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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity/Capital (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Dividends in Excess of Cumulative Earnings | Total Shareholders' Equity | Noncontrolling Interests | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Preferred Units | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Common Units | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership General Partner | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Limited Partners | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Total Shareholders' Equity | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Noncontrolling Interests | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Redeemable Common Units | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Common Stock CBL & Associates Limited Partnership | Common Stock CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Common Units | Common Stock CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Limited Partners | Common Stock CBL & Associates Limited Partnership Total Shareholders' Equity
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Beginning Balance, redeemable noncontrolling partnership interests at Dec. 31, 2013 |  | $ 34,639 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,883 | $ 28,756 | $ 34,639 |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 2,355 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,706 | 649 | 2,355 |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | $ 2,946 | 24 |  |  |  | $ 3,334 |  | $ 3,334 | $ (388) | $ 2,946 |  |  |  |  | $ 2,946 | $ 2,946 |  |  | 24 | 24 |  |  |  |
Dividends declared - common stock/units | (83,430) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (83,430) | (83,430) |  | (98,825) |  |  | $ (986) | $ (97,839) |  | (98,825) |  |  | (2,286) | (2,286) |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (17,850) | (5,744) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,850) | (2,456) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (2,456) | (3,458) |  | (3,458) |  |  |  |
Allocation of partners' capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,469) |  |  | (16) | (1,453) |  | (1,469) |  |  | 1,482 | 1,482 |  |  |  |
Adjustment for noncontrolling interests | (1,482) | 1,482 |  |  | $ (4,347) |  |  | (4,347) | 2,865 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to record redeemable noncontrolling interests at redemption value | (3,784) | 3,784 |  |  | (3,536) |  |  | (3,536) | (248) | (3,784) |  |  | (95) | (3,689) |  | (3,784) |  | 2,005 | 1,779 | 3,784 |  |  |  |
Ending Balance, redeemable noncontrolling partnership interests at Jun. 30, 2014 |  | 36,540 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,136 | 30,404 | 36,540 |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 1,559,934 |  | $ 25 | $ 1,700 | 1,967,644 | 6,325 | (570,781) | 1,404,913 | 155,021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance, units at Dec. 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,050,000 | 199,593,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,560,355 | $ 565,212 |  | 9,866 | 961,175 | 4,923 | 1,541,176 | 19,179 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 105,546 |  |  |  |  |  | 93,252 | 93,252 | 12,294 | 105,546 | 22,446 |  | 846 | 81,582 |  | 104,874 | 672 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 2,946 | 24 |  |  |  | 3,334 |  | 3,334 | (388) | 2,946 |  |  |  |  | 2,946 | 2,946 |  |  | 24 | 24 |  |  |  |
Dividends declared - common stock/units | (83,430) |  |  |  |  |  | (83,430) | (83,430) |  | (98,825) |  |  | (986) | (97,839) |  | (98,825) |  |  | (2,286) | (2,286) |  |  |  |
Dividends declared - preferred stock | $ (22,446) |  |  |  |  |  | (22,446) | (22,446) |  | (22,446) | $ (22,446) |  |  |  |  | (22,446) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuances of common units, units | 241,188 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 242,000 |  |
Issuances of common stock/units and restricted common stock | $ 590 |  |  | 3 | 587 |  |  | 590 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 590 |  | $ 590 | $ 590
Redemption of common units, units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (171,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of common units | $ (2,914) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,914) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions of common units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,914) |  |  |  | (2,914) |  | (2,914) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cancellation of restricted common stock, units | (28,563) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cancellation of restricted common stock | $ (360) |  |  |  | (360) |  |  | (360) |  | (360) |  |  |  | (360) |  | (360) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of deferred compensation | 2,115 |  |  |  | 2,115 |  |  | 2,115 |  | 2,115 |  |  | 21 | 2,094 |  | 2,115 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (17,850) | (5,744) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,850) | (2,456) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,456) | (3,458) |  | (3,458) |  |  |  |
Allocation of partners' capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,469) |  |  | (16) | (1,453) |  | (1,469) |  |  | 1,482 | 1,482 |  |  |  |
Adjustment for noncontrolling interests | (1,482) | 1,482 |  |  | (4,347) |  |  | (4,347) | 2,865 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to record redeemable noncontrolling interests at redemption value | (3,784) | 3,784 |  |  | (3,536) |  |  | (3,536) | (248) | (3,784) |  |  | (95) | (3,689) |  | (3,784) |  | 2,005 | 1,779 | 3,784 |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2014 | 1,538,865 |  | 25 | 1,703 | 1,962,103 | 9,659 | (583,405) | 1,390,085 | 148,780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance, units at Jun. 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,050,000 | 199,635,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,539,298 | $ 565,212 |  | 9,636 | 939,186 | 7,869 | 1,521,903 | 17,395 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance, redeemable noncontrolling partnership interests at Dec. 31, 2014 |  | 37,559 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,104 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,455 | 31,104 | 37,559 |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 2,261 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,668 | 593 | 2,261 |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (15,013) | (375) |  |  |  | (12,302) |  | (12,302) | (2,711) | (15,013) |  |  |  |  | (15,013) | (15,013) |  |  | (375) | (375) |  |  |  |
Dividends declared - common stock/units | (90,362) |  |  |  |  |  | (90,362) | (90,362) |  | (107,831) |  |  | (1,066) | (106,765) |  | (107,831) |  |  | (1,126) | (1,126) |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (19,830) | (2,754) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19,830) | (2,360) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,360) | (1,628) |  | (1,628) |  |  |  |
Allocation of partners' capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (410) |  |  | (56) | (354) |  | (410) |  |  | 311 | 311 |  |  |  |
Adjustment for noncontrolling interests | (311) | 311 |  |  | 1,317 |  |  | 1,317 | (1,628) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to record redeemable noncontrolling interests at redemption value | (5,942) | 5,942 |  |  | (5,071) |  |  | (5,071) | (871) | (5,941) |  |  | (61) | (5,880) |  | (5,941) |  | (291) | 6,233 | 5,942 |  |  |  |
Ending Balance, redeemable noncontrolling partnership interests at Jun. 30, 2015 |  | 42,944 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,740 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,204 | 36,740 | 42,944 |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 1,549,928 |  | 25 | 1,703 | 1,958,198 | 13,411 | (566,785) | 1,406,552 | 143,376 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance, units at Dec. 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,050,000 | 199,532,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,550,441 | $ 565,212 |  | 9,789 | 953,349 | 13,183 | 1,541,533 | 8,908 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 99,275 |  |  |  |  |  | 88,059 | 88,059 | 11,216 | 99,275 | 22,446 |  | 781 | 75,357 |  | 98,584 | 691 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (15,013) | (375) |  |  |  | (12,302) |  | (12,302) | (2,711) | (15,013) |  |  |  |  | (15,013) | (15,013) |  |  | (375) | (375) |  |  |  |
Performance stock units | 312 |  |  |  | 312 |  |  | 312 |  | 312 |  |  | 3 | 309 |  | 312 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared - common stock/units | (90,362) |  |  |  |  |  | (90,362) | (90,362) |  | (107,831) |  |  | (1,066) | (106,765) |  | (107,831) |  |  | (1,126) | (1,126) |  |  |  |
Dividends declared - preferred stock | $ (22,446) |  |  |  |  |  | (22,446) | (22,446) |  | (22,446) | $ (22,446) |  |  |  |  | (22,446) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuances of common units, units | 272,498 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 273,000 |  |
Issuances of common stock/units and restricted common stock | $ 592 |  |  | 3 | 589 |  |  | 592 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 592 |  | $ 592 | $ 592
Redemption of common units, units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions of common units | (286) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (286) |  | (286) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Operating Partnership common units to shares of common stock | $ (286) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (286) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cancellation of restricted common stock, units | (40,238) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (40,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cancellation of restricted common stock | $ (731) |  |  | (1) | (730) |  |  | (731) |  | (731) |  |  |  | (731) |  | (731) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of deferred compensation | 2,613 |  |  |  | 2,613 |  |  | 2,613 |  | 2,613 |  |  | 27 | 2,586 |  | 2,613 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (19,830) | (2,754) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19,830) | (2,360) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,360) | (1,628) |  | (1,628) |  |  |  |
Allocation of partners' capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (410) |  |  | (56) | (354) |  | (410) |  |  | 311 | 311 |  |  |  |
Adjustment for noncontrolling interests | (311) | 311 |  |  | 1,317 |  |  | 1,317 | (1,628) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to record redeemable noncontrolling interests at redemption value | (5,942) | $ 5,942 |  |  | (5,071) |  |  | (5,071) | (871) | (5,941) |  |  | (61) | (5,880) |  | (5,941) |  | $ (291) | $ 6,233 | $ 5,942 |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2015 | $ 1,497,814 |  | $ 25 | $ 1,705 | $ 1,957,228 | $ 1,109 | $ (591,534) | $ 1,368,533 | $ 129,281 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance, units at Jun. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,050,000 | 199,750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,498,230 | $ 565,212 |  | $ 9,417 | $ 918,177 | $ (1,830) | $ 1,490,976 | $ 7,254 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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