Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisition of Rental Property - Narrative (Details)

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Acquisition of Rental Property - Narrative (Details)
ft² in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2013
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
USD ($)
ft²
Hershey [Member]            
Acquistion of Rental Property [Line Items]            
Square Feet | ft²           248
Loan included in other assets           $ 6,200,000
Deer Park [Member]            
Acquistion of Rental Property [Line Items]            
Amount borrowed under existing lines of credit to fund acquisition $ 89,500,000          
Basis spread on variable rate 3.25%          
Gain on early extinguishment of debt (2) $ 13,800,000          
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt and litigation settlement $ 7,800,000          
Additional Ownership Percentage Acquired 33.30%          
Ownership % 66.70%          
Consideration transferred to equity partner $ 27,900,000          
Payments to acquire equity method investments 13,900,000          
Contingent consideration associated with acquisition 0          
Acquisition costs 1,000,000          
Gain on previously held interest in acquired joint venture 26,000,000          
Fixed annual lease payments to property owners 2,500,000          
Pre-acquisition value of redeemable noncontrolling interest 28,400,000          
Pro forma information, revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual   $ 11,100,000        
Pro forma information, earnings or (loss) of acquiree since acquisition date, actual   $ (3,500,000)        
Mezzanine and Senior Loans Combined [Member] | Deer Park [Member]            
Acquistion of Rental Property [Line Items]            
Secured debt $ 238,500,000          
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]            
Acquistion of Rental Property [Line Items]            
Principal     $ 1,567,186,000 $ 1,446,830,000    
Gain on early extinguishment of debt (2)     0 (13,140,000) $ 0  
Acquisition costs     0 7,000 1,203,000  
Gain on previously held interest in acquired joint venture     $ 0 $ 0 $ 26,002,000  
Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member] | Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Deer Park [Member]            
Acquistion of Rental Property [Line Items]            
Consideration paid number of shares | shares 450,576          
Mortgages [Member] | Deer Park [Member]            
Acquistion of Rental Property [Line Items]            
Principal $ 150,000,000          
Term of mortgage 5 years          
Basis spread on variable rate, basis points 150.00%