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Debt of the Company (Details)

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Debt of the Company (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member]
   
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Unsecured lines of credit $ 174,917,000 $ 178,306,000
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
   
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Unsecured lines of credit 174,917,000 178,306,000
Debt [Member] | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
   
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted 520,000,000  
Debt [Member] | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
   
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value 250,000,000  
Debt [Member] | Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
   
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Unsecured lines of credit $ 174,917,000 $ 178,306,000