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Organization of the Company (Details) ft² in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 shares ft² OutletCenter store_brand store subsidiary
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Entity Information [Line Items] |
Number of operating partnership units owned by wholly-owned subsidiaries | shares | 93,941,783
Exchange Ratio of Partnership Units for Common Shares | 1
Consolidated Properties [Member] |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Number of Outlet Centers | 36
Total gross leaseable area | ft² | 12.9
Outlet center occupancy percentage | 97.00%
Number of stores | store | 2,600
Number of store brands | store_brand | 400
Unconsolidated Properties [Member] |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Number of Outlet Centers | 8
Total gross leaseable area | ft² | 2.4
CANADA | Unconsolidated Properties [Member] |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Number of Outlet Centers | 4
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. [Member] |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Number Of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries | subsidiary | 2
Tanger Properties Limited Partnership [Member] | Class A Limited Partnership Units [Member] |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Number of operating partnership units owned by family limited partners | shares | 4,960,684

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