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Debt Guaranteed by the Company (Details)

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Debt Guaranteed by the Company (Details) - Debt [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Guarantor obligation $ 72,350 $ 61,000
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Guarantor obligation 325,000 $ 325,000
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of credit, Maximum borrowing capacity $ 520,000