Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]

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

Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership

Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership

All units of partnership interest issued by the Operating Partnership have equal rights with respect to earnings, dividends and net assets. When the Company issues common shares upon the exercise of options, the grant of restricted common share awards, or the exchange of Class A common limited partnership units, the Operating Partnership issues a corresponding Class B common limited partnership unit to Tanger LP Trust, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Likewise, when the Company repurchases its outstanding common shares, the Operating Partnership repurchases a corresponding Class B common limited partnership unit held by Tanger LP Trust.

The following table sets forth the changes in outstanding partnership units for the six months endedJune 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017:

		Limited Partnership Units
	General Partnership Units	Class A	Class B		Total
Balance December 31, 2016	1,000,000	5,027,781	95,095,891		100,123,672
Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company, net of forfeitures	—	—	428,312		428,312
Repurchase of units	—	—	(1,497,981	)	(1,497,981	)
Units issued upon exercise of options	—	—	1,800		1,800
Units withheld for employee income taxes	—	—	(69,886	)	(69,886	)
Balance June 30, 2017	1,000,000	5,027,781	93,958,136		98,985,917
Balance December 31, 2017	1,000,000	4,995,433	93,560,536		98,555,969
Grant of restricted common share awards by the Company, net of forfeitures	—	—	355,184		355,184
Repurchase of units	—	—	(919,249	)	(919,249	)
Units withheld for employee income taxes	—	—	(89,437	)	(89,437	)
Balance June 30, 2018	1,000,000	4,995,433	92,907,034		97,902,467