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] - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Numerator        
Net income available to partners   $ 204,031 $ 222,531 $ 78,048
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities   (1,928) (2,413) (1,873)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc./the Operating Partnership   $ 202,103 $ 220,118 $ 76,175
Denominator        
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)   100,155,000 99,777,000 98,883,000
Effect of notional units (in shares)   175,000 0 0
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares)   68,000 61,000 70,000
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)   100,398,000 99,838,000 98,953,000
Basic earnings per common unit:        
Net income, basic (in dollars per share)   $ 2.02 $ 2.21 $ 0.77
Diluted earnings per common unit:        
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share)   $ 2.01 $ 2.20 $ 0.77
Antidilutive Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Notional Units (in units)   501,446 859,450 644,850
Number of notional units converted to restricted common units 933,769      
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)   141,300 227,400 259,000