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MORTGAGE AND OTHER INDEBTEDNESS (Covenants) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Non Recourse Loans On Operating Properties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, debt default threshold, minimum loan amount (greater than)	$ 50,000,000cbl_DebtInstrumentDebtDefaultThresholdMinimumLoanAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_NonRecourseLoansOnOperatingPropertiesMember
Recourse Term Loans on Operating Properties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, debt default threshold, minimum loan amount (greater than)	$ 150,000,000cbl_DebtInstrumentDebtDefaultThresholdMinimumLoanAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_RecourseTermLoansOnOperatingPropertiesMember
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt to total assets (percent) (less than)	40.00%cbl_DebtInstrumentSecuredDebtToTotalAssetsRatio / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Debt Covenant Requirement [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility and Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt to total assets (percent)	60.00%cbl_RatioofTotalDebttoTotalAssets / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRequirementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_UnsecuredCreditFacilityandTermLoanMember
Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt (percent)	160.00%cbl_TotalUnencumberedAssetstoUnsecuredDebt / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRequirementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_UnsecuredCreditFacilityandTermLoanMember
Unencumbered NOI to unsecured interest expense (percent)	175.00%cbl_UnencumberedNOItoUnsecuredInterestExpense / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRequirementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_UnsecuredCreditFacilityandTermLoanMember
EBITDA to Fixed Charged (Debt Service)	150.00%cbl_EBITDAtoFixedChargedDebtService / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRequirementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_UnsecuredCreditFacilityandTermLoanMember
Debt Covenant Requirement [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt to total assets (percent)	60.00%cbl_RatioofTotalDebttoTotalAssets / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRequirementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt (percent)	150.00%cbl_TotalUnencumberedAssetstoUnsecuredDebt / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRequirementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Secured debt to total assets (percent) (less than)	45.00%cbl_DebtInstrumentSecuredDebtToTotalAssetsRatio / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRequirementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Consolidated income available for debt service to annual debt service charge (percent)	150.00%cbl_IncomeAvailableforDebtServicetoDebtServiceCharge / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRequirementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Debt Covenant Ratios Actual [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facility and Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt to total assets (percent)	49.10%cbl_RatioofTotalDebttoTotalAssets / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRatiosActualMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_UnsecuredCreditFacilityandTermLoanMember
Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt (percent)	250.00%cbl_TotalUnencumberedAssetstoUnsecuredDebt / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRatiosActualMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_UnsecuredCreditFacilityandTermLoanMember
Unencumbered NOI to unsecured interest expense (percent)	410.00%cbl_UnencumberedNOItoUnsecuredInterestExpense / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRatiosActualMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_UnsecuredCreditFacilityandTermLoanMember
EBITDA to Fixed Charged (Debt Service)	220.00%cbl_EBITDAtoFixedChargedDebtService / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRatiosActualMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_UnsecuredCreditFacilityandTermLoanMember
Debt Covenant Ratios Actual [Member] | Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt to total assets (percent)	53.70%cbl_RatioofTotalDebttoTotalAssets / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRatiosActualMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt (percent)	235.80%cbl_TotalUnencumberedAssetstoUnsecuredDebt / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRatiosActualMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Secured debt to total assets (percent) (less than)	37.00%cbl_DebtInstrumentSecuredDebtToTotalAssetsRatio / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRatiosActualMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Consolidated income available for debt service to annual debt service charge (percent)	310.00%cbl_IncomeAvailableforDebtServicetoDebtServiceCharge / cbl_DebtCovenantsActualVsRequiredAxis = cbl_DebtCovenantRatiosActualMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cbl_SeniorUnsecuredNotesMember

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Secured Debt to Total Assets

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EBITDA to Fixed Charged (Debt Service)

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Income Available for Debt Service to Debt Service Charge

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Total Unencumbered Assets to Unsecured Debt

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Unencumbered NOI to Unsecured Interest Expense

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