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Organization of the Company (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Number of operating partnership units owned by wholly-owned subsidiaries | 95,509,781skt_NumberofOperatingPartnershipUnitsOwnedbytheCompany | |
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| Number of Outlet Centers |
36us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember |
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| Total gross leaseable area |
11,300,000skt_TotalGrossLeaseableAreaOfOutletCenters / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember |
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| Outlet center occupancy percentage |
98.00%skt_OutletCenterOccupancyPercentage / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember |
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| Number of stores |
2,400us-gaap_NumberOfStores / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember |
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| Number of store brands |
380skt_NumberOfStoreBrands / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember |
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| Unconsolidated Properties [Member] | ||
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| Number of Outlet Centers |
9us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = us-gaap_UnconsolidatedPropertiesMember |
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| Total gross leaseable area |
2,600,000skt_TotalGrossLeaseableAreaOfOutletCenters / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = us-gaap_UnconsolidatedPropertiesMember |
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| CANADA | Unconsolidated Properties [Member] | ||
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| Number of Outlet Centers |
4us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = us-gaap_UnconsolidatedPropertiesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA |
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| Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member] | ||
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| Number of operating partnership units owned by family limited partners |
5,078,406skt_NumberofOperatingPartnershipUnitsOwnedbytheOperatingPartnershipandOtherLimitedPartners / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = skt_ClassALimitedPartnershipUnitsMember |
5,145,012skt_NumberofOperatingPartnershipUnitsOwnedbytheOperatingPartnershipandOtherLimitedPartners / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = skt_ClassALimitedPartnershipUnitsMember |
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Number of Operating Partnership Units Owned by the Company, Through Its Ownership of Tanger GP Trust and Tanger LP Trust No definition available.
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Number of Operating Partnership Units Owned by the Operating Partnership and Other Limited Partners No definition available.
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