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Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership (Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member]) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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 In August 2013, the Operating Partnership's operating agreement was amended to, among other things, effect a four-for-one split of the outstanding partnership units. After the effect of the split, each Class A common limited partnership unit held by Non-Company LPs may be exchanged for one common share of the Company. Prior to the split, each unit held by the Non-Company LPs was exchangeable for four common shares of the Company. All references to the number of units outstanding and per unit amounts reflect the effect of the split for all periods presented. 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 issuance of restricted 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. Also, in August 2013 as disclosed in Note 3, the Operating Partnership issued 450,576 Class A common limited partnership units as partial consideration for the acquisition of an additional one-third interest in Deer Park. The following table sets forth the changes in outstanding partnership units for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  |  |  | Limited Partnership Units
|  | General partnership units |  | Class A |  | Class B |  | Total
Balance December 31, 2011 |  | 1,000,000 |  |  | 11,491,892 |  |  | 85,727,656 |  |  | 97,219,548 |
Exchange of Class A limited partnership units |  | — |  |  | (6,730,028 | ) |  | 6,730,028 |  |  | — |
Issuance of restricted units |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 566,000 |  |  | 566,000 |
Units issued upon exercise of options |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37,700 |  |  | 37,700 |
Balance December 31, 2012 |  | 1,000,000 |  |  | 4,761,864 |  |  | 93,061,384 |  |  | 97,823,248 |
Exchange of Class A limited partnership units |  | — |  |  | (67,428 | ) |  | 67,428 |  |  | — |
Issuance of restricted units |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 332,373 |  |  | 332,373 |
Units issued upon exercise of options |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 44,500 |  |  | 44,500 |
Units issued as consideration for business acquisition (see Note 3) |  | — |  |  | 450,576 |  |  | — |  |  | 450,576 |
Balance December 31, 2013 |  | 1,000,000 |  |  | 5,145,012 |  |  | 93,505,685 |  |  | 98,650,697 |
Units withheld for employee income taxes |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (412,239 | ) |  | (412,239 | )
Exchange of Class A limited partnership units |  | — |  |  | (66,606 | ) |  | 66,606 |  |  | — |
Issuance of restricted units |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,302,729 |  |  | 1,302,729 |
Units issued upon exercise of options |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 47,000 |  |  | 47,000 |
Balance December 31, 2014 |  | 1,000,000 |  |  | 5,078,406 |  |  | 94,509,781 |  |  | 99,588,187 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the formation, structure, control and ownership of the partnership. Disclosures related to accounts comprising partners' capital. Includes balances of general partners' capital account, limited partners' capital account, preferred partners' capital account and total partners' capital account and units outstanding; accumulated other comprehensive income; amount and nature of changes to amount of partner's capital and units outstanding by class, rights and privileges for each class of units; distribution policies and distributions paid by unit class; impact of and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; limitations of partners' liability; redemption, conversion and distribution policies; and deferred compensation related to the issuance of units. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 272 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 272 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70434-108055 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.F) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187171-122770 + Details
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