Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings Per Share) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share, stock options	0	0	23,000
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Denominator – basic	196,572,000	190,223,000	190,335,000
Stock options	0	3,000	3,000
Deemed shares related to deferred compensation arrangements	0	42,000	42,000
Denominator – diluted	196,572,000	190,268,000	190,380,000
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Denominator – basic	167,027,000	154,762,000	148,289,000
Stock options	0	3,000	3,000
Deemed shares related to deferred compensation arrangements	0	42,000	42,000
Denominator – diluted	167,027,000	154,807,000	148,334,000