Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Unit of the Operating Partnership (Details)

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Earnings Per Unit of the Operating Partnership (Details) (Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [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 Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
          
Numerator          
Net income attributable to partners of the Operating Partnership   $ 24,255 $ 56,081 $ 59,552 $ 90,056
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities   (482) (609) (1,392) (933)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc./the Operating Partnership   $ 23,773 $ 55,472 $ 58,160 $ 89,123
Denominator          
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)   98,936,000 98,246,000 98,860,000 98,072,000
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)   99,003,000 99,178,000 98,930,000 99,004,000
Basic earnings per common unit:          
Net income, basic (in dollars per share)   $ 0.24 $ 0.56 $ 0.59 $ 0.91
Diluted earnings per common unit:          
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share)   $ 0.24 $ 0.56 $ 0.59 $ 0.90
Number of notional units converted to restricted common units 933,769        
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)   273,500 0 273,500 200