Document And Entity Information - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Feb. 26, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |||
| Document Type | 10-K | ||
| Amendment Flag | false | ||
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2025 | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2025 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| Entity Registrant Name | CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000910612 | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Accelerated Filer | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | ||
| Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] | false | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 467,693,017 | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 30,975,888 | ||
| Entity Shell Company | false | ||
| Entity Small Business | false | ||
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true | ||
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $0.001 par value | ||
| Trading Symbol | CBL | ||
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE | ||
| Entity File Number | 1-12494 | ||
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | ||
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 62-1545718 | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd. | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Suite 500 | ||
| Entity Address, City or Town | Chattanooga | ||
| Entity Address, State or Province | TN | ||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 37421 | ||
| City Area Code | 423 | ||
| Local Phone Number | 855.0001 | ||
| Document Annual Report | true | ||
| Document Transition Report | false | ||
| Entity Bankruptcy Proceedings, Reporting Current | true | ||
| Auditor Firm ID | 34 | ||
| Auditor Name | Deloitte & Touche LLP | ||
| Auditor Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block] | Portions of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.’s Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III. |
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| Auditor Opinion [Text Block] | Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes and the financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America . |