Equity Based Compensation of the Company (Share-Based Compensation Expense Capitalized) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
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| Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member] | ||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] | ||||
| Equity-based compensation expense capitalized | $ 244 | $ 217 | $ 741 | $ 620 |
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- Definition Represents the compensation cost capitalized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, units, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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