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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 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 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. $ 53,294 $ 15,327 $ 85,621 $ 35,172
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities (609) (209) (932) (576)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc../the Operating Partnership $ 52,685 $ 15,118 $ 84,689 $ 34,596
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares) 93,368,000 92,674,000 93,278,000 91,359,000
Effect of notional units (in shares) 856,000 880,000 841,000 865,000
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares) 76,000 93,000 91,000 78,000
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares) 94,300,000 93,647,000 94,210,000 92,302,000
Net income, basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.56 $ 0.16 $ 0.91 $ 0.38
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.56 $ 0.16 $ 0.90 $ 0.37
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 0 0 200 167,800