Investment In Preferred Stock, At Cost (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Investment income and other	$ 1,067,000	$ 1,052,000
Investment in cumulative preferred stock of LTC properties	2,000,000
Original cost of cost method investments	38,132,000
Nonvoting Convertible Preferred Stock	2,000,000
Closing Price Of LTC's Common Stock	$ 37.63
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	8.50%
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share	$ 19.25
Preferred Dividends [Member]
Investment income and other	$ 818,000