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Debt of the Operating Partnership (Schedule of Debt) (Details)

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Debt of the Operating Partnership (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Book Value $ 1,395,463 $ 1,397,076  
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal 1,408,394 1,411,694  
Book Value $ 1,395,463 1,397,076  
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Senior notes | 3.125% 2026 Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Fixed interest rate (percent) 3.125%    
Principal $ 350,000 350,000  
Book Value $ 347,752 347,329  
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Senior notes | 3.875% 2027 Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Fixed interest rate (percent) 3.875%    
Principal $ 300,000 300,000  
Book Value $ 298,041 297,742  
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Senior notes | 2.750% 2031 Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Fixed interest rate (percent) 2.75%    
Principal $ 400,000 400,000  
Book Value 391,747 391,110  
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Mortgages payable | Atlantic City      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal 18,250 21,550  
Book Value 18,837 22,387  
Effective interest rate     5.05%
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Mortgages payable | Southaven      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal 40,144 40,144  
Book Value 40,122 40,087  
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Unsecured term loan | Unsecured term loan      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal 300,000 300,000  
Book Value 298,964 298,421  
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Unsecured lines of credit | Unsecured lines of credit      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal 0 0  
Book Value $ 0 $ 0  
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | LIBOR | Mortgages payable | Southaven      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate 1.80%    
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | LIBOR | Unsecured term loan | Unsecured term loan      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate 1.25%    
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | LIBOR | Unsecured lines of credit | Unsecured lines of credit      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate 1.20%    
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Minimum | Mortgages payable | Atlantic City      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Fixed interest rate (percent) 6.44%    
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership | Maximum | Mortgages payable | Atlantic City      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Fixed interest rate (percent) 7.65%