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Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	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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