Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member]
          
Numerator          
Net income attributable to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.   $ 23,003 $ 53,294 $ 56,469 $ 85,621
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities   (481) (609) (1,391) (932)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc./the Operating Partnership   $ 22,522 $ 52,685 $ 55,078 $ 84,689
Denominator          
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)   93,834,000 93,368,000 93,741,000 93,278,000
Effect of notional units (in shares)   0 856,000 0 841,000
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares)   67,000 76,000 70,000 91,000
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)   93,901,000 94,300,000 93,811,000 94,210,000
Basic earnings per common share:          
Net income, basic (in dollars per share)   $ 0.24 $ 0.56 $ 0.59 $ 0.91
Diluted earnings per common share:          
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share)   $ 0.24 $ 0.56 $ 0.59 $ 0.90
Number of notional units converted to restricted common shares 933,769        
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)   273,500 0 273,500 200