Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income of the Company (Details) (Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ (14,023)
Unrealized gains on foreign currency translation adjustments	(11,076)	(2,840)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	(1,287)	(320)
Ending balance	(25,755)
Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(14,023)	(2,428)
Amortization of cash flow hedges		(91)
Unrealized gains on foreign currency translation adjustments	(10,511)	(2,692)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	(1,221)	(304)
Ending balance	(25,755)	(5,515)
Parent [Member] \| Foreign Currency [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(14,113)	(4,590)
Unrealized gains on foreign currency translation adjustments	(10,511)	(2,692)
Ending balance	(24,624)	(7,282)
Parent [Member] \| Cash flow hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	90	2,162
Amortization of cash flow hedges		(91)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	(1,221)	(304)
Ending balance	(1,131)	1,767
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(768)	(293)
Amortization of cash flow hedges		(5)
Unrealized gains on foreign currency translation adjustments	(565)	(148)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	(66)	(16)
Ending balance	(1,399)	(462)
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] \| Foreign Currency [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(773)	(254)
Unrealized gains on foreign currency translation adjustments	(565)	(148)
Ending balance	(1,338)	(402)
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership [Member] \| Cash flow hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5	(39)
Amortization of cash flow hedges		(5)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	(66)	(16)
Ending balance	$ (61)	$ (60)

Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

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