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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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May 07, 2020 | Feb. 05, 2020 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) state subsidiary shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which entity operates | state |  |  |  | 26 |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | subsidiary |  |  |  | 36 |
Conversion of Operating Partnership common units into common stock (shares) | shares |  |  |  | 16,333,947 |
Mortgage and other indebtedness, variable-rate debt |  |  |  | $ 1,203,075,000 | $ 847,275,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 4.85% | 5.02%
Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest payment |  |  | $ 11,813,000 |  |
Fixed Rate Interest |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 5.31% | 5.35%
Secured Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtedness, variable-rate debt |  |  |  | $ 675,925,000 | $ 310,925,000
Line of credit facility, maturity date |  |  |  | Jul. 31, 2023 |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 3.83% | 3.94%
Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtedness, variable-rate debt |  |  |  | $ 456,250,000 | $ 465,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date |  |  |  | Jul. 31, 2023 |
Senior unsecured notes due 2023 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2023 |
Balance of non-recourse debt |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000 |
Senior unsecured notes due 2023 | Fixed Rate Interest |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 5.25% | 5.25%
Senior unsecured notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date |  |  |  | Oct. 31, 2024 |
Balance of non-recourse debt |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |
Senior unsecured notes due 2024 | Fixed Rate Interest |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 4.60% | 4.60%
Senior unsecured notes due 2026 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2026 |
Balance of non-recourse debt |  |  |  | $ 625,000,000 |
Senior unsecured notes due 2026 | Fixed Rate Interest |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 5.95% | 5.95%
Secured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Balance of non-recourse debt |  |  |  | $ 1,185,000,000 |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest payment |  |  | $ 11,813,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Senior unsecured notes due 2023 | Fixed Rate Interest |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 5.25% |  |
Subsequent Event | Senior unsecured notes due 2024 | Fixed Rate Interest |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.60% |  |
Subsequent Event | Senior unsecured notes due 2026 | Fixed Rate Interest |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 5.95% |  |
Maximum | Secured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |
Minimum | Secured Debt | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of malls securing credit facility, collateral |  |  |  | 10.00% |
COVID 19 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Listing criteria description |  | 802.01C of the Listed Company Manual of the NYSE, which require listed companies to maintain an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over a period of 30 consecutive trading days. |  |  |
COVID 19 | U.S. Treasury securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income securities |  |  |  | $ 154,228,000 |
COVID 19 | Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt service payments and operating expenses |  |  |  | 26,366,000 |
COVID 19 | Line of Credit | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 280,000,000 |
COVID 19 | Line of Credit | Secured Debt | U.S. Treasury securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income securities |  |  |  | 180,000,000 |
COVID 19 | Maximum | Line of Credit | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |
COVID 19 | Maximum | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Reverse stock split | 1-for-5 |  |  |  |
COVID 19 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Average closing price of listed shares | $ / shares |  | $ 1.00 |  |  |
Line of credit, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |
COVID 19 | Minimum | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Reverse stock split | 1-for-25 |  |  |  |
Consolidated Properties |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-controlling limited partner interest of third parties in Operating partnership (as a percent) |  |  |  | 3.90% |
Common stock owned by CBL's Predecessor (shares) | shares |  |  |  | 21,300,000 |
Total combined effective interest of CBL's Predecessor in Operating Partnership (as a percent) |  |  |  | 11.50% |
CBL Associates Properties Inc | Consolidated Properties |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-controlling limited partner interest ownership of CBL's Predecessor in the Operating Partnership (as a percent) |  |  |  | 0.90% |
Conversion of Operating Partnership common units into common stock (shares) | shares |  |  |  | 16,333,947 |
Consolidated Properties | CBL Holdings |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in qualified subsidiaries (as a percent) |  |  |  | 100.00% |
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | subsidiary |  |  |  | 2 |
Combined ownership by the subsidiaries in operating partnership (as a percent) |  |  |  | 95.20% |
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership | CBL Associates Properties Inc |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Ownership of the sole general partner in partnership (as a percent) |  |  |  | 1.00% |
Limited partnership interest owned by CBL Holdings II, Inc. in the operating partnership (as a percent) |  |  |  | 94.20% |

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