Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Business (Details)

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Business (Details)
Mar. 31, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of Operating Partnership Units Owned by the Company 95,836,347skt_NumberofOperatingPartnershipUnitsOwnedbytheCompany
Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member] | Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of Operating Partnership units owned by the Operating Partnership and other limited partners 5,078,406skt_NumberofOperatingPartnershipUnitsOwnedbytheOperatingPartnershipandOtherLimitedPartners
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= skt_ClassALimitedPartnershipUnitsMember
Consolidated Properties [Member]  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of Outlet Centers 36us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
Total gross leaseable area of outlet centers (in square feet) 11,300,000skt_TotalGrossLeaseableAreaOfOutletCenters
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of Outlet Centers 8us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_UnconsolidatedPropertiesMember
Total gross leaseable area of outlet centers (in square feet) 2,400,000skt_TotalGrossLeaseableAreaOfOutletCenters
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_UnconsolidatedPropertiesMember
Unconsolidated Properties [Member] | CANADA  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of Outlet Centers 4us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_UnconsolidatedPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA