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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] - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Numerator        
Net income attributable to partners of the Operating Partnership $ 72,772 $ 46,439 $ 178,680 $ 108,600
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities (629) (495) (1,651) (1,211)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc./the Operating Partnership $ 72,143 $ 45,944 $ 177,029 $ 107,389
Denominator        
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares) 100,209,000 99,824,000 100,127,000 99,753,000
Effect of notional units (in shares) 426,000 0 393,000 0
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares) 90,000 53,000 69,000 62,000
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares) 100,725,000 99,877,000 100,589,000 99,815,000
Basic earnings per common share/unit:        
Net income, basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.72 $ 0.46 $ 1.77 $ 1.08
Diluted earnings per common unit:        
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.72 $ 0.46 $ 1.76 $ 1.08
Antidilutive incremental common shares attributable to notional units excluded from computation of earnings per share (in units) 531,746 951,450 564,849 951,450
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 0 250,400 145,300 250,500