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Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | $ 1,340,852 | $ 1,399,599
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 431
Ending Balance | $ 1,244,456 | $ 1,316,668 | 1,244,456 | 1,316,668
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Hedging Agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 443
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 1,341,179 | 1,400,038
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 431
Ending balance | 1,244,746 | 1,316,999 | 1,244,746 | 1,316,999
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, Hedging Agreements | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 | 443
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Common Units |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | 433
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 3
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (436)
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | (433)
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Common Units | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 434
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 3
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (437)
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | (434)
Ending balance |  | 0 |  | 0
The Company/Partners' Capital |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | 1,935
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 814
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (2,749)
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | (1,935)
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
The Company/Partners' Capital | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | (868)
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 874
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (6)
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 868
Ending balance |  | 0 |  | 0
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | (2,802)
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 60
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | 2,742
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 2,802
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
Total |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  |  | (434)
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 877
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (443)
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 434
Ending Balance |  | 0 |  | 0
Total | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |  |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | (434)
OCI before reclassifications |  |  |  | 877
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  |  | (443)
Total other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 434
Ending balance |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0

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