Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership

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Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]  
Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Line Items]  
Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership
All units of partnership interest issued by the Operating Partnership have equal rights with respect to earnings, dividends and net assets. When the Company issues common shares upon the exercise of options, the issuance of restricted share awards or the exchange of Class A common limited partnership units, the Operating Partnership issues a corresponding Class B common limited partnership unit to Tanger LP Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Likewise, when the Company repurchases its outstanding common shares, the Operating Partnership repurchases corresponding Class B common limited partnership units held by Tanger LP Trust.

The following table sets forth the changes in outstanding partnership units for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
Limited Partnership Units
General partnership units Class A Class B Total
Balance December 31, 2017 1,000,000  4,995,433  93,560,536  98,555,969 
Units withheld for employee income taxes —  —  (89,437) (89,437)
Exchange of Class A limited partnership units —  (34,749) 34,749  — 
Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company, net of forfeitures —  —  355,184  355,184 
Repurchase of units —  —  (919,249) (919,249)
Balance December 31, 2018 1,000,000  4,960,684  92,941,783  97,902,467 
Units withheld for employee income taxes —  —  (131,873) (131,873)
Exchange of Class A limited partnership units —  (49,511) 49,511  — 
Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company —  —  242,167  242,167 
Repurchase of units —  —  (1,209,328) (1,209,328)
Balance December 31, 2019 1,000,000  4,911,173  91,892,260  96,803,433 
Units withheld for employee income taxes —  —  (56,597) (56,597)
Exchange of Class A limited partnership units —  (116,530) 116,530  — 
Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company —  —  611,350  611,350 
Issuance of deferred units —  —  6,258  6,258 
Balance December 31, 2020 1,000,000  4,794,643  92,569,801  97,364,444