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Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership

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Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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 grant of restricted common 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 a corresponding Class B common limited partnership unit held by Tanger LP Trust.

The following table sets forth the changes in outstanding partnership units for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020:
Limited Partnership Units
General Partnership Units Class A Class B Total
Balance December 31, 2019 1,000,000  4,911,173  91,892,260  96,803,433 
Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company, net of forfeitures —  —  241,038  241,038 
Units withheld for employee income taxes —  —  (56,597) (56,597)
Balance March 31, 2020 1,000,000  4,911,173  92,076,701  96,987,874 
Balance December 31, 2020 1,000,000  4,794,643  92,569,801  97,364,444 
Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company, net of forfeitures —  —  469,675  469,675 
Issuance of units 100,000  —  6,767,078  6,767,078 
Units withheld for employee income taxes —  —  (111,977) (111,977)
Balance March 31, 2021 1,100,000  4,794,643  99,694,577  104,489,220