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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015
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Number of beds/units acquired			788
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Investment Commitment				29,951,000ltc_InvestmentCommitments
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Purchase Price			166,750,000
Loan commitment	4,288,000ltc_LoanCommitments			3,788,000ltc_LoanCommitments
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Real Estate Investment [Member]
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Number of Properties				28
Number of Beds/Units				1,335
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Remaining commitment				15,791,000
Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Investment Commitment				28,715,000
Maximum [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member]
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Investment Commitment			49,702,000
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member]
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Number of beds/units acquired			522
Purchase Price			79,100,000		13,946,000
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Number of beds/units acquired			234
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Number of beds/units acquired				106
Purchase Price				13,946,000
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Investment Commitment	600,000
Number of Properties	196
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Number of Properties				196
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Number of Beds/Units			143
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Number of Properties				2
Number of Beds/Units				141
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Number of Beds/Units					56
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Funding				7,195,000
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Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment		30,256,000
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| South Carolina
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of Beds/Units					89
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Commitments and Contingencies
Funding				2,490,000
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Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment					16,535,000
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Number of beds/units acquired			266
Purchase Price			81,987,000
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Number of beds/units acquired			100
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Purchase Price				9,800,000
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Number of earn-out payments				2
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Contingent earn-out payments				4,000,000
Land [Member]
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Purchase Price			5,663,000
Land [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Colorado
Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Price		3,475,000
Land [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] \| Colorado
Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Price					2,490,000
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Commitments and Contingencies
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Funding					7,195,000
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Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Price					2,490,000
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Funding	9,500,000
Remaining commitment	1,500,000
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Period additional loan proceeds are limited to $10M				12 months
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Loan commitment	196,387,000	176,387,000
Prestige Healthcare [Member] \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] \| Capital Improvement Commitments [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
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Funding	770,000
Commitments funded				3,337,000
Remaining commitment	27,893,000
Additional loan proceeds available for expansion and renovation	20,000,000
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Additional loan proceeds available annually				$ 10,000,000