Organization and Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) state subsidiary	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of states in which entity operates | state		24
Fresh-start reporting, description		Upon the Company’s emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases (defined below), the Company adopted fresh start accounting, which resulted in a new basis of accounting and the Company becoming a new entity for financial reporting purposes. As a result of the application of fresh start accounting and the effects of the implementation of the third amended joint chapter 11 plan of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its affiliated debtors (with technical modifications) (as modified at Docket No. 1521) (the “Plan”), the condensed consolidated financial statements after November 1, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) are not comparable with the condensed consolidated financial statements on or before that date.
Short term property-level debt and related obligations		$ 1,150,000
Mortgage debt obligations		200,000
Remaining short term property-level debt and related obligations		900,000
Other	[1]	$ 5,356	$ 4,793
Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Other			$ 384
Minimum
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Percentage of projected annual operating cash flows		10.00%
Maximum
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Percentage of projected annual operating cash flows		12.00%
Mortgage Debt Payable
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Remaining short term property-level debt and related obligations		$ 474,000
Unconsolidated Affiliates
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Remaining short term property-level debt and related obligations		$ 474,000
Consolidated Properties | CBL Holdings
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Ownership interest in qualified subsidiaries (as a percent)		100.00%
Subsidiaries
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | subsidiary		2
Combined ownership by the subsidiaries in operating partnership (as a percent)		99.90%
Non-controlling limited partner interest ownership of CBL's related parties in the Operating Partnership (as a percent)		0.10%
Subsidiaries | CBL Associates Properties Inc
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Ownership of the sole general partner in partnership (as a percent)		1.00%
Limited partnership interest owned by CBL Holdings II, Inc. in the operating partnership (as a percent)		98.90%

[1] As of March 31, 2022, includes $254,237 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $142,132 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 7.