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Schedule III - REAL ESTATE ASSETS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION Activity (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments and Accumulated Depreciation [Roll Forward]      
Balance at beginning of period $ 8,123,514us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue $ 8,301,013us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue $ 7,767,819us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue
Additions and improvements 282,282us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements 282,664us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements 217,161us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements
Acquisitions of real estate assets 0us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions 29,912us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions 474,623us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions
Disposals, deconsolidations and accumulated depreciation on impairments (189,373)cbl_RealEstateDisposalsAndDeconsolidations (412,976)cbl_RealEstateDisposalsAndDeconsolidations (108,554)cbl_RealEstateDisposalsAndDeconsolidations
Transfers from real estate assets (11,383)cbl_RealEstateTransfersFromRealEstateAssets (8,031)cbl_RealEstateTransfersFromRealEstateAssets 808cbl_RealEstateTransfersFromRealEstateAssets
Impairment of real estate assets (17,858)cbl_RealEstateAssetsImpairmentOfRealEstateAssets (69,068)cbl_RealEstateAssetsImpairmentOfRealEstateAssets (50,844)cbl_RealEstateAssetsImpairmentOfRealEstateAssets
Balance at end of period 8,187,182us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue 8,123,514us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue 8,301,013us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue
Accumulated depreciation, beginning of period 2,056,357us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 1,972,031us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 1,762,149us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation
Depreciation expense 269,602us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense 253,142us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense 247,702us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense
Accumulated depreciation on real estate assets sold, retired, impaired or deconsolidated (85,952)cbl_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSoldAndOtherDeductions (168,816)cbl_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSoldAndOtherDeductions (37,820)cbl_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSoldAndOtherDeductions
Accumulated depreciation, end of period $ 2,240,007us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation $ 2,056,357us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation $ 1,972,031us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation