The Manager	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
The Manager [Abstract]
The Manager [Text Block]	The Manager The Taubman Company LLC (the Manager), which is 99% beneficially owned by the Operating Partnership, provides property management, leasing, development, and other administrative services to the Company, the shopping centers, Taubman affiliates, and other third parties. Accounts receivable from related parties include amounts due from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures or other affiliates of the Company, primarily relating to services performed by the Manager. These receivables include certain amounts due to the Manager related to reimbursement of third party (non-affiliated) costs. The A. Alfred Taubman Restated Revocable Trust (the Revocable Trust) and certain of the Revocable Trust's affiliates receive various management services from the Manager. For such services, the Revocable Trust and affiliates paid the Manager approximately $2.9 million in both 2015 and 2014, and $3.1 million in 2013. These amounts are classified in Management, Leasing, and Development Services revenues within the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Other related party transactions are described in Notes 5, 13, and 15.

The Manager

The Taubman Company LLC (the Manager), which is 99% beneficially owned by the Operating Partnership, provides property management, leasing, development, and other administrative services to the Company, the shopping centers, Taubman affiliates, and other third parties. Accounts receivable from related parties include amounts due from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures or other affiliates of the Company, primarily relating to services performed by the Manager. These receivables include certain amounts due to the Manager related to reimbursement of third party (non-affiliated) costs.

The A. Alfred Taubman Restated Revocable Trust (the Revocable Trust) and certain of the Revocable Trust's affiliates receive various management services from the Manager. For such services, the Revocable Trust and affiliates paid the Manager approximately $2.9 million in both 2015 and 2014, and $3.1 million in 2013. These amounts are classified in Management, Leasing, and Development Services revenues within the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Other related party transactions are described in Notes 5, 13, and 15.