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Debt Guaranteed by the Company (Details)

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Debt Guaranteed by the Company (Details) - Debt [Member] - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of credit borrowing capacity $ 600,000,000  
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Guarantor obligation 15,000,000 $ 145,100,000
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Guarantor obligation $ 350,000,000 $ 350,000,000