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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Partnership common units converted to shares of common stock (in shares) 12,466,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfUnits    
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]      
Issuance of shares of stock (in shares)   6,900,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesEPreferredStockMember
 
Preferred Stock [Member] | Series E Preferred Stock [Member]      
Issuance of shares of stock (in shares) 690,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesEPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
   
Common Stock [Member]      
Operating Partnership common units converted to shares of common stock (in shares) 12,466,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfUnits
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Shares of common stock issued under deferred compensation arrangement (in shares) 42,484us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServices
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Common Stock [Member] | Common Stock and Restricted Common Stock [Member]      
Issuance of shares of stock (in shares) 232,560us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= cbl_CommonStockandRestrictedCommonStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
8,772,114us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= cbl_CommonStockandRestrictedCommonStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
246,168us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= cbl_CommonStockandRestrictedCommonStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Common Stock [Member] | Restricted Common Stock [Member]      
Shares of restricted common stock canceled (in shares) 39,779us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
41,661us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
34,039us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember