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Earnings Per Share of the Company (Details)

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Earnings Per Share of the Company (Details) (Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2012
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member]
   
Schedule of Components of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Net income attributable to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. $ 15,439 $ 8,128
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities 194 158
Net income available to common shareholders $ 15,245 $ 7,970
Basic weighted average common shares 93,132,000 89,671,000
Effect of notional units 805,000 1,096,000
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares 106,000 65,000
Diluted weighted average common shares 94,043,000 90,832,000
Net income, basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.16 $ 0.09
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.16 $ 0.09
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 0 174,600