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UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES AND COST METHOD INVESTMENTS (Summarized Financial Information) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Balance Sheet [Abstract]
Investment in real estate assets	$ 2,266,252cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInvestmentInRealEstateAssetsGross	$ 2,167,227cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInvestmentInRealEstateAssetsGross
Accumulated depreciation	(619,558)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAccumulatedDepreciation	(555,174)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAccumulatedDepreciation
Investment in real estate, net	1,646,694cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInvestmentInRealEstateNet	1,612,053cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInvestmentInRealEstateNet
Developments in progress	75,877cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationConstructionInProgress	103,161cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationConstructionInProgress
Net investment in real estate assets	1,722,571cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInvestmentInRealEstateAssetsNetOfConstructionInProgress	1,715,214cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInvestmentInRealEstateAssetsNetOfConstructionInProgress
Other assets	170,554cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets	168,799cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets
Total assets	1,893,125us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets	1,884,013us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
Mortgage and other indebtedness	1,512,826cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationMortgageAndOtherIndebtedness	1,468,422cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationMortgageAndOtherIndebtedness
Other liabilities	42,517cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherLiabilities	48,203cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherLiabilities
Total liabilities	1,555,343us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilities	1,516,625us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilities
The Company	198,261cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquityAttributableToParentCompany	213,664cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquityAttributableToParentCompany
Other investors	139,521cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquityAttributabletoOtherInvestors	153,724cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquityAttributabletoOtherInvestors
Total owners' equity	337,782us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity	367,388us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	1,893,125us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity	1,884,013us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract]
Total revenues	250,248us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	243,215us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	251,628us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
Depreciation and amortization	(79,059)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationDepreciationAndAmortizationExpense	(76,323)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationDepreciationAndAmortizationExpense	(82,534)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationDepreciationAndAmortizationExpense
Other operating expenses	(73,218)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherOperatingExpenses	(72,166)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherOperatingExpenses	(76,567)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherOperatingExpenses
Income from operations	97,971us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems	94,726us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems	92,527us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems
Interest income	1,358cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInterestIncome	1,359cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInterestIncome	1,365cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInterestIncome
Interest expense	(74,754)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInterestExpenses	(76,934)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInterestExpenses	(84,421)cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationInterestExpenses
Gain on sales of real estate assets	1,697cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGainLossOnSalesOfRealEstateAssets	102cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGainLossOnSalesOfRealEstateAssets	2,063cbl_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGainLossOnSalesOfRealEstateAssets
Net income	$ 26,272us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	$ 19,253us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	$ 11,534us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss

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