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
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
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 grant of restricted common 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 six months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015.
 
 
 
 
Limited Partnership Units
 
 
General Partnership Units
 
Class A
 
Class B
 
Total
Balance December 31, 2014
 
1,000,000

 
5,078,406

 
94,509,781

 
99,588,187

Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company
 

 

 
348,844

 
348,844

Units issued upon exercise of options
 

 

 
14,000

 
14,000

Units withheld for employee income taxes
 

 

 
(30,578
)
 
(30,578
)
Balance June 30, 2015
 
1,000,000

 
5,078,406

 
94,842,047

 
99,920,453

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance December 31, 2015
 
1,000,000

 
5,052,743

 
94,880,825

 
99,933,568

Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company, net of of forfeitures
 

 

 
173,124

 
173,124

Issuance of deferred units
 

 

 
24,040

 
24,040

Units issued upon exercise of options
 

 

 
35,300

 
35,300

Units withheld for employee income taxes
 

 

 
(60,382
)
 
(60,382
)
Balance June 30, 2016
 
1,000,000

 
5,052,743

 
95,052,907

 
100,105,650