802200&loc=d3e1835-112601

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-04.(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24072-122690

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-04.(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24072-122690

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information - Revolvers (Details)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) vessel debt_instrument	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) credit_facility vessel	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) credit_facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, remainder of 2017		$ 220,900,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2018		615,400,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2019		$ 781,300,000
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of vessels \| vessel	2
Number of debt facilities refinanced \| debt_instrument	6
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of long-term revolving credit facilities \| credit_facility		4	5
Revolving credit facilities borrowing capacity		$ 222,400,000	$ 325,100,000
Amount of undrawn balance			$ 33,300,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, remainder of 2017		71,300,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2018		144,700,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2019		$ 6,400,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maritime Equipment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of vessels \| vessel		20
Revolving Credit Facility \| Guaranteed by Partnership and Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of long-term revolving credit facilities \| credit_facility		4
Minimum level of free cash be maintained as per loan agreements		$ 75,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Guaranteed by Partnership and Subsidiaries \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant, line of credit facility, maturity period		6 months
Free liquidity and undrawn revolving credit line as percentage of debt		5.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Guaranteed by Teekay Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of long-term revolving credit facilities \| credit_facility			1
Revolving Credit Facility \| Teekay Shuttle Tankers L.L.C. \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities borrowing capacity	$ 600,000,000.0
Covenant, line of credit facility, maturity period	6 months