Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income of the Company (Details) (Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended														3 Months Ended																											3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Parent [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Parent [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Parent [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] Foreign Currency [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Change in Fair Value, Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Change in Fair Value, Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Parent [Member] Change in Fair Value, Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Foreign Currency [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Change in Fair Value, Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Change in Fair Value, Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Foreign Currency [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] Change in Fair Value, Cash Flow Hedges [Member] Cash flow hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ (5,515)	$ (2,428)			$ (5,515)	$ (2,428)	$ 1,179	$ 1,200	$ (7,282)	$ (4,590)	$ 60	$ (5)	$ 1,767	$ 2,162	$ 1,119	$ 1,205																$ (462)	$ (293)	$ (94)	$ (93)	$ (402)	$ (254)	$ 3	$ 0	$ (60)	$ (39)	$ (97)	$ (93)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			0	0													(91)	(86)	0	0	(91)	(86)	(2,692)	65	(2,692)	65	0	0	(304)	0	(304)													(5)	(4)	0	0	(5)	(4)	(148)	3	(148)	3	0	0	(16)	0	(16)
Ending balance	$ (5,515)	$ (2,428)			$ (5,515)	$ (2,428)	$ 1,179	$ 1,200	$ (7,282)	$ (4,590)	$ 60	$ (5)	$ 1,767	$ 2,162	$ 1,119	$ 1,205																$ (462)	$ (293)	$ (94)	$ (93)	$ (402)	$ (254)	$ 3	$ 0	$ (60)	$ (39)	$ (97)	$ (93)