Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Real estate assets:
Land	[1]	$ 741,060	$ 793,944
Buildings and improvements	[1]	5,819,655	6,414,886
Real estate assets	[1]	6,560,715	7,208,830
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	(2,404,565)	(2,493,082)
Real estate investment property, net, before developments in progress	[1]	4,156,150	4,715,748
Held for sale	[1]	0	30,971
Developments in progress	[1]	63,891	38,807
Net investment in real estate assets	[1]	4,220,041	4,785,526
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	34,565	25,138
Receivables:
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,337 in 2018	[1]	76,947	77,788
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 in 2018	[1]	6,577	7,511
Mortgage and other notes receivable	[1]	5,818	7,672
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	[1]	279,934	283,553
Intangible lease assets and other assets	[1]	146,036	153,665
Total assets	[1]	4,769,918	5,340,853
Variable interest asset entities		484,345
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		3,699,007	4,043,180
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		260,264	218,217
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		0	43,716
Total liabilities	[1]	3,959,271	4,305,113
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8 and Note 12)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		1,864	3,575
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 173,469,264 and 172,656,458 issued and outstanding in 2019 and 2018, respectively		1,735	1,727
Partners' capital:
Additional paid-in capital		1,965,230	1,968,280
Dividends in excess of cumulative earnings		(1,194,620)	(1,005,895)
Total shareholders' equity		772,370	964,137
Noncontrolling interests		36,413	68,028
Total equity		808,783	1,032,165
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		4,769,918	5,340,853
Variable interest liability entities		346,999
Series D Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Preferred stock outstanding		18	18
Series E Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Preferred stock outstanding		7	7
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership
Real estate assets:
Land	[2]	741,060	793,944
Buildings and improvements	[2]	5,819,655	6,414,886
Real estate assets	[2]	6,560,715	7,208,830
Accumulated depreciation	[2]	(2,404,565)	(2,493,082)
Real estate investment property, net, before developments in progress	[2]	4,156,150	4,715,748
Held for sale	[1]	0	30,971
Developments in progress	[2]	63,891	38,807
Net investment in real estate assets	[2]	4,220,041	4,785,526
Cash and cash equivalents	[2]	34,562	25,138
Receivables:
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,337 in 2018	[2]	76,947	77,788
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 in 2018	[2]	6,528	7,462
Mortgage and other notes receivable	[2]	5,818	7,672
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	[2]	280,466	284,086
Intangible lease assets and other assets	[2]	145,917	153,545
Total assets	[2]	4,770,279	5,341,217
Variable interest asset entities		484,345
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		3,699,007	4,043,180
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		260,335	218,288
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		0	43,716
Total liabilities	[2]	3,959,342	4,305,184
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8 and Note 12)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		1,864	3,575
Partners' capital:
Preferred units		565,212	565,212
General partner		2,388	4,628
Limited partners		233,339	450,507
Total partners' capital		800,939	1,020,347
Noncontrolling interests		8,134	12,111
Total capital		809,073	1,032,458
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		4,770,279	$ 5,341,217
Variable interest liability entities		$ 346,999

[1] As of September 30, 2019, includes $484,345 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $346,999 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 7.

[2] As of September 30, 2019, includes $484,345 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can only be used to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $346,999 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Operating Partnership. See Note 7.