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Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | $ 1,399,599 | $ 1,549,928
OCI before reclassifications |  | $ 975 | 877 | 3,316
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | (518) | (443) | (18,247)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | $ 0 | 457 | 434 | (14,931)
Ending Balance | 1,316,668 | 1,490,730 | 1,316,668 | 1,490,730
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Common Units, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Hedging Agreements |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | 410 | 433 | 401
OCI before reclassifications |  | 9 | 3 | 18
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | 0 | (436) | 0
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 9 | (433) | 18
Ending Balance | 0 | 419 | 0 | 419
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Common Units, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Available-for-Sale Securities |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | 384
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 10
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (394)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | (384)
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
The Company/Partners' Capital, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Hedging Agreements |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | 1,109 | 1,935 | 303
OCI before reclassifications |  | 903 | 814 | 2,878
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | (518) | (2,749) | (1,687)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 385 | (1,935) | 1,191
Ending Balance | 0 | 1,494 | 0 | 1,494
The Company/Partners' Capital, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Available-for-Sale Securities |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | 13,108
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 160
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (13,268)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | (13,108)
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
Noncontrolling Interests, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Hedging Agreements |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (2,938) | (2,802) | (3,053)
OCI before reclassifications |  | 63 | 60 | 178
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | 0 | 2,742 | 0
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 63 | 2,802 | 178
Ending Balance | 0 | (2,875) | 0 | (2,875)
Noncontrolling Interests, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Available-for-Sale Securities |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | 2,826
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 72
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (2,898)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | (2,826)
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
Total |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (1,419) | (434) | 13,969
Ending Balance | 0 | (962) | 0 | (962)
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
OCI before reclassifications |  | 975 | 877 | 3,316
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | (518) | (443) | (18,247)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 457 | 434 | (14,931)
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Common Units, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Hedging Agreements |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | 411 | 434 | 401
OCI before reclassifications |  | 9 | 3 | 19
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | 0 | (437) | 0
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 9 | (434) | 19
Ending Balance | 0 | 420 | 0 | 420
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Common Units, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Available-for-Sale Securities |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | 384
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 10
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (394)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | (384)
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership | The Company/Partners' Capital, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Hedging Agreements |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (1,830) | (868) | (2,750)
OCI before reclassifications |  | 966 | 874 | 3,055
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  | (518) | (6) | (1,687)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 448 | 868 | 1,368
Ending Balance | 0 | (1,382) | 0 | (1,382)
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership | The Company/Partners' Capital, Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Available-for-Sale Securities |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | 15,934
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 232
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (16,166)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | (15,934)
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership | Total |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (1,419) | (434) | 13,969
Ending Balance | $ 0 | $ (962) | $ 0 | $ (962)

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