Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership (Tables) (Tanger Properties Limited Partnership)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Tanger Properties Limited Partnership

Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Line Items]

Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Table Text Block]

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the ownership interests of the Operating Partnership consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2011	December 31, 2010
Common units:
General partner	250,000	237,000
Limited partners	24,296,387	23,045,322
Total common units	24,546,387	23,282,322