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ORGANIZATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. ("CBL"), a Delaware corporation, is a self-managed, self-administered, fully-integrated real estate investment trust ("REIT") that is engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing, management and operation of regional shopping malls, lifestyle centers, open-air centers, outlet centers, office buildings and other properties, including single-tenant and multi-tenant outparcels. Its properties are located in 22 states but are primarily in the southeastern and midwestern United States.

CBL conducts substantially all its business through CBL & Associates Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), which is a variable interest entity ("VIE"). The Operating Partnership consolidates the financial statements of all entities in which it has a controlling financial interest or where it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. As of December 31, 2023, the Operating Partnership owned interests in the following properties:

 

 

Malls (1)

 

 

Outlet Centers (1)

 

 

Lifestyle Centers (1)(2)

 

 

Open-Air Centers (3)

 

 

Other (3)(4)

 

 

Total

 

Consolidated Properties

 

 

40

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

71

 

Unconsolidated Properties (5)

 

 

7

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

20

 

Total

 

 

47

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

91

 

(1)
The Company has aggregated malls, outlet centers and lifestyle centers into one reportable segment (the “Malls”) because they have similar economic characteristics and they provide similar products and services to similar types of, and in many cases, the same tenants.
(2)
Alamance Crossing is made up of Alamance Crossing East and Alamance Crossing West. Alamance Crossing East was deconsolidated and placed into receivership in connection with foreclosure process. Alamance Crossing West remains consolidated. The Company views Alamance Crossing as one property and therefore only Alamance Crossing West is reflected in the total count.
(3)
Included in “All Other” for purposes of segment reporting.
(4)
CBL's two consolidated corporate office buildings are included in the Other category.
(5)
The Operating Partnership accounts for these investments using the equity method.

The malls, outlet centers, lifestyle centers, open-air centers and other properties are collectively referred to as the “properties” and individually as a “property.”

CBL is the 100% owner of two qualified REIT subsidiaries, CBL Holdings I, Inc. and CBL Holdings II, Inc. At December 31, 2023, CBL Holdings I, Inc., the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, owned a 1.0% general partner interest in the Operating Partnership and CBL Holdings II, Inc. owned a 98.98% limited partner interest for a combined interest held by CBL of 99.98%. As of December 31, 2023, third parties owned a 0.02% limited partner interest in the Operating Partnership.

As used herein, the term "Company" includes CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. The term "Operating Partnership" refers to CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries.

The Operating Partnership conducts the Company's property management and development activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, CBL & Associates Management, Inc. (the “Management Company"), to comply with certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

Fresh Start Accounting and Reorganizations

As discussed in Note 19, upon the Company’s emergence from the voluntary petitions filed (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11 of title 11 (“Chapter 11”) of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”), the Company adopted fresh start accounting, which resulted in a new basis of accounting and the Company becoming a new entity for financial reporting purposes. As a result of the application of fresh start accounting and the effects of the implementation of the Debtors’ Third Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors (With Technical Modifications) (as modified at Docket No. 1521, the “Plan”), the consolidated financial statements after November 1, 2021 (the "Effective Date"), are not comparable with the consolidated financial statements on or before that date. The lack of comparability is emphasized by the use of a “black line” to separate the Predecessor (defined below) and Successor (defined below) periods in the consolidated financial statements and footnote tables. References to “Successor” or “Successor Company” relate to the financial position and results of operations of the Company after the Effective Date. References to "Predecessor" or "Predecessor Company" refer to the financial position and results of operations of the Company on or before the Effective Date. See Note 19 for additional information.

During the Predecessor period, the Company applied Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 852 - Reorganizations (“ASC 852”) in preparing the consolidated financial statements. ASC 852 requires the financial statements, for periods subsequent to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, to distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. In addition, the Company classified all expenses, gains and losses that were incurred as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings since filing as “Reorganization items, net” in the consolidated statements of operations.

Reclassifications

For the Successor year ended December 31, 2022 and the Successor period from November 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the Successor Company reclassified payments received on notes receivable of $74 and $13, respectively, from an individual line item on the consolidated statement of cash flows to changes in other assets from investing activities on the consolidated statement of cash flows to conform with the current period presentation. For the Predecessor period from January 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021, the Predecessor Company reclassified payments received on notes receivable of $840 from an individual line item on the consolidated statement of cash flows to changes in other assets from investing activities on the consolidated statement of cash flows to conform with the current period presentation.

The Successor Company reclassified restricted cash of $97,231 from intangible lease assets and other assets into an individual line item on the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2022 to conform with the current period presentation.