Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity/Capital (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Issuance of common and restricted stock (shares)	1,681	15,634	863,174	7,177	8,579	700,534
Cancellation of restricted common stock/units (shares/units)	4,310	5,717	57,656	5,012	3,654	47,867
Stock converted (shares)						915,338
Dividends/distributions declared - common stock/unit (USD per share/unit)			$ 75.000	$ 200.000	$ 200.000	$ 200.000
CBL & Associates Limited Partnership
Dividends/distributions declared - common stock/unit (USD per share/unit)	$ 0.012	$ 0.012	$ 0.086	$ 0.209	$ 0.209	$ 0.209