Tanger Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Financial Statements
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Developments of Consolidated Outlet Centers (Narrative) (Details)

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Developments of Consolidated Outlet Centers (Narrative) (Details) ft² in Thousands	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	25 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) Extension	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² mi	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jul. 31, 2015 ft² mi	May. 31, 2015 ft²
Foxwoods [Member]
Square Feet \| ft²						312
Partner's Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture				$ 1,000,000
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture				$ 56,200,000
Preferred return percentage			10.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			67.00%	67.00%
Foxwoods [Member] \| Excess contribution [Member]
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture				$ 40,000,000
Preferred return percentage			15.00%
Grand Rapids [Member]
Square Feet \| ft²					351
Number of miles from major city \| mi					11
Southaven [Member]
Square Feet \| ft²		320	320	320
Partner's Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture			$ 461,000
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture			26,500,000
Number of miles from major city \| mi		5
Payments to acquire land		$ 14,800,000
Southaven [Member] \| Mortgages [Member]
Line of credit, Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 60,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Number of mortgage extensions \| Extension	1
Term of mortgage extension	2 years
Southaven [Member] \| Senior equity contribution [Member]
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture			$ 17,700,000
Preferred return percentage			10.00%
Southaven [Member] \| Junior equity contribution [Member]
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture			$ 8,300,000
Preferred return percentage			14.00%

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