CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Minimum rents	$ 333,325	$ 310,831	$ 371,454
Percentage rents	20,020	20,233	22,929
Expense recoveries	202,467	188,023	239,782
Management, leasing, and development services (Note 2)	28,059	13,177	12,349
Other	28,686	24,908	32,615
Total Revenues	612,557	557,172	679,129
Expenses:
Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion	156,506	145,118	190,119
Other operating	78,794	58,131	65,142
Management, leasing, and development services	4,042	5,914	6,220
General and administrative (Note 13)	48,056	45,727	48,292
Costs associated with shareowner activism (Note 1)	3,000
Restructuring charge (Note 2)			3,706
Interest expense	86,285	63,041	90,803
Depreciation and amortization	138,139	106,355	120,207
Total Expenses	514,822	424,286	524,489
Nonoperating income (expense) (Notes 2, 7, and 10)	22,927	5,256	(42,807)
Income before income tax expense, equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, and gain on dispositions, net of tax	120,662	138,142	111,833
Income tax expense (Note 3)	(2,212)	(2,248)	(2,267)
Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Note 5)	69,701	56,226	62,002
Income before gain on dispositions, net of tax	188,151	192,120	171,568
Gain on dispositions, net of tax (Note 2)		437	1,106,554
Net income	188,151	192,557	1,278,122
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 9)	(55,538)	(58,430)	(385,109)
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	132,613	134,127	893,013
Distributions to participating securities of TRG (Note 13)	(2,117)	(1,969)	(6,018)
Preferred stock dividends (Note 14)	(23,138)	(23,138)	(23,138)
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners	107,358	109,020	863,857
Other comprehensive income (Note 19):
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments and other	(4,308)	(13,668)	(18,004)
Cumulative translation adjustment	(17,339)	(15,279)	(7,193)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income	9,339	12,021	16,729
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(12,308)	(16,926)	(8,468)
Comprehensive income	175,843	175,631	1,269,654
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(51,927)	(53,458)	(382,825)
Comprehensive income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	$ 123,916	$ 122,173	$ 886,829
Basic earnings per common share (Note 16)	$ 1.78	$ 1.78	$ 13.65
Diluted earnings per common share (Note 16)	$ 1.77	$ 1.76	$ 13.47
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic	60,363,416	61,389,113	63,267,800