Debt Covenant, Maximum Net Debt To Total Capitalization Ratio

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Debt Covenant, Minimum Liquidity

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Debt Covenant, Percentage Of Total Consolidated Debt

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Maturity Period

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Number Of Credit Facilities

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Number Of Partnerships 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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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 next 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 fifth 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 fourth 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 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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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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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information - Revolvers (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) credit_facility vessel	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) credit_facility vessel	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2020	$ 354,400,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2021	315,700,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2022	577,700,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2023	1,113,300,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2024	$ 453,200,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of revolving credit facilities \| credit_facility	2	2
Revolving credit facilities borrowing capacity	$ 513,200,000	$ 523,100,000	$ 125,000,000.0
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2020	73,600,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2021	73,600,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2022	103,600,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2023	53,600,000
Amount reduced under revolving credit facilities, 2024	$ 208,800,000
Revolving credit facility \| Partnership’s vessels, together with other related security
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of vessels \| vessel	17	19
Revolving credit facility \| Teekay Shuttle Tankers L.L.C.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum liquidity (greater of)	$ 35,000,000.0
Maximum net debt to total capitalization ratio required to maintain (as a percent)	75.00%
Revolving credit facility \| Teekay Shuttle Tankers L.L.C. \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum liquidity (percent) (greater of)	5.00%
Revolving credit facility \| Guaranteed by partnership and subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of revolving credit facilities \| credit_facility	1
Minimum liquidity (greater of)	$ 75,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility \| Guaranteed by partnership and subsidiaries \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity period	6 months
Minimum liquidity (percent) (greater of)	5.00%
Revolving credit facility \| Teekay Shuttle Tankers L.L.C.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity period	6 months