Earnings Per Unit of the Operating Partnership (Tables)

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Earnings Per Unit of the Operating Partnership (Tables) (Tanger Properties Limited Partnership)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators in computing the Operating Partnership's earnings per unit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2011, respectively (in thousands, except per unit amounts):     Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ending June 30,       2011   2010   2011   2010   Numerator                   Income from continuing operations   $ 10,842   $ 5,393   $ 21,659   $ 8,395   Less applicable preferred unit distributions   —   (1,407 )   —   (2,813 )   Less allocation of earnings to participating securities   (165 )   (143 )   (357 )   (312 )   Income from continuing operations available to common unitholders of the Operating Partnership   10,677   3,843   21,302   5,270   Discontinued operations   —   (1 )   —   —   Net income available to common unitholders of the Operating Partnership   $ 10,677   $ 3,842   $ 21,302   $ 5,270   Denominator                   Basic weighted average common units   23,154   23,085   23,138   23,067   Effect of notional units   104   —   104   —   Effect of senior exchangeable notes   32   13   32   13   Effect of outstanding options   19   21   19   24   Diluted weighted average common units   23,309   23,119   23,293   23,104   Basic earnings per common unit:                   Income from continuing operations   $ 0.46   $ 0.17   $ 0.92   $ 0.23   Discontinued operations   —   —   —   —   Net income   $ 0.46   $ 0.17   $ 0.92   $ 0.23   Diluted earnings per common unit:                   Income from continuing operations   $ 0.46   $ 0.17   $ 0.91   $ 0.23   Discontinued operations   —   —   —   —   Net income   $ 0.46   $ 0.17   $ 0.91   $ 0.23