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Debt Obligations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014 property
Debt Obligations
Amount outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes	$ 277,467,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt		281,633,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt
Amount outstanding under Unsecured Credit Agreement	36,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Obligations
Maximum availability under Unsecured Credit Agreement	400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Possible total maximum availability under Unsecured Credit Agreement	600,000,000ltc_LineOfCreditFacilityPossibleTotalMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Additional extension period option	1 year
Unused commitment fee (as a percent)	0.30%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Amount borrowed	36,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember	20,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Amount outstanding under Unsecured Credit Agreement	36,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Amount available for borrowing under Unsecured Credit Agreement	363,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Line of Credit [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Obligations
Description of interest rate	LIBOR
Basis spread over base rate (as a percent)	1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Obligations
Repayments of debt	4,167,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ltc_SeniorUnsecuredDebtMember	4,167,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ltc_SeniorUnsecuredDebtMember
Amount outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes	277,467,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ltc_SeniorUnsecuredDebtMember		281,633,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ltc_SeniorUnsecuredDebtMember
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Debt Obligations
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	4.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ltc_SeniorUnsecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_WeightedAverageMember
Amended and Restated Uncommitted Private Shelf Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Obligations
Debt instrument term	3 years
Maximum available for issuance	200,000,000ltc_DebtInstrumentMaximumAuthorizedForIssuanceUnderPrivateShelfAgreement / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ltc_AmendedAndRestatedUncommittedPrivateShelfAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Maximum availability under the private shelf agreement for senior unsecured term note issuances	102,000,000ltc_DebtInstrumentMaximumAvailabilityForSeniorUnsecuredTermNoteIssuanceUnderPrivateShelfAgreement / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ltc_AmendedAndRestatedUncommittedPrivateShelfAgreementMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Maximum average life of the loan from the date of original issuance	12 years
Amended and Restated Uncommitted Private Shelf Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Obligations
Maximum maturity period of each debt issuance under the shelf agreement	15 years
Bonds [Member]
Debt Obligations
Repayments of debt		$ 635,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_BondsMember
Number of assisted living properties securing debt instruments			5ltc_DebtInstrumentNumberOfCollateralProperties / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_BondsMember

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- Definition

Length of the additional optional extension period for the date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, which may be presented in a variety of ways (years, months, etc.).

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- Definition

Represents the maximum amount authorized for issuance under the uncommitted private shelf agreement.

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- Definition

Represents the maximum availability under the private shelf agreement for senior unsecured term note issuances.

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- Definition

Represents the maximum average life of the loan from the date of original issuance.

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- Definition

Represents the maximum maturity period of each debt issuance under the shelf agreement.

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- Definition

Represents the number of properties held as collateral for debt obligations.

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- Definition

Represents the possible total maximum borrowing capacity under the line of credit facility.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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- Definition

Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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- Definition

The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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- Definition

Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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