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MORTGAGE AND OTHER INDEBTEDNESS (Fixed Rate Loans Financed) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net	$ (3,109)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
Fixed Rate Operating Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net	(7,414)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_FixedRateOperatingLoansMember
Weighted average remaining term to maturity (years)	4 years 1 month 39 days
Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate (percent)		4.045%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesoftheBluegrassMember
Amount Financed		77,500cbl_DebtInstrumentMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesoftheBluegrassMember
Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass [Member] | Recourse Term Loans on Operating Properties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance repaid		47,931us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_RecourseTermLoansOnOperatingPropertiesMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesoftheBluegrassMember
Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate (percent)			4.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesAtAtlantaLlcMember
Amount Financed			80,000cbl_DebtInstrumentMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesAtAtlantaLlcMember
Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta LLC [Member] | Recourse Term Loans on Operating Properties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal balance repaid			$ 53,080us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_RecourseTermLoansOnOperatingPropertiesMember / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesAtAtlantaLlcMember
Minimum [Member] | Fixed Rate Operating Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest, percentage rate	4.05%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_FixedRateOperatingLoansMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum [Member] | Fixed Rate Operating Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Total amount available under the debt instrument

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Debt Instrument, Weighted Average Remaining Term to Maturity

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The amount of debt discount (net of debt premium) that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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