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Commitments And Contingencies (Roseland Transaction Modifications) (Narrative) (Details)

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Commitments And Contingencies (Roseland Transaction Modifications) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Oct. 28, 2014
Oct. 23, 2015
Apr. 24, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Severance benefits $ 23,800,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 $ 11,000,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1        
Earn out paid   3,936,000cli_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationCashPaid        
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 134,462,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent         126,971,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Minimum [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Percentage of interest in venture 7.50%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
         
Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Business acquisition, contingent cash payment 900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
         
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 1,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
        1,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member] | Messr Goldberg [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Consulting period 1 year          
Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member] | Messr Klatt And Messr Goldberg [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Period for continuation of health insurance 1 year          
Severance benefits     750,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= cli_MessieurKlattAndMessieurGoldbergMember
     
Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member] | Messr Tycher [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Percentage of interest in venture 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= cli_MessieurTycherMember
         
Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Messr Goldberg [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Consulting payment       400,000us-gaap_ProfessionalFees
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= cli_MessieurGoldbergMember
   
Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Messr Klatt And Messr Goldberg [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Severance benefits         500,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= cli_MessieurKlattAndMessieurGoldbergMember
 
Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member] | Obtaining Of Tax Credits/Grants [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Business acquisition, contingent cash payment 3,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= cli_ObtainingOfTaxCreditsGrantsMember
         
Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member] | Obtaining Of Tax Credits/Grants [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]            
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]            
Earn out paid $ 1,000,000cli_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationCashPaid
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= cli_RoselandPartnersLLCMember
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= cli_ObtainingOfTaxCreditsGrantsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember