Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisition of Rental Property - Narrative (Details)

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Acquisition of Rental Property - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Aug. 31, 2013
Deer Park [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Deer Park [Member]
Jun. 30, 2011
Prime Outlets at Jeffersonville [Member]
sqft
Dec. 31, 2011
Atlantic City and Ocean City [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Atlantic City Outlets The Walk [Member]
sqft
Dec. 31, 2011
Ocean City Factory Outlets [Member]
sqft
Sep. 30, 2011
The Outlets at Hershey [Member]
sqft
Dec. 31, 2011
Business Acquisitions, Combined [Member]
Aug. 31, 2013
Deer Park [Member]
Aug. 30, 2013
Deer Park [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Deer Park [Member]
sqft
Aug. 30, 2013
Mezzanine and Senior Loans Combined [Member]
Deer Park [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
Jun. 30, 2011
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
Bridge Loan [Member]
Acquistion of Rental Property [Line Items]                                  
Secured debt                         $ 238,500,000        
Long-term debt, gross                     150,000,000     1,330,398,000      
Amount borrowed under existing lines of credit to fund acquisition                   89,500,000              
Basis spread on variable rate, basis points                   150.00%              
Basis spread on variable rate                   3.25%             1.60%
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of exchangeable debt                   13,800,000              
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt and litigation settlement                   7,800,000              
Consideration transferred to equity partner   27,900,000                              
Payments to acquire equity method investments   13,900,000                              
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares   450,576                              
Acquisition costs   1,000,000             2,700,000         1,203,000 117,000 2,736,000  
Gain on previously held interest in acquired joint venture   26,000,000                       26,002,000 0 0  
Fixed annual lease payments to property owners   2,500,000                              
Pre-acquisition value of redeemable noncontrolling interest   28,400,000                              
Pro forma information, revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual 18,500,000   11,100,000                            
Pro forma information, earnings or (loss) of acquiree since acquisition date, actual 1,500,000   (3,500,000)                            
Area of real estate property       410,000   490,000 199,000 247,000       741,981          
Payments to acquire businesses, gross   13,939,000   134,000,000 116,800,000     24,600,000                  
Bridge loan                                 150,000,000
Consideration transferred   27,920,000     200,300,000       381,086,000                
Business combination, financial liabilities         83,500,000     31,400,000                  
Total consideration transfered for acquisition               56,000,000                  
Notes receivable, related parties               $ 6,200,000