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Earnings per Share and Earnings per Unit - Narrative (Details) - shares | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Undistributed losses allocated to participating common units percent | 100.00% |
Common Units | CBL & Associates Limited Partnership |  |
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of EPS (shares) | 0 | 0
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of EPS (shares) | 0 | 0
Common Stock |  |
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of EPS (shares) | 0 | 0
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of EPS (shares) | 0 | 0

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