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Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (Change In The Operating Partnership's Unsecured Debt Ratings) (Details)

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Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (Change In The Operating Partnership's Unsecured Debt Ratings) (Details) (Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member])
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
No Ratings Or Less Than Baa3 [Member] | No Ratings Or Less Than BBB- [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Unsecured Debt Ratings No ratings or less than BBB-/Baa3
Interest Rate - Applicable Basis Points Above LIBOR 1.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= cli_NoRatingsOrLessThanMoodysBaa3RatingMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= cli_NoRatingsOrLessThanStandardPoorsBBBMinusMember
Facility Fee Basis Points 0.35%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= cli_NoRatingsOrLessThanMoodysBaa3RatingMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= cli_NoRatingsOrLessThanStandardPoorsBBBMinusMember
Baa3 [Member] | BBB- [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Unsecured Debt Ratings BBB- or Baa3 (current)
Interest Rate - Applicable Basis Points Above LIBOR 1.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= us-gaap_MoodysBaa3RatingMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBMinusRatingMember
Facility Fee Basis Points 0.30%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= us-gaap_MoodysBaa3RatingMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBMinusRatingMember
Baa2 [Member] | BBB [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Unsecured Debt Ratings BBB or Baa2
Interest Rate - Applicable Basis Points Above LIBOR 1.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= us-gaap_MoodysBaa2RatingMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBRatingMember
Facility Fee Basis Points 0.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= us-gaap_MoodysBaa2RatingMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBRatingMember
Baa1 [Member] | BBB+ [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Unsecured Debt Ratings BBB+ or Baa1
Interest Rate - Applicable Basis Points Above LIBOR 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= us-gaap_MoodysBaa1RatingMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBPlusRatingMember
Facility Fee Basis Points 0.15%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= us-gaap_MoodysBaa1RatingMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBPlusRatingMember
A3 Or Higher [Member] | A- Or Higher [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Unsecured Debt Ratings A- or A3 or higher
Interest Rate - Applicable Basis Points Above LIBOR 0.925%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= cli_MoodysA3RatingOrHigherMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= cli_StandardPoorsMinusRatingOrHigherMember
Facility Fee Basis Points 0.125%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingMoodysAxis
= cli_MoodysA3RatingOrHigherMember
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= cli_StandardPoorsMinusRatingOrHigherMember