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Debt of the Company (Details) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
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Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | $ 178,306,000 |  | $ 357,092,000 |
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | 178,306,000 |  | 357,092,000 |
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | 178,306,000 | [1] | 357,092,000 | [1]
Debt [Member] | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | 520,000,000 |  |  |
Debt [Member] | Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | $ 178,300,000 |  |  |
[1] | (3)Our unsecured lines of credit as of December 31, 2012 bear interest at a rate of LIBOR + 1.25% and expire on November 10, 2015. We have the option to extend the lines for one additional year to November 10, 2016. These lines require a facility fee payment of 0.25% annually based on the total amount of the commitment. The credit spread and facility fee can vary depending on our investment grade rating.

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- Definition Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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