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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (Allocations of Dividends and Declared and Paid For Income Tax Purposes) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended			10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Oct. 15, 2014	Jul. 15, 2014	Apr. 16, 2014	Nov. 04, 2012 quarterly_dividend_payment	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 15, 2015
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Common stock cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.245us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	$ 0.245us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	$ 0.245us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid
Dividends payable					$ 45,119us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	$ 41,662us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
Number of quarterly dividend payments				3cbl_NumberofQuarterlyDividendPayments
Common Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)					$ 1.00cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	$ 0.98cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	$ 0.83cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Allocations (percent)					100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)					$ 0.00cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember	$ 0.00cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember	$ 14.53cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)					$ 18.44cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember	$ 18.44cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember	$ 18.44cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)					$ 16.56cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesEPreferredStockMember	$ 16.56cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesEPreferredStockMember	$ 3.91cbl_AllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesEPreferredStockMember
Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Allocations (percent)					100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember	100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember	100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
Ordinary Income [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Allocations (percent)					100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_OrdinaryIncomeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_OrdinaryIncomeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_OrdinaryIncomeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Ordinary Income [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Allocations (percent)					100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_OrdinaryIncomeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember	100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_OrdinaryIncomeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember	100.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_OrdinaryIncomeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
Capital Gains 25% rate [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Allocations (percent)					0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_CapitalGains25RateMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_CapitalGains25RateMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_CapitalGains25RateMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Capital Gains 25% rate [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Allocations (percent)					0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_CapitalGains25RateMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember	0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_CapitalGains25RateMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember	0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_CapitalGains25RateMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
Return of Captial [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Allocations (percent)					0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_ReturnOfCaptialMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_ReturnOfCaptialMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	0.00%cbl_PercentageOfAllocationOfDividendsDeclaredAndPaid / cbl_AllocationsOfStockForIncomeTaxPurposesAxis = cbl_ReturnOfCaptialMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Subsequent Event [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Common stock cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)								$ 0.265us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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