Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables:
Mortgage and other notes receivable		$ 16,803	$ 18,238
Total assets		6,104,640	6,479,991
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY/CAPITAL
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		4,465,294	4,710,628
Common units:
Variable interest entities, assets		659,494	144,800
Variable interest entities, liabilities		616,386	101,908
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Real estate assets:
Land	[1]	820,979	876,668
Buildings and improvements	[1]	6,942,452	7,287,862
Real estate investment property, at cost	[1]	7,763,431	8,164,530
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	(2,427,108)	(2,382,568)
Real estate investment property, net, before developments in progress	[1]	5,336,323	5,781,962
Held for sale	[1]	5,861	0
Developments in progress	[1]	178,355	75,991
Net investment in real estate assets	[1]	5,520,539	5,857,953
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	18,951	36,892
Receivables:
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,910 and $1,923 in 2016 and 2015, respectively	[1]	94,676	87,286
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 and $1,276 in 2016 and 2015, respectively	[1]	6,227	17,958
Mortgage and other notes receivable	[1]	16,803	18,238
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	[1]	266,872	276,383
Intangible lease assets and other assets	[1]	180,572	185,281
Total assets	[1]	6,104,640	6,479,991
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY/CAPITAL
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		4,465,294	4,710,628
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		280,498	344,434
Total liabilities	[1]	4,745,792	5,055,062
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6 and Note 14)
Redeemable interests:
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		17,996	25,330
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 170,792,645 and 170,490,948 issued and outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively		1,708	1,705
Additional paid-in capital		1,969,059	1,970,333
Accumulated other comprehensive income		0	1,935
Dividends in excess of cumulative earnings		(742,078)	(689,028)
Total shareholders' equity		1,228,714	1,284,970
Noncontrolling interests		112,138	114,629
Total equity		1,340,852	1,399,599
Common units:
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity/capital		6,104,640	6,479,991
Variable interest entities, assets		659,494
Variable interest entities, liabilities		463,362
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | Series D preferred stock
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Preferred stock, value		18	18
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | Series E preferred stock
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Preferred stock, value		7	7
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership
Real estate assets:
Land	[1]	820,979	876,668
Buildings and improvements	[1]	6,942,452	7,287,862
Real estate investment property, at cost	[1]	7,763,431	8,164,530
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	(2,427,108)	(2,382,568)
Real estate investment property, net, before developments in progress	[1]	5,336,323	5,781,962
Held for sale	[1]	5,861	0
Developments in progress	[1]	178,355	75,991
Net investment in real estate assets	[1]	5,520,539	5,857,953
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	18,943	36,887
Receivables:
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,910 and $1,923 in 2016 and 2015, respectively	[1]	94,676	87,286
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 and $1,276 in 2016 and 2015, respectively	[1]	6,179	17,958
Mortgage and other notes receivable	[1]	16,803	18,238
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	[1]	267,405	276,946
Intangible lease assets and other assets	[1]	180,452	185,162
Total assets	[1]	6,104,997	6,480,430
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY/CAPITAL
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		4,465,294	4,710,628
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		280,528	344,434
Total liabilities	[1]	4,745,822	5,055,062
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6 and Note 14)
Redeemable interests:
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0	5,586
Redeemable common units		17,996	19,744
Total redeemable interests		17,996	25,330
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Accumulated other comprehensive income		0	(868)
Partners' capital:
Preferred units		565,212	565,212
Common units:
General partner		7,781	8,435
Limited partners		756,083	822,383
Total partners' capital		1,329,076	1,395,162
Noncontrolling interests		12,103	4,876
Total capital		1,341,179	1,400,038
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity/capital		6,104,997	$ 6,480,430
Variable interest entities, assets		659,494
Variable interest entities, liabilities		$ 463,362

[1] As of December 31, 2016, includes $659,494 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $463,362 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 8.