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Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries - Dispositions - Narrative (Details) - Guarantor Subsidiaries	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) outparcel	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) outparcel	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) outparcel
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate assets | $	$ 22,000	$ 2,406,000	$ 38,247,000
Number of outparcels sold | outparcel		5	18
CBL Management
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate assets | $	$ 28,894,000
Number of outparcels sold | outparcel	13

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The net gain (loss) resulting from sales and other disposals of other real estate owned, increases (decreases) in the valuation allowance for foreclosed real estate, and write-downs of other real estate owned after acquisition or physical possession.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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