Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Quarterly Financial Data of the Company (Unaudited) (Details)

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Quarterly Financial Data of the Company (Unaudited) (Details) (Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
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]
                     
Entity Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenues $ 108,374us-gaap_Revenues
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[1],[2] $ 105,189us-gaap_Revenues
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[1] $ 102,212us-gaap_Revenues
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[1] $ 102,783us-gaap_Revenues
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[1] $ 107,325us-gaap_Revenues
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[1] $ 97,804us-gaap_Revenues
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[1],[3] $ 91,002us-gaap_Revenues
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] $ 88,688us-gaap_Revenues
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[1] $ 418,558us-gaap_Revenues
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$ 384,819us-gaap_Revenues
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 357,002us-gaap_Revenues
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Operating income 35,587us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[2] 35,283us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 32,625us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 28,368us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 35,916us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 33,431us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[3] 29,843us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 28,515us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 131,863us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
127,705us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
109,590us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income 18,520us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[2] 24,297us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 19,895us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 15,440us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 23,136us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 56,180us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[3] 17,776us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 16,229us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 78,152us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
113,321us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
56,476us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income attributable to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. 17,542us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1],[2] 23,003us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 18,850us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 14,616us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 21,936us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[1] 53,294us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
[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
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
107,557us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
53,228us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Income available to common shareholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. $ 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
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 52,444us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Basic earnings per common share                      
Net income (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 (in dollars per share) $ 0.18us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
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= 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
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$ 0.57us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
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[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.