Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Disposition of Properties and Properties Held for Sale (Details)

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Disposition of Properties and Properties Held for Sale (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
sqft
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Square Feet 982,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
Net Sales Price $ 38,993us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherRealEstate
Gain on sale of real estate 7,513us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
Lincoln City [Member]  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Square Feet 270,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= skt_LincolnCityMember
Net Sales Price 38,993us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherRealEstate
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= skt_LincolnCityMember
Gain on sale of real estate 7,513us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= skt_LincolnCityMember
Various [Member]  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Square Feet 712,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= skt_VariousMember
Net Sales Price 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherRealEstate
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= skt_VariousMember
Gain on sale of real estate $ 0us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= skt_VariousMember