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Earnings Per Share of the Company (Details)

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Earnings Per Share of the Company (Details) - Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member] - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Numerator:    
Net income attributable to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. $ 22,336 $ 27,150
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities (295) (294)
Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc./the Operating Partnership $ 22,041 $ 26,856
Denominator:    
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares) 95,245,000 94,944,000
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares) 66,000 59,000
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares) 95,311,000 95,003,000
Basic earnings per common share/unit:    
Net income, basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.23 $ 0.28
Diluted earnings per common share:    
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.23 $ 0.28
Antidilutive incremental common shares attributable to notional units excluded from computation of earnings per share (in units) 871,116 866,200
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 177,700 218,200