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MORTGAGE AND OTHER INDEBTEDNESS (Variable Rate Loans Financed) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014 extension_option	Jun. 30, 2013 extension_option	Dec. 31, 2014
Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, Phase II [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extension option, term (years)	1 year
Amount Financed	$ 6,000cbl_DebtInstrumentMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesatOklahomaCityPhaseIIMember
Number of one-year extension options available	2cbl_NumberOfExtensionOptionsAvailable / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesatOklahomaCityPhaseIIMember
Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, Phase II [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_OutletShoppesatOklahomaCityPhaseIIMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Statesboro Crossing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extension option, term (years)		1 year
Amount Financed		$ 11,400cbl_DebtInstrumentMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_StatesboroCrossingMember
Number of one-year extension options available		2cbl_NumberOfExtensionOptionsAvailable / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_StatesboroCrossingMember
Statesboro Crossing [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		1.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = cbl_StatesboroCrossingMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining term to maturity (years)			2 years 4 months 49 days
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of one-year extension options available			1cbl_NumberOfExtensionOptionsAvailable / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Minimum [Member] | Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest, percentage rate			1.97%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_VariableRateDebtMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum [Member] | Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest, percentage rate			2.91%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_VariableRateDebtMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Extension option, term (years)			2 years

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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