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Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership (Details) (Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member])
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
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| Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Line Items] | |||
| Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio | 4 | ||
| Partnership Unit Exchange Ratio | 4 | ||
| General partner (in shares) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Limited partners (in shares) | 98,623,797 | 98,623,797 | 97,823,248 |
| Total common units (in shares) | 99,623,797 | 99,623,797 | 98,823,248 |
| Issuance of partnership units | 450,576 |
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- Definition
Issuance of Limited Partner Units No definition available.
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- Definition
Partnership Unit Exchange Ratio - The number of common shares that would have been received in exchange for one partnership unit, prior to the four for one split in August 2013. No definition available.
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- Details
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- Definition
The number of general partner units outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of limited partner units outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The number of each class of partnership units outstanding at the balance sheet date. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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