Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended March 31
	2016		2015
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners (Numerator):
Basic	$	24,613	$	29,622
Impact of additional ownership of TRG	66		125
Diluted	$	24,679	$	29,747
Shares (Denominator) – basic	60,275,004		63,039,777
Effect of dilutive securities	515,997		895,503
Shares (Denominator) – diluted	60,791,001		63,935,280
Earnings per common share – basic	$	0.41	$	0.47
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	0.41	$	0.47

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 March 31
	2016	2015
Weighted average noncontrolling partnership units outstanding	4,003,975	4,149,149
Unissued partnership units under unit option deferral elections	871,262	871,262