Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 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 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member]
                       
Numerator                        
Net income attributable to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.   $ 17,542us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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[1],[2] $ 23,003us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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[1] $ 18,850us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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[1] $ 14,616us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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[1] $ 21,936us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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[1] $ 53,294us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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[1],[3] $ 16,888us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 15,439us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 74,011us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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$ 107,557us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 53,228us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities                   (1,872)us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(1,126)us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(784)us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc./the Operating Partnership   $ 17,061us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[2] $ 22,522us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 18,369us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 14,187us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 21,706us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 52,685us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[3] $ 16,657us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 15,245us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 72,139us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 106,431us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 52,444us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Denominator                        
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)                   93,769,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
93,311,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
91,733,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Effect of notional units (in shares)                   0skt_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToNotionalUnits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
849,000skt_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToNotionalUnits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
846,000skt_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToNotionalUnits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares)                   70,000us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
87,000us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
82,000us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)                   93,839,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
94,247,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
92,661,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Basic earnings per common share:                        
Net income, basic (in dollars per share)   $ 0.18us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[2] $ 0.24us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.20us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.15us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.23us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.56us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[3] $ 0.18us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.16us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.77us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 1.14us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 0.57us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Diluted earnings per common share:                        
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share)   $ 0.18us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[2] $ 0.24us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.20us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.15us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.23us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.56us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[3] $ 0.18us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.16us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 0.77us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 1.13us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 0.57us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Number of notional units converted to restricted common shares 933,769skt_Numberofnotionalunitsconvertedtorestrictedcommonshares
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
                     
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)                   259,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
17,600us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] Quarterly amounts may not add to annual amounts due to the effect of rounding on a quarterly basis.
[2] For the fourth quarter, net income includes a $7.5 million gain on the sale of our Lincoln City outlet center and a $13.1 million loss on early extinguishment of debt related to the early redemption of senior notes due November 2015.
[3] For the third quarter, net income includes a $26.0 million gain on our previously held interest in Deer Park upon the acquisition of an additional one-third interest in August 2013, and the consolidation of Deer Park into our financial statements.