Earnings Per Share (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	0	0	0	0
Denominator - basic (in shares)	169,906,000	158,689,000	166,048,000	152,721,000
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Stock Options	0	0	0	2,000
Deemed shares related to deferred compensation arrangements (in shares)	0	42,000	0	42,000
Denominator - diluted (in shares)	169,906,000	158,731,000	166,048,000	152,765,000
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Denominator - basic (in shares)	199,451,000	190,195,000	195,594,000	190,182,000
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Stock Options	0	0	0	2,000
Deemed shares related to deferred compensation arrangements (in shares)	0	41,000	0	42,000
Denominator - diluted (in shares)	199,451,000	190,236,000	195,594,000	190,226,000