Real Estate Investments (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Real estate investments
Commitments funded	$ 13,831,000
Investment Commitment	90,643,000ltc_InvestmentCommitments
Remaining Commitment	69,944,000
Lease inducement fee payments	1,054,000ltc_LeaseInducmentFeePayments
Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Commitments funded	11,081,000
Investment Commitment	52,365,000
Number of Beds/Units	1,750
Remaining Commitment	39,196,000
Number of Properties	30
Mortgage and Construction Loans on Real Estate [Member] \| Wisconsin
Real estate investments
Loan commitment under which the purchase option was exercised	10,600,000
Real Estate Investment Completed Projects [Member]
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties	4
Number of Beds/Units	322
Funding	2,881,000
Total Funding	14,222,000
Amount funded during the period for commitments on completed capital projects	5,692,000
Maximum [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Initial term of operating lease	15 years
Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	28,717,000
Lease Inducement Fee	3,952,000
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Commitments funded	25,000
Investment Commitment	6,600,000
Number of Beds/Units	510
Remaining Commitment	6,575,000
Number of Properties	3
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Wisconsin
Real estate investments
Purchase Price	13,946,000
Number of beds/units acquired	106
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Mortgage and Construction Loans on Real Estate [Member] \| Wisconsin
Real estate investments
Loan commitment under which the purchase option was exercised	10,600,000
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Acquired land	2,490,000
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	16,535,000
Number of Beds/Units	89
Number of Properties	1
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| South Carolina
Real estate investments
Number of Beds/Units	89
Lease Inducement Fee	2,363,000
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| South Carolina
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	16,535,000
Assisted Living Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Commitments funded	11,056,000
Investment Commitment	45,765,000
Number of Beds/Units	1,240
Remaining Commitment	32,621,000
Number of Properties	27
Assisted Living Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of Properties	24
Memory Care Property [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	24,430,000
Number of Beds/Units	56
Number of Properties	2
Memory Care Property [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Texas
Real estate investments
Commitments funded	7,195,000
Investment Commitment	12,182,000
Number of Beds/Units	56
Initial term of operating lease	15 years
Number of renewal options	3
Term of each renewal option	5 years
Initial cash yield (as a percent)	8.75%
Memory Care Property [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Texas
Real estate investments
Lease Inducement Fee	1,589,000
Land [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| South Carolina
Real estate investments
Purchase Price	2,490,000
Development Project [Member] \| Assisted Living Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects [Member] \| Colorado
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties	1
Number of Beds/Units	60
Funding	1,360,000
Total Funding	10,541,000
Renovation Project [Member] \| Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects [Member] \| California
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties	1
Number of Beds/Units	121
Funding	1,481,000
Total Funding	1,481,000
Renovation Project [Member] \| Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects [Member] \| Tennessee
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties	2
Number of Beds/Units	141
Funding	40,000
Total Funding	$ 2,200,000

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