Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity of the Company (Notes)

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Shareholders' Equity of the Company (Notes) (Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc
 
Schedule of Shareholders' Equity of the Company [Line Items]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
Shareholders' Equity of the Company

Throughout the first six months of 2012, various Family Limited Partners exchanged a total of 1,542,533 Operating Partnership units for 6,170,132 common shares of the Company. After the above described exchanges, the Family Limited Partners owned 1,330,440 Operating Partnership units which were exchangeable for 5,321,760 common shares of the Company.