|
Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership (Notes) (Tanger Properties Limited Partnership)
|
6 Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun. 30, 2011
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partners' Capital Notes Disclosure [Text Block] |
Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership
When the Company issues common shares upon exercise of options or issues restricted share awards, the Operating Partnership issues one corresponding unit to the Company for every four common shares issued. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the ownership interests of the Operating Partnership consisted of the following:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Line Items]
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The entire disclosure for the formation, structure, control and ownership of the partnership. Disclosures related to accounts comprising partners' capital. Includes balances of general partners' capital account, limited partners' capital account, preferred partners' capital account and total partners' capital account and units outstanding; accumulated other comprehensive income; amount and nature of changes to amount of partner's capital and units outstanding by class, rights and privileges for each class of units; distribution policies and distributions paid by unit class; impact of and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; limitations of partners' liability; redemption, conversion and distribution policies; and deferred compensation related to the issuance of units. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|