CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenues:
Minimum rents	$ 87,965	$ 84,517	$ 260,805	$ 251,952
Percentage rents	4,781	3,426	9,733	6,561
Expense recoveries	59,714	56,682	170,789	165,937
Management, leasing, and development services	5,083	4,359	15,423	11,422
Other Income	6,665	6,279	18,339	24,962
Total Revenue	164,208	155,263	475,089	460,834
Expenses:
Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion	48,700	49,882	140,115	143,119
Other operating	19,073	14,071	54,949	44,792
Management, leasing, and development services	2,889	2,204	7,492	5,982
General and administrative	7,709	7,168	22,998	21,593
Interest expense	36,418	38,906	106,903	114,246
Depreciation and amortization	38,415	44,500	108,533	117,502
Total Expenses	153,204	156,731	440,990	447,234
Nonoperating income	114	191	926	1,490
Income before income tax expense and equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	11,118	(1,277)	35,025	15,090
Income tax (expense) benefit (Note 3)	(208)	(238)	(413)	(548)
Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Note 4)	10,958	9,973	31,990	29,213
Net income	21,868	8,458	66,602	43,755
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 6)	(9,367)	(3,707)	(26,962)	(17,228)
Net income (loss) attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	12,501	4,751	39,640	26,527
Distributions to participating securities of TRG (Note 8)	(382)	(371)	(1,144)	(1,094)
Preferred stock dividends	(3,658)	(3,658)	(10,975)	(10,975)
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners	8,461	722	27,521	14,458
Net income	21,868	8,458	66,602	43,755
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate instruments and other	(19,253)	569	(19,591)	6,468
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income	245	315	970	946
Comprehensive income	2,860	9,342	47,981	51,169
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,210)	(4,784)	(20,981)	(22,080)
Comprehensive income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	$ (350)	$ 4,558	$ 27,000	$ 29,089
Basic earnings per common share (Note 10)	$ 0.15	$ 0.01	$ 0.49	$ 0.27
Diluted earnings per common share (Note 10)	$ 0.14	$ 0.01	$ 0.48	$ 0.26
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4375	$ 0.4150	$ 1.3125	$ 1.2450
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic	57,890,006	54,679,877	56,554,268	54,530,503