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Earnings Per Unit of the Operating Partnership (Details)

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Earnings Per Unit of the Operating Partnership (Details) - Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Numerator:    
Net income attributable to partners of the Operating Partnership $ 23,514 $ 28,594
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 $ 23,219 $ 28,300
Denominator:    
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares) 100,273,000 99,997,000
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares) 66,000 59,000
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares) 100,339,000 100,056,000
Basic earnings per common share/unit:    
Net income, basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.23 $ 0.28
Diluted earnings per common unit:    
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