Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Real estate assets:
Land	[1]	$ 811,742	$ 820,979
Buildings and improvements	[1]	6,668,312	6,942,452
Real estate investment property, at cost	[1]	7,480,054	7,763,431
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	(2,411,560)	(2,427,108)
Real estate investment property, net, before developments in progress	[1]	5,068,494	5,336,323
Held for sale	[1]	0	5,861
Developments in progress	[1]	100,106	178,355
Net investment in real estate assets	[1]	5,168,600	5,520,539
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	31,351	18,951
Receivables:
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,075 and $1,910 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	[1]	86,947	94,676
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 in 2017 and 2016	[1]	5,554	6,227
Mortgage and other notes receivable	[1]	19,279	16,803
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	[1]	251,664	266,872
Intangible lease assets and other assets	[1]	180,361	180,572
Total assets	[1]	5,743,756	6,104,640
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		4,216,178	4,465,294
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		270,046	280,498
Total liabilities	[1]	4,486,224	4,745,792
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6 and Note 12)
Redeemable common units		13,076	17,996
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 171,096,895 and 170,792,645 issued and outstanding in 2017 and 2016, respectively		1,711	1,708
Partners' capital:
Additional paid-in capital		1,971,447	1,969,059
Dividends in excess of cumulative earnings		(827,292)	(742,078)
Total shareholders' equity		1,145,891	1,228,714
Noncontrolling interests		98,565	112,138
Total equity		1,244,456	1,340,852
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Equity		5,743,756	6,104,640
Variable interest entities, assets		652,439
Variable interest entities, liabilities		379,786
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership
Real estate assets:
Land	[1]	811,742	820,979
Buildings and improvements	[1]	6,668,312	6,942,452
Real estate investment property, at cost	[1]	7,480,054	7,763,431
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	(2,411,560)	(2,427,108)
Real estate investment property, net, before developments in progress	[1]	5,068,494	5,336,323
Held for sale	[1]	0	5,861
Developments in progress	[1]	100,106	178,355
Net investment in real estate assets	[1]	5,168,600	5,520,539
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	31,350	18,943
Receivables:
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,075 and $1,910 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	[1]	86,947	94,676
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 in 2017 and 2016	[1]	5,505	6,179
Mortgage and other notes receivable	[1]	19,279	16,803
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	[1]	252,195	267,405
Intangible lease assets and other assets	[1]	180,241	180,452
Total assets	[1]	5,744,117	6,104,997
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		4,216,178	4,465,294
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		270,117	280,528
Total liabilities	[1]	4,486,295	4,745,822
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6 and Note 12)
Redeemable common units		13,076	17,996
Partners' capital:
Preferred units		565,212	565,212
General partner		6,806	7,781
Limited partners		662,102	756,083
Total partners' capital		1,234,120	1,329,076
Noncontrolling interests		10,626	12,103
Total capital		1,244,746	1,341,179
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Equity		5,744,117	6,104,997
Variable interest entities, assets		652,439
Variable interest entities, liabilities		379,786
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

[1] As of September 30, 2017, includes $652,439 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $379,786 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 5.