CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (Unaudited) Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	LCIF [Member]	LCIF [Member] General Partner [Member]
Beginning balance (in units) at Dec. 31, 2014		70,682,266
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 432,041
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Changes in co-borrower debt allocation		(31,383)
Issuance of units (in units)			3,767,000
Issuance of units			$ 37,879
Distributions		(44,354)
Net income (loss)	$ 79,378	$ 32,346
Ending balance (in units) at Sep. 30, 2015		74,449,266
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2015		$ 426,529
Beginning balance (in units) at Dec. 31, 2015		83,241,396
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 461,657
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Changes in co-borrower debt allocation		(9,647)
Distributions		(49,900)
Net income (loss)	$ 72,875	$ (26,652)
Ending balance (in units) at Sep. 30, 2016	3,387,000	83,241,396
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2016		$ 375,458