The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more general or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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Finite lived intangible asset above market leases, net.

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Number of subsidiaries owned.

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- Definition

Payments to acquire mortgage and other notes receivable.

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- Definition

Percentage of non controlling partner interest owned in operating partnership by third parties.

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Amount after amortization of leases acquired as part of a real property acquisition at below market lease rate with a finite life.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482987/272-10-50-3

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- Definition

The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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- Definition

The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 Subsidiary State	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of states in which entity operates \| State	22
Above market leases, net			$ 118,673
Below market leases, net			$ 80,408
Payments received on mortgage and other notes receivable		$ 21
Consolidated Properties \| CBL Holdings
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Ownership interest in qualified subsidiaries (as a percent)	100.00%
Subsidiaries
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries \| Subsidiary	2
Combined ownership by the subsidiaries in operating partnership (as a percent)	99.98%
Non-controlling limited partner interest ownership of CBL's related parties in the Operating Partnership (as a percent)	0.02%
Subsidiaries \| CBL Associates Properties Inc
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Ownership of the sole general partner in partnership (as a percent)	1.00%
Limited partnership interest owned by CBL Holdings II, Inc. in the operating partnership (as a percent)	98.98%