Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Real estate assets:
Held for sale		$ 30,971
Receivables:
Mortgage and other notes receivable		7,672	$ 8,945
Total assets		5,340,853	5,704,808
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY/CAPITAL
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		4,043,180	4,230,845
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		43,716	0
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Real estate assets:
Land	[1]	793,944	813,390
Buildings and improvements	[1]	6,414,886	6,723,194
Real estate investment property, at cost	[1]	7,208,830	7,536,584
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	(2,493,082)	(2,465,095)
Real estate investment property, net, before developments in progress	[1]	4,715,748	5,071,489
Held for sale	[1]	30,971	0
Developments in progress	[1]	38,807	85,346
Net investment in real estate assets	[1]	4,785,526	5,156,835
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	25,138	32,627
Receivables:
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,337 and $2,011 in 2018 and 2017, respectively	[1]	77,788	83,552
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 in 2017	[1]	7,511	7,570
Mortgage and other notes receivable	[1]	7,672	8,945
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	[1]	283,553	249,192
Intangible lease assets and other assets	[1]	153,665	166,087
Total assets	[1]	5,340,853	5,704,808
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY/CAPITAL
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		4,043,180	4,230,845
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		218,217	228,650
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		43,716	0
Total liabilities	[1]	4,305,113	4,459,495
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7 and Note 15)
Redeemable interests:
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		3,575	8,835
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 172,656,458 and 171,088,778 issued and outstanding in 2018 and 2017, respectively		1,727	1,711
Additional paid-in capital		1,968,280	1,974,537
Dividends in excess of cumulative earnings		(1,005,895)	(836,269)
Total shareholders' equity		964,137	1,140,004
Noncontrolling interests		68,028	96,474
Total equity		1,032,165	1,236,478
Common units:
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity/capital		5,340,853	5,704,808
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]	793,944	813,390
Buildings and improvements	[1]	6,414,886	6,723,194
Real estate investment property, at cost	[1]	7,208,830	7,536,584
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	(2,493,082)	(2,465,095)
Real estate investment property, net, before developments in progress	[1]	4,715,748	5,071,489
Held for sale	[1]	30,971	0
Developments in progress	[1]	38,807	85,346
Net investment in real estate assets	[1]	4,785,526	5,156,835
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	25,138	32,627
Receivables:
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,337 and $2,011 in 2018 and 2017, respectively	[1]	77,788	83,552
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 in 2017	[1]	7,462	7,520
Mortgage and other notes receivable	[1]	7,672	8,945
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	[1]	284,086	249,722
Intangible lease assets and other assets	[1]	153,545	165,967
Total assets	[1]	5,341,217	5,705,168
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY/CAPITAL
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net		4,043,180	4,230,845
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		218,288	228,720
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		43,716	0
Total liabilities	[1]	4,305,184	4,459,565
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7 and Note 15)
Redeemable interests:
Redeemable common units		3,575	8,835
Partners' capital:
Preferred units		565,212	565,212
Common units:
General partner		4,628	6,735
Limited partners		450,507	655,120
Total partners' capital		1,020,347	1,227,067
Noncontrolling interests		12,111	9,701
Total capital		1,032,458	1,236,768
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity/capital		$ 5,341,217	$ 5,705,168

[1] As of December 31, 2018, includes $622,613 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $418,885 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 9.