Tanger Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
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Development of Consolidated Rental Properties - Narrative (Details)

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Development of Consolidated Rental Properties - Narrative (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	28 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) mi	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jul. 31, 2015 ft² mi	May. 31, 2015 ft²
Foxwoods [Member]
Development of Consolidated Rental Properties [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²						312
Partner's Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture				$ 1,000
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture				$ 58,800
Preferred return percentage			10.00%
Ownership %			67.00%	67.00%
Grand Rapids [Member]
Development of Consolidated Rental Properties [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²					352
Number of miles from major city \| mi					11
Southaven [Member]
Development of Consolidated Rental Properties [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²	320
Partner's Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture			$ 461
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture			$ 26,500
Ownership %			50.00%	50.00%
Number of miles from major city \| mi		5
Payments to Acquire Land		$ 14,800
Daytona Beach [Member]
Development of Consolidated Rental Properties [Line Items]
Square Feet \| ft²			352	352
Payments to Acquire Land	$ 9,900
Excess contribution [Member] \| Foxwoods [Member]
Development of Consolidated Rental Properties [Line Items]
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture				$ 40,000
Preferred return percentage			15.00%
Senior equity contribution [Member] \| Southaven [Member]
Development of Consolidated Rental Properties [Line Items]
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture			$ 17,700
Preferred return percentage			10.00%
Junior equity contribution [Member] \| Southaven [Member]
Development of Consolidated Rental Properties [Line Items]
Company Portion of Contributed Capital to the Joint Venture			$ 8,300
Preferred return percentage			14.00%

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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