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Mortgage and Other Indebtedness, Net - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Aug. 10, 2022	Nov. 01, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	May 31, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jul. 01, 2022	Feb. 01, 2022	Jan. 28, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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Mortgage and other indebtedness, net			$ 2,035,389,000			$ 2,035,389,000				$ 1,813,209,000
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Non-recourse loan amount			$ 2,035,389,000			2,035,389,000				$ 1,813,209,000
Loan amount			$ 360,000,000			360,000,000
Debt instrument extension term			2 years
Loan, collaterals			90 outparcels and 13 open-air centers
Fair value carrying amount			$ 1,987,480,000			$ 1,987,480,000
Common stock, par value (USD per share)			$ 0.001			$ 0.001				$ 0.001
Common stock issued (shares)			31,814,178			31,814,178				20,774,716
Property-level debt and related obligations			$ 859,821,000			$ 859,821,000
Carrying amount			$ 791,698,000			$ 791,698,000
Exit Credit Agreement \| First Year
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal liability cap reduction percentage		100.00%
Principal amortization payments		$ 2,500,000
Exit Credit Agreement \| Excess of First Year
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal liability cap reduction percentage		50.00%
Half Portion Of New Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage			6.95%			6.95%
Loan, fixed interest rate			6.95%			6.95%
Loan amount			$ 180,000,000			$ 180,000,000
Second Half Portion Of New Loan \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan, basis spread rate			4.10%
Loan Secured By CBL Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount paid			$ 14,949,000
Nonrecourse
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net				$ 65,000,000
Interest rate percentage				5.85%
Debt instrument, term				10 years		3 years
Loan, fixed interest rate				5.85%
Non-recourse loan amount				$ 65,000,000
Loan amount paid off in conjunction with closing				$ 7,058,000
Cross Creek Mall
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan outstanding balance			99,875,000			$ 99,875,000
Fayette Mall
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage					4.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date					May 31, 2023
Debt instrument, maturity date, description					three one-year extension options
Debt instrument, maturity date					May 31, 2023
Loan, fixed interest rate					4.25%
Arbor Place
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Interest rate percentage				5.10%
Debt instrument, maturity date				May 31, 2026
Debt instrument, term				4 years
Debt instrument, maturity date				May 31, 2026
Loan, fixed interest rate				5.10%
Northwoods Mall
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Interest rate percentage				5.08%
Debt instrument, maturity date				Apr. 30, 2026
Debt instrument, term				4 years
Debt instrument, maturity date				Apr. 30, 2026
Loan, fixed interest rate				5.08%
Parkdale Mall And Crossing
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Mortgage and other indebtedness, net			68,123,000			$ 68,123,000
Debt instrument, maturity date						Mar. 31, 2021
Debt instrument, maturity date						Mar. 31, 2021
Non-recourse loan amount			68,123,000			$ 68,123,000
Parkdale Mall And Crossing \| Subsequent Event
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Mortgage and other indebtedness, net							$ 68,123,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 31, 2026
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 31, 2026
Non-recourse loan amount							$ 68,123,000
Non-Recourse Loans on Operating Properties, Open-Air Centers and Outparcels Loan and Secured Term Loan
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Mortgage and other indebtedness, net			943,373,000			943,373,000
Non-recourse loan amount			943,373,000			943,373,000
Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of aggregate principal amount			335,000,000
Fair value carrying amount			395,000,000			395,000,000				$ 395,000,000
Secured Notes \| Nonrecourse
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of aggregate principal amount				$ 60,000,000
Brookfield Square Anchor Redevelopment loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount			18,690,000			18,690,000
Loan amount paid			8,322,000
Senior Secured Term Loan \| Exit Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date		Nov. 01, 2025
Debt instrument, maturity date		Nov. 01, 2025
Fair value carrying amount		$ 883,700,000
Principal liability cap			$ 155,021,000			$ 155,021,000
Limited guarantee description						The Principal Liability Cap is eliminated when the loan balance is reduced below $650,000.
Limited guaranty eliminated loan balance reduced amount						$ 650,000,000
Debt Instrument, covenant description						On November 1, 2021, CBL & Associates HoldCo I, LLC (“HoldCo I”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Exit Credit Agreement”), providing for an $883,700 senior secured term loan that matures November 1, 2025. The Operating Partnership provided a limited guaranty up to a maximum of $175,000 (the “Principal Liability Cap”). The Principal Liability Cap will be reduced by an amount equal to 100% of the first $2,500 in principal amortization made by HoldCo I each calendar year and will be reduced further by 50% of the principal amortization payments made by HoldCo I each calendar year in excess of the first $2,500 in principal amortization for such calendar year. As of June 30, 2022, the Principal Liability Cap had been reduced to $155,021. The Principal Liability Cap is eliminated when the loan balance is reduced below $650,000.
Senior Secured Term Loan \| Exit Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Undiscounted maximum exposure		$ 175,000,000
7.0% Exchangeable Senior Secured Notes Due 2028 \| Secured Notes Indenture
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value carrying amount									$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Common stock, par value (USD per share)								$ 0.001
Common stock issued (shares)								10,982,795