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REDEEMABLE INTERESTS AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Variable Interest Entities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	$ 651,272	$ 659,494
Liabilities, Consolidated	590,864	616,386
Assets, Unconsolidated	16,500
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated	$ 55,551
Woodstock land | Parent Company
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Joint venture, ownership percentage	75.00%
Woodstock land | Corporate Joint Venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Joint venture, ownership percentage	25.00%
Foothills Mall Associates
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage sold	95.00%
Atlanta Outlet Outparcels, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	$ 878	914
Liabilities, Consolidated	0	4
Atlanta Outlet JV, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	60,476	63,361
Liabilities, Consolidated	79,769	81,128
CBL Terrace LP
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	16,472	16,714
Liabilities, Consolidated	13,313	13,509
El Paso Outlet Center Holding, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	93,139	103,232
Liabilities, Consolidated	65,149	69,535
El Paso Outlet Center II, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	8,512	8,638
Liabilities, Consolidated	6,955	7,028
Guaranteed amount	6,613
Foothills Mall Associates
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	0	9,811
Liabilities, Consolidated	0	34,997
Gettysburg Outlet Center Holding, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	36,386	36,542
Liabilities, Consolidated	39,049	39,476
Gettysburg Outlet Center, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	7,218	7,203
Liabilities, Consolidated	74	37
High Point Development LP II
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	1,084	1,104
Liabilities, Consolidated	69	55
Jarnigan Road LP
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	41,671	41,392
Liabilities, Consolidated	20,229	20,988
Laredo Outlet JV, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	110,174	89,353
Liabilities, Consolidated	81,618	58,822
Guaranteed amount	80,145
Lebcon Associates
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	59,375	47,721
Liabilities, Consolidated	120,879	121,529
Lebcon I, Ltd
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	9,034	9,290
Liabilities, Consolidated	9,463	9,711
Lee Partners
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	1,011	1,195
Liabilities, Consolidated	0	0
Louisville Outlet Outparcels, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	74	62
Liabilities, Consolidated	0	0
Louisville Outlet Shoppes, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	73,173	76,831
Liabilities, Consolidated	83,543	85,132
Madison Grandview Forum, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	32,692	33,196
Liabilities, Consolidated	13,198	13,622
The Promenade at D'Iberville
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	81,500	84,470
Liabilities, Consolidated	46,568	46,570
Statesboro Crossing, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	18,403	18,869
Liabilities, Consolidated	10,988	11,058
Village at Orchard Hills, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	0	498
Liabilities, Consolidated	0	0
Woodstock land
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Consolidated	0	9,098
Liabilities, Consolidated	0	$ 3,185
The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta - Phase II
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Guaranteed amount	4,707
The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass - Phase II
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Guaranteed amount	9,722
Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Unconsolidated	0
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated	11,035
EastGate Storage, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Unconsolidated	228
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated	6,500
G&I VIII CBL Triangle LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Unconsolidated	1,616
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated	1,616
Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets, Unconsolidated	14,656
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated	$ 36,400

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