Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings per share

	Year Ended December 31
	2016		2015		2014
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners (Numerator):
Basic	$	107,358	$	109,020	$	863,857
Impact of additional ownership of TRG	257		398		10,933
Diluted	$	107,615	$	109,418	$	874,790
Shares (Denominator) – basic	60,363,416		61,389,113		63,267,800
Effect of dilutive securities	466,139		772,221		1,653,264
Shares (Denominator) – diluted	60,829,555		62,161,334		64,921,064
Earnings per common share - basic	$	1.78	$	1.78	$	13.65
Earnings per common share - diluted	$	1.77	$	1.76	$	13.47

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

	Year Ended December 31
	2016	2015	2014
Weighted average noncontrolling partnership units outstanding	3,983,781	4,029,934	4,351,727
Unissued partnership units under unit option deferral elections	871,262	871,262