CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($)	Total	Series K Preferred Stock [Member]	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]	Series J Preferred Stock [Member]	Former Taubman Asia Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ (307,897,000)		$ 25,000	$ 611,000	$ 676,097,000	$ (25,376,000)	$ (744,230,000)	$ (215,024,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			39,362,994	61,069,108
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 8 and 9)	0
Issuance of stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 8 and 9), shares			(7,300)	7,300
Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8)	1,830,000			$ 1,000	(1,829,000)
Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8), shares				85,131
Adjustments of noncontrolling interests (Note 6)	(93,000)				(171,000)	2,000		76,000
Dividends and distributions (1)	(64,888,000)						47,694,000
Distributions to noncontrolling interests								(17,194,000)
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	4,919,000						3,156,000	1,763,000
Other	(362,000)						(362,000)
Net income (excludes net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest) (Note 6)	29,831,000						21,508,000	8,323,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	(93,000)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate instruments and other	(4,888,000)					(3,475,000)		(1,413,000)
Cumulative translation adjustment	3,318,000					2,359,000		959,000
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income	1,423,000					1,011,000		412,000
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	(339,653,000)		$ 25,000	$ 612,000	677,755,000	(27,501,000)	(767,622,000)	(222,922,000)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			39,355,694	61,161,539
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared				$ 0.675
Preferred Stock, Dividends Per Share, Declared		$ 0.390625							$ 0.40625
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	(307,897,000)		$ 25,000	$ 611,000	676,097,000	(25,376,000)	(744,230,000)	(215,024,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			39,362,994	61,069,108
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest										$ (6,000,000.0)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	(177,406,000)		$ 26,000	$ 612,000	741,026,000	(39,003,000)	(712,884,000)	(167,183,000)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			40,898,473	61,228,579
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 8 and 9)	0			$ (1,000)	1,000
Issuance of stock pursuant to Continuing Offer (Notes 8 and 9), shares			(106,312)	106,319
Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8)	1,457,000			$ 1,000	1,456,000
Share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 8), shares			18,956	40,393
Adjustments of noncontrolling interests (Note 6)	0				(72,000)	(17,000)		89,000
Dividends and distributions (1)	(66,218,000)						(47,736,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests								(18,482,000)
Partial disposition of ownership interest in Unconsolidated Joint Venture (Note 2)	0					3,999,000	(3,999,000)
Other	145,000						145,000
Net income (excludes net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest) (Note 6)	36,484,000						26,251,000	10,233,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate instruments and other	(17,919,000)					(12,539,000)		(5,380,000)
Cumulative translation adjustment	(18,975,000)					(14,479,000)		(4,496,000)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income	768,000					537,000		231,000
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ (241,664,000)		$ 26,000	$ 614,000	$ 742,409,000	$ (61,502,000)	$ (738,223,000)	$ (184,988,000)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020			40,811,117	61,375,291
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared				$ 0.675
Preferred Stock, Dividends Per Share, Declared		$ 0.390625							$ 0.40625