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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 16 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 13 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
subsidiary
Mar. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
employee
Apr. 30, 2015
plaintiffs
claim
Oct. 17, 2014
employee
Apr. 30, 2015
claim
employee
Dec. 31, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Number of subsidiaries included in law suit 2lts_NumberofSubsidiariesIncludedinLawSuit              
Accrued liabilities   $ 223us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProductLiabilityNet            
Charges to operations   223us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod            
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Proceeds from issuance Public Offering     300,000lts_ProceedsfromIssuancePublicOffering
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
         
Common Stock                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Proceeds from issuance Public Offering     1,656,000lts_ProceedsfromIssuancePublicOffering
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
         
Compensatory damages                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Loss contingency accrual               1,325us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
New claims filed, number     2us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
         
Number of plaintiffs     17us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
         
Compensatory damages | Triad                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
New claims filed, number       7us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_TriadAdvisorsIncMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
       
Compensatory damages | Triad | Subsequent Event                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
New claims filed, number         3us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_TriadAdvisorsIncMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
     
Number of plaintiffs         32,000us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_TriadAdvisorsIncMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
     
Damages sought by plaintiff         5,100us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_TriadAdvisorsIncMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
     
Compensatory damages | Securities America                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Number of plaintiffs           29us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_SecuritiesAmericaFinancialCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
   
Damages sought by plaintiff           $ 5,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_SecuritiesAmericaFinancialCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
   
Compensatory damages | Securities America | Pending Litigation [Member]                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Number of plaintiffs           19us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_SecuritiesAmericaFinancialCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
   
Compensatory damages | Securities America | Subsequent Event                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
New claims filed, number             9us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_SecuritiesAmericaFinancialCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Number of plaintiffs             48us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_SecuritiesAmericaFinancialCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Compensatory damages | Ladenburg                
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                
Number of plaintiffs     1us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lts_LadenburgThalmannAndCoIncMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= lts_CompensatoryMember