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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information - Vessels Under Construction (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Vessel	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Vessel	Jul. 31, 2016 Vessel	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Payments made towards commitments for construction of certain carriers and tankers \| $	$ 889,617	$ 889,617		$ 817,878
Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] \| 2016 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels			1
Newbuildings [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Expected cost of project \| $		3,000,000
Payments made towards commitments for construction of certain carriers and tankers \| $	852,100	852,100
Capitalized interest and other miscellaneous construction costs \| $	10,900	10,900
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in remainder of 2016 \| $	428,200	428,200
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2017 \| $	932,200	932,200
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2018 \| $	597,400	597,400
Estimated remaining payments required to be made under newbuilding contract in 2019 \| $	$ 238,000	$ 238,000
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	10	10
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] \| 2017 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	3	3
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] \| 2018 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	4	4
Newbuildings [Member] \| Liquefied Natural Gas [Member] \| 2019 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	2	2
Newbuildings [Member] \| Long Distance Towing And Offshore Installation [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	4	4
Newbuildings [Member] \| Long Distance Towing And Offshore Installation [Member] \| 2016 - 2017 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	4	4
Newbuildings [Member] \| Shuttle Tankers [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	3	3
Newbuildings [Member] \| Floating Storage and Off-take [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	1	1
Newbuildings [Member] \| Floating Storage and Off-take [Member] \| 2017 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	1	1
Newbuildings [Member] \| FPSO Segment [Member]
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Number of vessels	1	1
Newbuildings [Member] \| FPSO Segment [Member] \| 2017 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	1	1
Units for Maintenance and Safety [Member] \| Logitel Offshore Holdings [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels	2