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Dec. 31, 2019
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
ORGANIZATION | NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. ("CBL"), a Delaware corporation, is a self-managed, self-administered, fully-integrated real estate investment trust ("REIT") that is engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing, management and operation of regional shopping malls, open-air and mixed-use centers, outlet centers, associated centers, community centers, office buildings and other properties. Its Properties are located in 26 states, but are primarily in the southeastern and midwestern United States. CBL conducts substantially all of its business through CBL & Associates Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), which is a variable interest entity ("VIE"). The Operating Partnership consolidates the financial statements of all entities in which it has a controlling financial interest or where it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. As of December 31, 2019, the Operating Partnership owned interests in the following Properties:
|  |  |  |  |  | All Other Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Malls (1) |  |  | Associated Centers |  |  | Community Centers |  |  | Office Buildings and Other |  |  |  | Total |
Consolidated Properties |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 4 |  | (2) |  |  | 78 |
Unconsolidated Properties (3) |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 20 |
Total |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | 98 |
(1) | Category consists of regional malls, open-air centers and outlet centers (including one mixed-use center) (the "Malls").
(2) | Includes CBL's two corporate office buildings.
(3) | The Operating Partnership accounts for these investments using the equity method because one or more of the other partners have substantive participating rights.
At December 31, 2019, the Operating Partnership had an interest in two self-storage facilities that were under development (the "Construction Properties"). See Note 7 for more information on these developments, which are owned by unconsolidated affiliates. The Malls, All Other Properties ("Associated Centers, Community Centers, Office Buildings and Other") and the Construction Properties are collectively referred to as the “Properties” and individually as a “Property.” CBL is the 100% owner of two qualified REIT subsidiaries, CBL Holdings I, Inc. and CBL Holdings II, Inc. At December 31, 2019, CBL Holdings I, Inc., the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, owned a 1.0% general partner interest in the Operating Partnership and CBL Holdings II, Inc. owned an 86.0% limited partner interest for a combined interest held by CBL of 87.0%. As used herein, the term "Company" includes CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. The term "Operating Partnership" refers to CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries. On November 3, 1993, CBL completed an initial public offering (the “Offering”). Simultaneously with the completion of the Offering, CBL & Associates, Inc., its shareholders and affiliates and certain senior officers of the Company (collectively, “CBL’s Predecessor”) transferred substantially all of their interests in certain real estate properties to CBL & Associates Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) in exchange for common units of limited partner interest in the Operating Partnership. At December 31, 2019, CBL’s Predecessor owned a 9.1% limited partner interest and third parties owned a 3.9% limited partner interest in the Operating Partnership. CBL’s Predecessor also owned 4.3 million shares of the Company's common stock at December 31, 2019, for a total combined effective interest of 11.2% in the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership conducts the Company's property management and development activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, CBL & Associates Management, Inc. (the “Management Company"), to comply with certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts in the Company's prior-year financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. T he Company reclassified minimum rents of $ 588,007 and $ 624,161 , percentage rents of $ 11,759 and $ 11,874 , other rents of $ 12,034 and $ 19,008 and tenant reimbursements of $ 217,313 and $ 254,552 into one line item, rental revenues, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively, related to the adoption of ASC 842.

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