Mortgage and Other Indebtedness, Schedule Principal Payments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013 Loans	Jan. 31, 2013 Operating Property Loan [Member] Loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Operating Property Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Principal Amortization [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Property Loan with Extension [Member] Loans	Dec. 31, 2013 CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. [Member]
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]
2014			$ 164,700	$ 74,670	$ 51,300	$ 284,205
2015						631,704
2016						922,095
2017						552,514
2018						671,936
Thereafter						1,789,380
Total						4,851,834
Net unamortized premiums						5,689
Mortgage and other indebtedness			$ 122,375			$ 4,857,523	$ 4,745,683
Number of operating property loans	1	2			1