Earnings Per Share of the Company (Details) - Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Net income attributable to Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | $ (11,749) | $ 23,546 | $ 13,727 | $ 62,331 | $ 19,707 | $ (21,859) | $ 22,969 | $ 22,838 | $ 87,855 | $ 43,655 | $ 68,002 |
| Less allocation of earnings to participating securities | (1,336) | (1,211) | (1,209) | ||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders/unitholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc./the Operating Partnership | $ (12,055) | $ 23,241 | $ 13,613 | $ 61,720 | $ 19,385 | $ (22,172) | $ 22,656 | $ 22,575 | $ 86,519 | $ 42,444 | $ 66,793 |
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| Basic weighted average common shares (in shares) | 92,808,000 | 93,309,000 | 94,506,000 | ||||||||
| Effect of outstanding options and restricted common shares (in shares) | 0 | 1,000 | 16,000 | ||||||||
| Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares) | 92,808,000 | 93,310,000 | 94,522,000 | ||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share: | |||||||||||
| Net income, basic (in dollars per share) | $ (0.13) | $ 0.25 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.66 | $ 0.21 | $ (0.24) | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.93 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.71 |
| Diluted earnings per common share: | |||||||||||
| Net income, diluted (in dollars per share) | $ (0.13) | $ 0.25 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.66 | $ 0.21 | $ (0.24) | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.93 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.71 |
| Antidilutive Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Notional Units (in units) | 1,100,000 | 1,000,000.0 | 603,000 | ||||||||
| Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 523,000 | 535,000 | 169,000 | ||||||||
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- Definition Amount of undistributed earnings (loss) allocated to participating securities for the basic earnings (loss) per share or per unit calculation under the two-class method. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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