Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities		$ 27,679,000
Liabilities:
Net realized gains and losses on sale of available-for-sale securities	0		(22,000)
Fair value of mortgage and other indebtedness	5,126,300,000	5,058,411,000
Discount rate		20.00%
Minimum [Member]
Liabilities:
Capitalization rate		10.00%
Maximum [Member]
Liabilities:
Capitalization rate		12.00%
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. [Member]
Liabilities:
Net realized gains and losses on sale of available-for-sale securities	0	224,000	(22,000)
Mortgage and other indebtedness	4,857,523,000	4,745,683,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	13,973,000	27,679,000
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	4,007,000	5,805,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Liabilities:
Number of instruments held	4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Liabilities:
Number of instruments held		1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	13,973,000	16,556,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	4,007,000	5,805,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	0	11,123,000	11,829,000
Privately-held debt and equity securities	0	2,475,000	2,475,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Assets:
Privately-held debt and equity securities		2,475,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets:
Privately-held debt and equity securities		$ 2,475,000