CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Minimum rents	$ 345,557	$ 333,325	$ 310,831
Overage rents	16,923	20,020	20,233
Expense recoveries	211,625	202,467	188,023
Management, leasing, and development services (Note 2)	4,383	28,059	13,177
Other	50,677	28,686	24,908
Total Revenues	629,165	612,557	557,172
Expenses:
Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion	167,091	156,506	145,118
Other operating	94,513	78,794	58,131
Management, leasing, and development services	2,157	4,042	5,914
General and administrative (Note 13)	39,018	48,056	45,727
Restructuring charge (Note 1)	13,848
Costs associated with shareowner activism (Note 1)	14,500	3,000
Interest expense	108,572	86,285	63,041
Depreciation and amortization	167,806	138,139	106,355
Total Expenses	607,505	514,822	424,286
Nonoperating income, net (Notes 7, 10, and 15)	23,828	22,927	5,256
Income before income tax expense, equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, and gain on dispositions, net of tax	45,488	120,662	138,142
Income tax expense (Note 3)	(105)	(2,212)	(2,248)
Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Note 5)	67,374	69,701	56,226
Income before gain on dispositions, net of tax	112,757	188,151	192,120
Gain on dispositions, net of tax (Note 3)			437
Net income	112,757	188,151	192,557
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 9)	(32,052)	(55,538)	(58,430)
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	80,705	132,613	134,127
Distributions to participating securities of TRG (Note 13)	(2,300)	(2,117)	(1,969)
Preferred stock dividends (Note 14)	(23,138)	(23,138)	(23,138)
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners	55,267	107,358	109,020
Other comprehensive income (Note 19):
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments and other	(471)	(3,880)	(13,668)
Fair value adjustment for marketable equity securities	528	(428)
Cumulative translation adjustment	33,303	(17,339)	(15,279)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income	7,564	9,339	12,021
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	40,924	(12,308)	(16,926)
Comprehensive income	153,681	175,843	175,631
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(43,956)	(51,927)	(53,458)
Comprehensive income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	$ 109,725	$ 123,916	$ 122,173
Basic earnings per common share (Note 16)	$ 0.91	$ 1.78	$ 1.78
Diluted earnings per common share (Note 16)	$ 0.91	$ 1.77	$ 1.76
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic	60,675,129	60,363,416	61,389,113