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Business (Details)

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Business (Details)
ft² in Millions
Sep. 30, 2020
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Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of Operating Partnership Units Owned by the Company | shares 93,453,271
Exchange ratio of Partnership Units for common shares 1
Consolidated Properties [Member]  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of outlet centers 31
Total gross leaseable area of outlet centers (in square feet) | ft² 11.9
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of outlet centers 7
Total gross leaseable area of outlet centers (in square feet) | ft² 2.2
Unconsolidated Properties [Member] | CANADA  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of outlet centers 3
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. [Member]  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | subsidiary 2
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member]  
Entity Information [Line Items]  
Number of Operating Partnership units owned by the Operating Partnership and other limited partners | shares 4,911,173