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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL - Distributions - Operating Partnership (Details) - CBL & Associates Limited Partnership - $ / shares	Oct. 16, 2019	Jul. 16, 2019	Apr. 16, 2019
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Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]
Distributions declared	$ 0.7322	$ 0.7322	$ 0.7322
Common Units
Distribution Made To Limited Partner [Line Items]
Distributions declared			$ 0.075

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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