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Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership (Details) (Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member])
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9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2014
General partner [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
General partner [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Class B Limited Partnership Units [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Class B Limited Partnership Units [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Limited partners [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Limited partners [Member]
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| General and Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||
| General partner (in shares) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||
| Limited partners (in shares) | 5,145,012 | 4,761,864 | 93,505,685 | 93,061,384 | 98,650,697 | 97,823,248 | ||||
| Exchange of Class A limited partnership units | 0 | 0 | (43,331) | (67,428) | 43,331 | 67,428 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Issuance of restricted units | 1,302,729 | 332,373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,302,729 | 332,373 | 1,302,729 | 332,373 |
| Units issued upon exercise of options | 46,700 | 17,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46,700 | 44,500 | 46,700 | 44,500 |
| Units issued as consideration for business acquisition (see Note 3) (in shares) | 0 | 450,576 | 0 | 450,576 | ||||||
| General partner (in shares) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||
| Limited partners (in shares) | 5,101,681 | 5,145,012 | 94,898,445 | 93,505,685 | 100,000,126 | 98,650,697 | ||||