CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenues:
Rental revenues (Note 11)	$ 581,755,000
Minimum rents (Note 11)		$ 353,226,000	$ 345,557,000
Overage rents	19,210,000	16,670,000	16,923,000
Expense recoveries (Note 11)		205,514,000	211,625,000
Management, leasing, and development services	4,846,000	3,271,000	4,383,000
Other (Note 11)	55,243,000	62,189,000	50,677,000
Total Revenues	661,054,000	640,870,000	629,165,000
Expenses:
Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion	163,538,000	157,957,000	167,091,000
Other operating (Notes 1 and 11)	82,488,000	87,308,000	94,513,000
Management, leasing, and development services	3,582,000	1,470,000	2,157,000
General and administrative	40,566,000	37,174,000	39,018,000
Impairment charge (Note 1)	72,232,000	0	0
Restructuring charges (Note 1)	3,543,000	596,000	13,848,000
Costs associated with shareholder activism (Note 1)	17,305,000	12,500,000	14,500,000
Interest expense	148,407,000	133,197,000	108,572,000
Depreciation and amortization	188,407,000	179,275,000	167,806,000
Total Expenses	720,068,000	609,477,000	607,505,000
Nonoperating income, net (Notes 7 and 15)	27,449,000	14,714,000	23,828,000
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense), equity in income of UJVs, gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs, net of tax, and gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs	(31,565,000)	46,107,000	45,488,000
Income tax benefit (expense) (Note 3)	(6,332,000)	231,000	(105,000)
Equity in income of UJVs (Note 5)	49,166,000	69,404,000	67,374,000
Income before gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs, net of tax, and gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs	11,269,000	115,742,000	112,757,000
Gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs, net of tax (Note 2)	154,466,000
Gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs (Note 2)	164,639,000
Net income	330,374,000	115,742,000	112,757,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 9)	(100,898,000)	(32,256,000)	(32,052,000)
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	229,476,000	83,486,000	80,705,000
Distributions to participating securities of TRG (Note 13)	(2,413,000)	(2,396,000)	(2,300,000)
Preferred stock dividends (Note 14)	(23,138,000)	(23,138,000)	(23,138,000)
Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareholders	203,925,000	57,952,000	55,267,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 19):
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate instruments and other	(14,038,000)	(38,000)	57,000
Cumulative translation adjustment	(14,171,000)	(23,240,000)	33,303,000
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income	(930,000)	(1,809,000)	7,564,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(29,139,000)	(25,087,000)	40,924,000
Comprehensive income	301,235,000	90,655,000	153,681,000
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(95,049,000)	(24,994,000)	(43,956,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	$ 206,186,000	$ 65,661,000	$ 109,725,000
Basic earnings per common share (Note 16)	$ 3.33	$ 0.95	$ 0.91
Diluted earnings per common share (Note 16)	$ 3.32	$ 0.95	$ 0.91
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic	61,181,983	60,994,444	60,675,129