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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]

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

Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership

The ownership interests of the Operating Partnership as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2013	December 31, 2012
Common units:
General partner	250,000	250,000
Limited partners	24,543,305	24,455,812
Total common units	24,793,305	24,705,812

When the Company issues common shares upon exercise of options or issues restricted share awards, the Operating Partnership issues one corresponding unit of partnership interest to the Company for every four common shares issued.