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Comprehensive Income Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Available-for-Sale securities | $ 16,560 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Hedging Agreements | 523 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax | (548)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Available-for-Sale securities | 16,560 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cbl_CBLAndAssociatesLimitedPartnershipMember |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Hedging Agreements | $ 523 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cbl_CBLAndAssociatesLimitedPartnershipMember | $ 548 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cbl_CBLAndAssociatesLimitedPartnershipMember

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- Definition Amount after tax of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income of accumulated gain (loss) realized from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's deferred hedging gain (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e637-108580 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e689-108580 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph c -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35706170&loc=d3e41638-113959 + Details
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