Shareholders' Equity of the Company (Tables) (Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc

Schedule of Shareholders' Equity of the Company [Line Items]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amounts of total equity, equity attributable to common shareholders and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests:

															Noncontrolling
						Distributions			Accumulated other			Total			interest in
	Common		Paid in			in excess			comprehensive			shareholders'			Operating			Total
	shares		capital			of earnings			income			equity			Partnership			equity
December 31, 2010	$	810	$	604,359		$	(240,024	)	$	1,784		$	366,929		$	54,966		$	421,895
Comprehensive income:
Net income	—		—			18,820			—			18,820			2,839			21,659
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—			—			(101		)	(101		)	(16		)	(117		)
Total comprehensive income	—		—			18,820			(101		)	18,719			2,823			21,542
Compensation under Incentive Award Plan	—		3,618			—			—			3,618			—			3,618
Grant of 312,400 restricted shares, net of forfeitures	3		(3		)	—			—			—			—			—
Issuance of 4,500 common shares upon exercise of options	—		43			—			—			43			—			43
Issuance of 2,232 common shares upon exchange of senior, exchangeable notes	—		—			—			—			—			—			—
Adjustment for noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	—		(261		)	—			—			(261		)	261			—
Common dividends ($.3938 per share)	—		—			(32,009		)	—			(32,009		)	—			(32,009		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	—		—			—			—			—			(4,776		)	(4,776		)
June 30, 2011	$	813	$	607,756		$	(253,213	)	$	1,683		$	357,039		$	53,274		$	410,313