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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 260,909 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 261,243 us-gaap_Revenues |
Property operating expenses | (75,905)cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment | (77,523)cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment |
Interest expense | (59,157)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (60,506)us-gaap_InterestExpense |
Other expense | (6,476)us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense | (6,545)us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense |
Gain on sales of real estate assets | 757 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate | 1,154 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate |
Segment profit (loss) | 120,128 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss | 117,823 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (76,266)us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | (69,083)us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization |
General and administrative expense | (17,230)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | (14,773)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |
Interest and other income | 5,274 us-gaap_InterestAndOtherIncome | 1,528 us-gaap_InterestAndOtherIncome |
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 42,660 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |
Loss on impairment | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate | (17,150)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate |
Gain on investment | 16,560 us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments | 0 us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 3,823 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | 3,684 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |
Income tax (provision) benefit | 916 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (397)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
Income from continuing operations | 53,205 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | 64,292 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |
Total Assets | 6,543,600 us-gaap_Assets | 6,703,849 us-gaap_Assets | 6,616,299 us-gaap_Assets
Capital expenditures | 67,241 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements | 82,494 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements |
Malls |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 230,271 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember | 229,873 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember |
Property operating expenses | (73,949)cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember | (74,294)cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember |
Interest expense | (43,698)us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember | (50,016)us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember |
Other expense | 0 us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember |
Gain on sales of real estate assets | 264 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember | 1,130 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember |
Segment profit (loss) | 112,888 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember | 106,693 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember |
Total Assets | 5,665,654 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember | 5,766,003 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember |
Capital expenditures | 30,366 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember | 32,937 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_MallsMember |
Associated Centers |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 10,407 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember | 10,856 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember |
Property operating expenses | (2,596)cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember | (2,495)cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember |
Interest expense | (1,956)us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember | (2,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember |
Other expense | 0 us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember |
Gain on sales of real estate assets | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember | 1 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember |
Segment profit (loss) | 5,855 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember | 6,362 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember |
Total Assets | 272,045 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember | 274,556 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember |
Capital expenditures | 5,908 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember | 9,272 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AssociatedCentersMember |
Community Centers |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 4,681 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember | 4,538 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember |
Property operating expenses | (1,124)cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember | (1,657)cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember |
Interest expense | (1,195)us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember | (649)us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember |
Other expense | 0 us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember |
Gain on sales of real estate assets | 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember | 1 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember |
Segment profit (loss) | 2,362 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember | 2,233 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember |
Total Assets | 266,076 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember | 297,347 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember |
Capital expenditures | 198 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember | 528 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_CommunityCentersMember |
All Other |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 15,550 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember | 15,976 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember |
Property operating expenses | 1,764 cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember | 923 cbl_PropertyOperatingExpensesBySegment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember |
Interest expense | (12,308)us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember | (7,841)us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember |
Other expense | (6,476)us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember | (6,545)us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember |
Gain on sales of real estate assets | 493 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember | 22 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember |
Segment profit (loss) | (977)cbl_SegmentProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember | 2,535 cbl_SegmentProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember |
Total Assets | 339,825 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember | 365,943 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember |
Capital expenditures | $ 30,769 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember | $ 39,757 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cbl_AllOtherMember |

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