Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners (Numerator):
Basic	$	33,682	$	24,488	$	424,151	$	70,074
Impact of additional ownership of TRG	121		107		4,151		352
Diluted	$	33,803	$	24,595	$	428,302	$	70,426
Shares (Denominator) – basic	63,317,680		63,753,748		63,249,400		63,653,155
Effect of dilutive securities	770,062		937,161		1,626,651		1,049,493
Shares (Denominator) – diluted	64,087,742		64,690,909		64,876,051		64,702,648
Earnings per common share - basic	$	0.53	$	0.38	$	6.71	$	1.10
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	0.53	$	0.38	$	6.60	$	1.09

Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the potential common stock excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive in the period presented.

	Three Months Ended September 30		Nine Months Ended September 30
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Weighted average noncontrolling partnership units outstanding	4,369,590	4,494,470	4,352,233	4,557,851
Unissued partnership units under unit option deferral elections	871,262	871,262		871,262