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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information - NOK Bonds (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 NOK installment	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 NOK	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 NOK
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining balance \| $		$ 6,648,441		$ 6,730,132
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore and Teekay LNG \| Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due Through October 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior bonds			NOK 5,300,000,000
Debt instrument, carrying amount \| $		637,400
Debt instrument transfer of principal amount \| $		$ 807,200
Senior unsecured bonds issued					NOK 5,320,000,000
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore and Teekay LNG \| Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due Through October 2021 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument spread on variable rate		3.70%
Fixed interest rates based on cross currency swaps		5.92%	5.92%
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore and Teekay LNG \| Norwegian Kroner Denominated Bonds Due Through October 2021 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument spread on variable rate		6.00%
Fixed interest rates based on cross currency swaps		8.84%	8.84%
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of interim installments \| installment	1
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment percentage	103.00%
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Due In November 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured bonds issued	NOK 600,000,000
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Due In November 2018 \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured bonds issued	NOK 240,000,000
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Due In October 2016 and 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of interim installments \| installment	2
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Due In October 2016 and 2017 \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured bonds issued	NOK 180,000,000
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Due In December 2018 \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured bonds issued	NOK 800,000,000
Repayment percentage	103.00%
Remaining balance	NOK 640,000,000
Nibor Loan \| Teekay Offshore \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Due In January 2018 \| Norwegian Kroner Bond Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured bonds issued	NOK 160,000,000