CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 113,080	$ 101,849	$ 98,166
Interest income from mortgage loans	22,119	16,553	6,298
Interest and other income	1,004	559	510
Total revenues	136,203	118,961	104,974
Expenses:
Interest expense	17,497	13,128	11,364
Depreciation and amortization	29,431	25,529	24,389
Impairment on real estate	2,250
Provision for doubtful accounts	619	32	2,180
Acquisition costs	614	152	96
General and administrative expenses	15,116	11,680	11,540
Total expenses	65,527	50,521	49,569
Operating income	70,676	68,440	55,405
Income from unconsolidated joint venture	1,819
Gain on sale of real estate, net	586	4,959
Income from continuing operations	73,081	73,399	55,405
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations			805
Gain on sale of real estate, net			1,605
Net income from discontinued operations			2,410
Net income	73,081	73,399	57,815
Net income attributable to LTC Properties, Inc.	73,081	73,399	57,815
Income allocated to participating securities	(484)	(481)	(383)
Income allocated to preferred stockholders	(2,454)	(3,273)	(3,273)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 70,143	$ 69,645	$ 54,159
Basic earnings per common share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.97	$ 2.01	$ 1.56
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			0.07
Net income available to common stockholders	1.97	2.01	1.64
Diluted earnings per common share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.94	1.99	1.56
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			0.07
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 1.94	$ 1.99	$ 1.63
Weighted average shares used to calculate earnings per common share
Basic (in shares)	35,590	34,617	33,111
Diluted (in shares)	37,329	36,640	33,142