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Accretion Expense, Related Party, Noncash

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Gain (Loss) on Repurchase of Debt Instrument, Including Interest Expense, and Accretion Expense

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Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Costs of sales and operating expenses for the period incurred from transactions with related parties.

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

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of receivables owed to an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership, which are usually due after one year (or one business cycle, if longer).

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Amount of interest expense incurred on a debt or other obligation to related party.

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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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Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income realized from sales and other transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period.

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Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party.

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Related Party Transactions and Balances - Revenues (Expenses) from Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 25, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 29,255,000	$ 10,446,000	$ 89,633,000	$ 34,664,000
Vessel operating expenses		(1,492,000)	(8,108,000)	(4,606,000)	(23,741,000)
General and administrative		(4,378,000)	(9,809,000)	(15,088,000)	(24,189,000)
Interest expense		(11,864,000)	(6,946,000)	(25,700,000)	(20,840,000)
Losses on debt repurchases		(46,041,000)	0	(46,041,000)	0
Promissory note issued to a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation		125,000,000		125,000,000		$ 163,037,000
Subordinated Debt \| Teekay Corporation Promissory Note
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense			(4,700,000)		(14,600,000)
Promissory note issued to a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation								$ 200,000,000.0
Subordinated Debt \| Brookfield Promissory Note
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense		(100,000)	(300,000)	(10,000,000)	(300,000)
Promissory note issued to a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation		168,500,000		168,500,000				$ 200,000,000
Accretion Expense, Related Party, noncash		0	0	2,700,000	0
Accretion expense, related party, noncash				31,500,000
Unsecured Debt \| Five-year senior unsecured bonds maturing in July 2023
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense				(10,400,000)
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 700,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Five-Year Senior Unsecured Bonds Maturing October 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense		(10,400,000)
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Brookfield
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Relative fair value of note at its acquisition date							$ 163,600,000
Teekay Corporation and Brookfield \| Line of Credit
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense		$ (1,400,000)	$ 0	$ (2,600,000)	$ 0
Brookfield \| Unsecured Debt \| Five-year senior unsecured bonds maturing in July 2023
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000,000