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DISPOSALS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenues of discontinued operations	$ 15,468us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	$ 43,911us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
Sold Centers in 2012 [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, net	$ 219,833us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = cbl_SoldCentersIn2012Member	$ 51,184us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = cbl_SoldCentersIn2012Member

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Amount of sales or other form of revenues attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(d))

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