CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues:
Rental revenues (Note 1)	$ 112,218,000	$ 147,006,000	$ 254,876,000	$ 291,295,000
Overage rents	749,000	1,713,000	4,966,000	4,854,000
Management, leasing, and development services	824,000	892,000	1,390,000	2,108,000
Other (Note 1)	4,744,000	11,993,000	16,762,000	23,555,000
Total Revenues	118,535,000	161,604,000	277,994,000	321,812,000
Expenses:
Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion	34,511,000	39,182,000	73,262,000	77,720,000
Other operating	12,792,000	21,232,000	30,934,000	40,457,000
Management, leasing, and development services	659,000	491,000	1,152,000	1,022,000
General and administrative	7,523,000	8,554,000	15,539,000	17,130,000
Restructuring charges (Note 1)	0	84,000	362,000	709,000
Simon Property Group, Inc. transaction costs (Note 1)	9,060,000		15,445,000
Costs associated with shareholder activism (Note 1)	0	12,000,000	0	16,000,000
Interest expense	33,353,000	38,010,000	68,202,000	74,895,000
Depreciation and amortization	61,838,000	44,259,000	113,534,000	89,215,000
Operating Expenses	159,736,000	163,812,000	318,430,000	317,148,000
Nonoperating income (expense) (Notes 9 and 11)	(910,000)	6,627,000	(362,000)	15,360,000
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense), equity in income (loss) of UJVs, gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs, net of tax, and gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs	(42,111,000)	4,419,000	(40,798,000)	20,024,000
Income tax benefit (expense) (Note 3)	248,000	(2,364,000)	(508,000)	(2,903,000)
Equity in income (loss) of UJVs (Note 4)	(712,000)	14,822,000	10,572,000	29,494,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(42,575,000)	16,877,000	(30,734,000)	46,615,000
Gains on partial dispositions of ownership interests in UJVs (Note 2)	363,000		11,277,000
Gains on remeasurements of ownership interests in UJVs (Note 2)	417,000		14,146,000
Net income (loss)	(41,795,000)	16,877,000	(5,311,000)	46,615,000
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 6)	13,511,000	(4,240,000)	3,278,000	(12,470,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	(28,284,000)	12,637,000	(2,033,000)	34,145,000
Distributions to participating securities of TRG (Notes 1 and 8)		(593,000)	(595,000)	(1,220,000)
Preferred stock dividends	(5,785,000)	(5,785,000)	(11,569,000)	(11,569,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareholders	(34,069,000)	6,259,000	(14,197,000)	21,356,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 12):
Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments	(2,192,000)	(9,533,000)	(20,111,000)	(14,421,000)
Cumulative translation adjustment	9,355,000	(13,829,000)	(9,620,000)	(10,511,000)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income (loss)	3,286,000	(423,000)	4,054,000	(1,846,000)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	10,449,000	(23,785,000)	(25,677,000)	(26,778,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(31,346,000)	(6,908,000)	(30,988,000)	19,837,000
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	10,315,000	2,970,000	9,727,000	(4,394,000)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc.	$ (21,031,000)	$ (3,938,000)	$ (21,261,000)	$ 15,443,000
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (Note 10)	$ (0.55)	$ 0.10	$ (0.23)	$ 0.35
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (Note 10)	$ (0.55)	$ 0.10	$ (0.23)	$ 0.35
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic	61,590,226	61,171,614	61,419,931	61,147,947