Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Net Capital Requirements (Details)

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Net Capital Requirements (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Stockholder's equity $ 336,471,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 193,413,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 51,221,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 63,443,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Securities America        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Regulatory net capital 5,396,000us-gaap_NetCapital
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= lts_SecuritiesAmericaFinancialCorporationMember
     
Securities America | Minimum        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Alternative minimum net capital requirement 250,000us-gaap_AlternativeNetCapitalRequirement1
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= lts_SecuritiesAmericaFinancialCorporationMember
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Ladenburg        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Regulatory net capital 20,506,000us-gaap_NetCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_LadenburgThalmannAndCoIncMember
     
Ladenburg | Minimum        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Alternative minimum net capital requirement 253,000us-gaap_AlternativeNetCapitalRequirement1
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Triad        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Regulatory net capital 6,025,000us-gaap_NetCapital
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= lts_TriadAdvisorsIncMember
     
Investacorp Inc        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Regulatory net capital 5,176,000us-gaap_NetCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_InvestacorpIncMember
     
KMS        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Regulatory net capital 3,075,000us-gaap_NetCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_KMSFinancialServicesInc.KMSMember
     
Alternative excess amount over net capital requirement 2,516,000us-gaap_AlternativeExcessNetCapital
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= lts_KMSFinancialServicesInc.KMSMember
     
Indebtedness to net capital 2.7us-gaap_RatioOfIndebtednessToNetCapital1
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= lts_KMSFinancialServicesInc.KMSMember
     
KMS | Minimum        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Alternative minimum net capital requirement 559,000us-gaap_AlternativeNetCapitalRequirement1
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= lts_KMSFinancialServicesInc.KMSMember
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Premier [Member] | Regulatory Requirements [Member]        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Stockholder's equity 1,366,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= lts_PremierTrustIncMember
/ lts_RegulatoryAssetAndLiabilityAxis
= lts_RegulatoryRequirementsMember
     
Premier [Member] | Regulatory Requirements [Member] | Cash [Member]        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Minimum net capital requirement 250,000us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1
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= us-gaap_CashMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_PremierTrustIncMember
/ lts_RegulatoryAssetAndLiabilityAxis
= lts_RegulatoryRequirementsMember
     
Premier [Member] | Minimum | Regulatory Requirements [Member]        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Stockholder's equity 1,000,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= lts_PremierTrustIncMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ lts_RegulatoryAssetAndLiabilityAxis
= lts_RegulatoryRequirementsMember
     
Premier [Member] | Minimum | Regulatory Requirements [Member] | Cash [Member]        
Net Capital Requirements [Line Items]        
Stockholder's equity $ 250,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_CashMember
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= lts_PremierTrustIncMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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