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REDEEMABLE INTERESTS AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract] |
Schedule of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Conversion Right | Outstanding rights to convert redeemable noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to common stock were held by the following parties at December 31, 2015 and 2014:
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
CBL’s Predecessor | 18,172,690 |  |  | 18,172,690 |
Third parties | 11,084,493 |  |  | 11,099,945 |
| 29,257,183 |  |  | 29,272,635 |

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