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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 subsidiary
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |
Number of states in which entity operates | 27 us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates
Number of regional malls/open-air centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 82 cbl_NumberOfRegionalMallsOpenAirCentersOwned
Number of associated centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 29 cbl_NumberOfAssociatedCentersOwned
Number of community centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 11 cbl_NumberOfCommunityCentersOwned
Number of office buildings in which interest is owned by the partnership | 13 cbl_NumberOfOfficeBuildingsOwned
Number of properties | 135 us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |
Number of subsidiaries owned by the company | 2 cbl_NumberOfSubsidiariesOwnedByCompany / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Percentage ownership of the sole general partner in partnership | 1.00%us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPManagingMemberOrGeneralPartnerOwnershipInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Percentage of limited partnership interest owned by CBL Holdings II, Inc. in the operating partnership | 84.30%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOfLimitedLiabilityCompanyOrLimitedPartnershipOwnershipInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Combined percentage ownership by the subsidiaries in operating partnership | 85.30%cbl_CombinedOwnershipPercentageBySubsidiariesInOperatingPartnership / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Consolidated properties |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |
Number of regional malls/open-air centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 72 cbl_NumberOfRegionalMallsOpenAirCentersOwned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of associated centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 25 cbl_NumberOfAssociatedCentersOwned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of community centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 7 cbl_NumberOfCommunityCentersOwned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of office buildings in which interest is owned by the partnership | 8 cbl_NumberOfOfficeBuildingsOwned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of properties | 112 us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of mixed-use centers owned | 1 cbl_Numberofmixedusecentersowned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of community centers under development | 1 cbl_NumberofCommunityCentersUnderDevelopmentInWhichInterestIsOwnedBythePartnership / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of malls under expansion | 3 cbl_NumberofMallsUnderExpansion / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of malls under redevelopments | 5 cbl_NumberofMallsUnderRedevelopment / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Percentage ownership interest in qualified subsidiaries | 100.00%cbl_PercentageOwnershipByParent / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Percentage of non controlling limited partner interest ownership of CBL's Predecessor in the Operating Partnership | 9.10%us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPMembersOrLimitedPartnersOwnershipInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Percentage of non controlling limited partner interest of third parties in Operating partnership | 5.60%cbl_PercentageOfNoncontrollingLimitedPartnerInterestOwnedInOperatingPartnershipByThirdParties / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Number of company's common stock owned by CBL's Predecessor (in shares) | 3.5 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Total combined effective interest of CBL's Predecessor in Operating Partnership (as a percent) | 10.90%cbl_PercentageOfEffectiveInterestInOperatingPartnership / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentMember
Unconsolidated Properties |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |
Number of regional malls/open-air centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 10 cbl_NumberOfRegionalMallsOpenAirCentersOwned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Number of associated centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 4 cbl_NumberOfAssociatedCentersOwned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Number of community centers in which interest is owned by the partnership | 4 cbl_NumberOfCommunityCentersOwned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Number of office buildings in which interest is owned by the partnership | 5 cbl_NumberOfOfficeBuildingsOwned / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Number of properties | 23 us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Number of malls under expansion | 1 cbl_NumberofMallsUnderExpansion / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Number of malls under redevelopments | 1 cbl_NumberofMallsUnderRedevelopment / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember

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