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ACQUISITIONS (Assets Acquired Liabilities Assumed) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Land	$ 87,869us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLand
Buildings and improvements	379,763us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedBuildings
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	3,864us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
Tenant improvements	15,328cbl_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedImprovements
Above-market leases	15,359cbl_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentAssetsAboveMarketLeases
In-place leases	65,814cbl_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentAssetsInPlaceLeases
Total assets	567,997us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
Mortgage note payables assumed	(259,470)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
Debt premium	(15,334)cbl_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentDebtPremium
Below-market leases	(39,698)cbl_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentBelowMarketLeases
Noncontrolling interest	(60,295)cbl_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedNoncontrollingInterest
Value of Company's interest in joint ventures	(65,494)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionOfLessThan100PercentNoncontrollingInterestFairValue
Net assets acquired	$ 127,706us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet

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