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Redeemable Interests and Noncontrolling Interests - Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | $ 2,945,979 | [1] | $ 2,962,667 | $ 4,443,740 | [1] | $ 4,622,346
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (2,945,979) | [1] | $ (2,962,667) | (4,443,740) | [1] | $ (4,622,346)
Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 262,265 |  |  | 272,742 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 231,823 |  |  | 286,127 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (262,265) |  |  | (272,742) |  |
Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 33,474 |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (33,474) |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated |  | 67,032 |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta Outlet Outparcels, LLC | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 831 |  |  | 851 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (831) |  |  | (851) |  |
CBL Terrace LP | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 15,339 |  |  | 14,608 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 12,626 |  |  | 12,578 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (15,339) |  |  | (14,608) |  |
Gettysburg Outlet Center Holding, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guaranteed amount |  | 35,804 |  |  | 36,774 |  |
Gettysburg Outlet Center Holding, LLC | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 15,308 |  |  | 33,199 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 18,776 |  |  | 38,334 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (15,308) |  |  | (33,199) |  |
Gettysburg Outlet Center, LLC | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 3,062 |  |  | 7,737 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (3,062) |  |  | (7,737) |  |
Jarnigan Road LP | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 19,699 |  |  | 17,974 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 1,336 |  |  | 572 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (19,699) |  |  | (17,974) |  |
Jarnigan Road II, LLC | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 20,652 |  |  | 22,623 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 16,578 |  |  | 17,134 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (20,652) |  |  | (22,623) |  |
Laredo Outlet JV, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guaranteed amount |  |  |  |  | 40,600 |  |
Laredo Outlet JV, LLC | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 25,542 |  |  | 44,378 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 26,121 |  |  | 43,788 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (25,542) |  |  | (44,378) |  |
Lebcon Associates | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 98,151 |  |  | 46,692 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 96,138 |  |  | 116,085 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (98,151) |  |  | (46,692) |  |
Lebcon I, Ltd | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 12,938 |  |  | 8,305 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 8,645 |  |  | 8,672 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (12,938) |  |  | (8,305) |  |
Louisville Outlet Outparcels, LLC | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 539 |  |  | 173 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (539) |  |  | (173) |  |
The Promenade at D'Iberville | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 49,401 |  |  | 75,975 |  |
Variable interest liability entities | [2] | 51,603 |  |  | 48,964 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (49,401) |  |  | (75,975) |  |
Statesboro Crossing | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 803 |  |  | 227 |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (803) |  |  | $ (227) |  |
Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated | [3] | 8,250 |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta Outlet JV, LLC | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities | [3] | 881 |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated | [3] | (881) |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated | [3] | 5,352 |  |  |  |  |
El Paso Outlet Center Holding, LLC | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 1,278 |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (1,278) |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated |  | 1,278 |  |  |  |  |
Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities | [3] | 20,933 |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated | [3] | (20,933) |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated | [3] | 33,673 |  |  |  |  |
Louisville Outlet Shoppes, LLC | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated | [3] | 8,097 |  |  |  |  |
Mall of South Carolina L.P. | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 1,123 |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (1,123) |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated |  | 1,123 |  |  |  |  |
Vision-CBL Hamilton Place, LLC | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 2,340 |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (2,340) |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated |  | 2,340 |  |  |  |  |
Mall of South Carolina Outparcel L.P. | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest asset entities |  | 6,919 |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Consolidated/Unconsolidated |  | (6,919) |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Risk of Loss, Unconsolidated |  | $ 6,919 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | As of December 31, 2021, includes $262,265 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $143,593 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 12.
[2] | As of December 31, 2020, includes $40,600 related to Laredo Outlet JV, LLC, which was guaranteed by the Predecessor Operating Partnership. In September 2021, the loan secured by The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo was amended and the guaranty was removed. Also, due to the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the loan held by Gettysburg Outlet Center Holding, LLC became guaranteed by the Operating Partnership, and amounts to $35,804 and $36,774, excluding debt discounts, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
[3] | See Note 16 for information on guarantees of debt.

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