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Represents the non-cash interest expense related to the earn-out liabilities which represents the accretion of the difference between the current fair value and estimated payment of the contingent earn-out liabilities.

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Represents the payment of liabilities for earn out payments.

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- Definition

Represents the incremental earn-out liabilities payments.

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Represents the number contingent earn-out payments.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of investment commitments of the entity.

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- Definition

Represents the amount funded into various investment commitments by the entity during the period.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of remaining investment commitments of the entity.

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Represents the total amount funded into various investment commitments by the entity.

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- Definition

Represents the amount funded under the lease inducement commitment as of the end of the period.

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Represents the remaining commitment under the lease inducement commitment as of the end of the period.

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- Definition

Represents the lease inducement fee.

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Represents the maximum percentage of the lease inducement fee currently available for funding.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of additional loan proceeds committed under the loan agreement based upon achievement of certain operating metrics and valuation thresholds.

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- Definition

Represents the period that additional loan proceeds up to $10 million may be granted.

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Represents the amount of additional loan principal proceeds available per year at future dates based upon certain operating metrics and valuation thresholds.

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- Definition

Represents the number of beds and units under investment commitments.

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- Definition

Represents the number of development commitments.

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- Definition

Represents the number of lease inducement fee payments.

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- Definition

Represents the number of parcels of land.

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- Definition

Represents the number of properties under investment commitments.

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The number of real estate properties securing the mortgage loan.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies
Contingent liabilities	$ 3,313,000ltc_EarnOutLiabilities	$ 3,258,000ltc_EarnOutLiabilities
Investment Commitment	90,643,000ltc_InvestmentCommitments
Amount Funded	13,831,000
Commitments funded	20,699,000
Remaining commitment	69,944,000
Real Estate Properties Commitments [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	52,365,000
Amount Funded	11,081,000
Commitments funded	13,169,000
Remaining commitment	39,196,000
Mortgage Loans Commitments [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	33,990,000
Amount Funded	1,858,000
Commitments funded	5,196,000
Remaining commitment	28,794,000
Notes Receivable Commitments [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	4,288,000
Amount Funded	892,000
Commitments funded	2,334,000
Remaining commitment	1,954,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Additional loan proceeds committed	40,000,000		40,000,000
Additional loan proceeds available annually	10,000,000
Period additional loan proceeds are limited to $10M	12 months
Real Estate Investment [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Non-cash interest expense	55,000
Investment Commitment	52,365,000
Amount Funded	11,081,000
Commitments funded	13,169,000
Remaining commitment	39,196,000
Number of Properties	30
Number of Beds/Units	1,750
Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of earn-out payments		2
Incremental earn-out liability payments		2,000,000
Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Contingent liabilities	3,313,000	3,240,000
Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of development commitments	2
Investment Commitment	28,717,000
Number of Parcels of Land	2
Number of Lease Inducement Fee Payments	2
Total lease inducement payments	3,952,000
Maximum percentage of lease inducement fee currently available for funding	25.00%
Amount funded under lease inducement commitment	44,000
Remaining commitment under lease inducement commitment	944,000
Maximum [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Contingent earn-out payments		4,000,000
Memory Care Property [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	24,430,000
Number of Properties	2
Number of Beds/Units	56
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	16,535,000
Number of Properties	1
Number of Beds/Units	89
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] \| Michigan
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of properties securing loan	15		15
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	6,600,000
Amount Funded	25,000
Commitments funded	25,000
Remaining commitment	6,575,000
Number of Properties	3
Number of Beds/Units	510
Prestige Healthcare [Member] \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of Parcels of Land	2
Number of properties securing loan	2
Prestige Healthcare [Member] \| Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] \| Michigan
Commitments and Contingencies
Amount Funded	$ 9,500,000