Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Earnings Per Unit of the Operating Partnership (Details)

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Earnings Per Unit of the Operating Partnership (Details) - Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
shares
Aug. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Numerator          
Net income attributable to partners of the Operating Partnership | $     $ 222,531 $ 78,048 $ 113,200
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities | $     (2,413) (1,873) (1,129)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc./the Operating Partnership | $     $ 220,118 $ 76,175 $ 112,071
Denominator          
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)     99,777,000 98,883,000 98,193,000
Effect of notional units (in shares)     0 0 849,000
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares)     61,000 70,000 87,000
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)     99,838,000 98,953,000 99,129,000
Basic earnings per common unit:          
Net income, basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 2.21 $ 0.77 $ 1.14
Diluted earnings per common unit:          
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 2.20 $ 0.77 $ 1.13
Stock split, conversion ratio   4      
Number of notional units converted to restricted common units 933,769        
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)     227,400 259,000 0