Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Notes Payable - (Narrative) (Details)

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Notes Payable - (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Nov. 15, 2014
Jan. 02, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Fair value of notes payable $ 57,953,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure       $ 53,102,000us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
Loss on extinguishment of debt 252,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 314,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt      
Notes payable, unamortized discount 1,983,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount       1,093,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Unused borrowing capacity, amount 40,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Face amount of debt 40,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
November 2011 Loan [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Extinguishment of debt 11,852,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_November2011LoanMember
       
Loss on extinguishment of debt 238,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_November2011LoanMember
       
1.84% Promissory Notes [Member] | Securities Service Network, Inc. (SSN) | Promissory Notes          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Interest rate, stated percentage     1.84%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointEightFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
   
Face amount of debt     8,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointEightFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
   
Debt instrument, term     4 years    
Notes payable, unamortized discount     436,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointEightFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
   
Long-term debt     7,082,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointEightFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
   
1.74% Promissory Notes | Securities Service Network, Inc. (SSN) | Promissory Notes          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Interest rate, stated percentage       1.74%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointSevenFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
 
Notes payable - long term       20,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointSevenFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
 
Face amount of debt       20,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointSevenFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
 
Debt instrument, term       4 years  
Notes payable, unamortized discount       1,221,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointSevenFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
 
Long-term debt       18,779,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= lts_SecuritiesServiceNetworkInc.SSNMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lts_OnePointSevenFourPercentPromissoryNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lts_PromissoryNotesMember
 
Frost Nevada | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Amount outstanding         15,120,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lts_FrostNevadaMember
Vector Group | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Amount outstanding         $ 1,680,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= lts_VectorGroupMember