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Document And Entity Information - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended 36 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2019
Feb. 28, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]        
Document Type 10-K      
Amendment Flag false      
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2019      
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2019      
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY      
Entity Registrant Name CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC      
Entity Central Index Key 0000910612 0000910612    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes      
Entity Voluntary Filers No      
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes      
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31      
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer      
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No      
Entity Public Float       $ 175,943,089
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding     175,633,044  
Entity Shell Company false      
Entity Small Business true      
Entity Emerging Growth Company false      
Entity File Number 1-12494      
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE      
Entity Tax Identification Number 62-1545718      
Entity Address, Address Line One 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd.      
Entity Address, Address Line Two Suite 500      
Entity Address, City or Town Chattanooga      
Entity Address, State or Province TN      
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 37421      
City Area Code 423      
Local Phone Number 855.0001      
Document Annual Report true      
Document Transition Report false      
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block] Portions of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.’s Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III .      
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership        
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]        
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2019      
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2019      
Entity Registrant Name CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP      
Entity Central Index Key 0000915140      
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes      
Entity Voluntary Filers No      
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes      
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer      
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No      
Entity Shell Company false      
Entity Small Business false      
Entity Emerging Growth Company false      
Entity File Number 333-182515-01      
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE      
Entity Tax Identification Number 62-1542285      
Entity Address, Address Line One 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd.      
Entity Address, Address Line Two Suite 500      
Entity Address, City or Town Chattanooga      
Entity Address, State or Province TN      
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 37421      
City Area Code 423      
Local Phone Number 855.0001      
Common Stock, $0.01 par value        
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]        
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, $0.01 par value      
Trading Symbol CBL      
Security Exchange Name NYSE      
7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value        
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]        
Title of 12(b) Security 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value      
Trading Symbol CBLprD      
Security Exchange Name NYSE      
6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value        
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]        
Title of 12(b) Security 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value      
Trading Symbol CBLprE      
Security Exchange Name NYSE