Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements (Details 2)

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Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
   
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Fair value of debt $ 1,508,638us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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$ 1,493,519us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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Recorded value of debt $ 1,461,807us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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$ 1,443,194us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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