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Represents the aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding treated as ordinary taxable distribution for federal tax purposes.

No definition available.

Name:	ltc_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaidOrdinaryTaxableDistribution
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Represents the aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding treated as return of capital for federal tax purposes.

No definition available.

Name:	ltc_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaidReturnOfCapital
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Represents the aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding treated as Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain for federal tax purposes.

No definition available.

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Name:	ltc_DistributionsDisclosureAbstract
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Represents the percentage of taxable income to be distributed in order to continue to qualify as a REIT.

No definition available.

Name:	ltc_PercentageOfTaxableIncomeRequiredToBeDistributedByREIT
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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770