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Earnings Per Share of the Company (Details)

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Earnings Per Share of the Company (Details) - Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. [Member] - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Numerator:        
Net income (loss) attributable to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. $ (15,219) $ 69,104 $ 36,507 $ 169,671
Less allocation of earnings to participating securities (306) (627) (907) (1,649)
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders/unitholders $ (15,525) $ 68,477 $ 35,600 $ 168,022
Denominator:        
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares) 93,923,000 95,156,000 94,781,000 95,075,000
Effect of notional units (in shares) 0 426,000 0 393,000
Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares) 0 90,000 23,000 69,000
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares) 93,923,000 95,672,000 94,804,000 95,537,000
Basic earnings per common share/unit:        
Net income, basic (in dollars per share) $ (0.17) $ 0.72 $ 0.38 $ 1.77
Diluted earnings per common share:        
Net income, diluted (in dollars per share) $ (0.17) $ 0.72 $ 0.38 $ 1.76
Antidilutive incremental common shares attributable to notional units excluded from computation of earnings per share (in units) 858,116 531,746 858,116 564,849
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 235,700 0 173,500 145,300