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Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership - Narrative (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] |  |
Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Line Items] |  |
Stock split, conversion ratio | 4us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember |
Exchange ratio of partnership units for common shares | 1skt_ExchangeRatioofPartnershipUnitsforCommonShares / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember |
Partnership unit exchange ratio | 4skt_PartnershipUnitExchangeRatio / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember |
Units issued as consideration for business acquisition | 450,576skt_IssuanceOfLimitedPartnerUnits / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember | 450,576skt_IssuanceOfLimitedPartnerUnits / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Deer Park [Member] |  |
Schedule of Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership [Line Items] |  |
Additional Ownership Percentage Acquired | 33.30%skt_AdditionalOwnershipPercentageAcquired / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = skt_DeerParkMember |

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- Definition Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Stock Split -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6525746 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187143-122770 + Details
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