Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended March 31
	2017		2016
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners (Numerator):
Basic	$	17,170	$	24,613
Impact of additional ownership of TRG	45		66
Diluted	$	17,215	$	24,679
Shares (Denominator) – basic	60,555,466		60,275,004
Effect of dilutive securities	498,290		515,997
Shares (Denominator) – diluted	61,053,756		60,791,001
Earnings per common share – basic	$	0.28	$	0.41
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	0.28	$	0.41

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
	2017	2016
Weighted average noncontrolling partnership units outstanding	4,018,981	4,003,975
Unissued partnership units under unit option deferral elections	871,262	871,262