Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership

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Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]  
Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Line Items]  
Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership
Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership

All units of partnership interest issued by the Operating Partnership have equal rights with respect to earnings, dividends and net assets. When the Company issues common shares upon the exercise of options, the issuance of restricted share awards or the exchange of Class A common limited partnership units, the Operating Partnership issues a corresponding Class B common limited partnership unit to Tanger LP trust, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

The following table sets forth the changes in outstanding partnership units for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014.
 
 
 
 
Limited Partnership Units
 
 
General Partnership Units
 
Class A
 
Class B
 
Total
Balance December 31, 2013
 
1,000,000

 
5,145,012

 
93,505,685

 
98,650,697

Exchange of Class A limited partnership units
 

 
(43,331
)
 
43,331

 

Issuance of restricted units
 

 

 
1,302,729

 
1,302,729

Units issued upon exercise of options
 

 

 
46,700

 
46,700

Balance September 30, 2014
 
1,000,000

 
5,101,681

 
94,898,445

 
100,000,126

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance December 31, 2014
 
1,000,000

 
5,078,406

 
94,509,781

 
99,588,187

Issuance of restricted units
 

 

 
348,844

 
348,844

Units issued upon exercise of options
 

 

 
16,400

 
16,400

Units withheld for employee income taxes
 

 

 
(31,532
)
 
(31,532
)
Balance September 30, 2015
 
1,000,000

 
5,078,406

 
94,843,493

 
99,921,899