CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($)	Total	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Taubman Asia Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 419,943,000	$ 25,000	$ 633,000	$ 815,961,000	$ (15,068,000)	$ (483,188,000)	$ 101,580,000
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		39,617,000	63,324,409
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 9 and 10)	0		$ 1,000	(1,000)
Issuance of stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 9 and 10), shares		(72,061)	72,065
Repurchase of common stock (Note 6)	(207,480,000)		$ (28,000)	(207,452,000)
Repurchase of common stock (Note 6), Shares			(2,803,421)
Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 9)	13,761,000		$ 3,000	13,758,000
Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 9), shares			293,812
Adjustments of noncontrolling interests (Notes 7 and 14)	(9,296,000)			56,610,000	(153,000)		(65,753,000)
Dividends and distributions	(115,778,000)					(82,296,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (Excludes distributions attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 7)							(33,482,000)
Other	(259,000)			7,000		(266,000)
Net Income, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	93,333,000					65,406,000	27,927,000
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments and other	(7,545,000)				(5,345,000)		(2,200,000)
Cumulative translation adjustment	(4,025,000)				(2,851,000)		(1,174,000)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income	5,835,000				4,133,000		1,702,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2015	188,489,000	$ 25,000	$ 609,000	678,883,000	(19,284,000)	(500,344,000)	28,600,000
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2015		39,544,939	60,886,865
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	120,811,000	$ 25,000	$ 602,000	652,146,000	(27,220,000)	(512,746,000)	8,004,000
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		39,544,939	60,233,561
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 9 and 10)	0
Issuance of stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 9 and 10), shares		(2,809)	2,809
Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 9)	9,280,000		$ 2,000	9,278,000
Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 9), shares			153,779
Taubman Asia President redeemable equity adjustment (Note 7)	(13,310,000)			(13,310,000)				$ (13,310,000)
Adjustments of noncontrolling interests (Notes 7 and 14)	(245,000)			2,191,000	1,000		(2,437,000)
Dividends and distributions	(252,322,000)					(84,453,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (Excludes distributions attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 7)							(167,869,000)
Distributions attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest								(7,150,000)
Other	(337,000)			1,000		(338,000)
Net Income, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	102,073,000
Net income (excludes net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest) (Note 7)	102,318,000					71,936,000	30,382,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	(245,000)							$ (245,000)
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments and other	(16,544,000)				(11,689,000)		(4,855,000)
Cumulative translation adjustment	307,000				217,000		90,000
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income	5,371,000				3,795,000		1,576,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ (44,671,000)	$ 25,000	$ 604,000	$ 650,306,000	$ (34,896,000)	$ (525,601,000)	$ (135,109,000)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2016		39,542,130	60,390,149