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Represents the amount of outstanding balance of the pre-development loan that was reclassified to real estate under development during the period.

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The cash inflow associated with principal collections from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (a)

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Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 31, 2015 loan item	Dec. 31, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment	$ 4,288,000ltc_LoanCommitments	$ 3,788,000ltc_LoanCommitments
Number of commitments	12	11
Remaining loan commitments	2,346,000ltc_LoanCommitmentsOpen	2,346,000ltc_LoanCommitmentsOpen
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)		11.40%
Principal payments received		113,000	3,110,000	569,000
Principal Advanced	500,000ltc_LoanCommitmentsPrincipalAdvanced	1,263,000ltc_LoanCommitmentsPrincipalAdvanced	1,004,000ltc_LoanCommitmentsPrincipalAdvanced	2,930,000ltc_LoanCommitmentsPrincipalAdvanced
Pre-development Loan Commitment [Member]
Notes Receivable
Number of commitments		4
Pre-development loan balance reclassified to real estate under development		304,000
Pre-development Loan Commitment [Member] \| Memory Care Property [Member]
Notes Receivable
Number of properties		4
Pre-development Loan Commitment One [Member]
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment		325,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		12.00%
Annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%
Pre-development Loan Commitment Two [Member]
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment		325,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		12.00%
Annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%
Pre-development Loan Commitment Three [Member]
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment		325,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		12.00%
Annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%
Pre-development Loan Commitment Four [Member]
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment		325,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		12.00%
Annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%
Working Capital Loan Commitment Maturing December 2019 [Member]
Notes Receivable
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.50%
Working Capital Loan Commitment Maturing December 2019 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment		500,000
Working Capital Loan Commitment Maturing February 2019 [Member]
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment	500,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.50%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Notes Receivable
Principal Advanced	500,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Working Capital Loan Commitment Maturing February 2019 [Member]
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment	$ 500,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.50%