Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
$ / shares
$ / Units
shares
Dec. 31, 2015
$ / shares
$ / Units
shares
Dec. 31, 2014
$ / shares
$ / Units
shares
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member]      
Shares/Units issued upon exercise of options 59,700 28,400 47,000
Grant of restricted common shares awards, net of forfeitures (in shares) 173,124 348,844 1,302,729
Shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation 66,760 31,863 412,239
Issuance of deferred shares/units 24,040    
Exchange of Operating Partnership units for common shares (in units) 24,962 25,663 66,606
Common shares issued in exchange for Operating Partnership units (in shares) 24,962 25,663 66,606
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 1.260 $ 1.305 $ 0.945
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]      
Shares/Units issued upon exercise of options 59,700 28,400 47,000
Grant of restricted common shares awards, net of forfeitures (in shares) 173,124 348,844 1,302,729
Shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation 66,760 31,863 412,239
Issuance of deferred shares/units 24,040    
Common distributions | $ / Units 1.260 1.305 0.945