Gladstone Land Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Subsequent Events - Monthly Distributions Declared by Company's Board of Directors (Detail)

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Subsequent Events - Monthly Distributions Declared by Company's Board of Directors (Detail) - Subsequent Event	Jan. 10, 2017 $ / shares
Dividend Period One
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Record Date	Jan. 20, 2017
Payment Date	Jan. 31, 2017
Dividend Period Two
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Record Date	Feb. 16, 2017
Payment Date	Feb. 28, 2017
Dividend Period Three
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Record Date	Mar. 22, 2017
Payment Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Distribution per Common Share
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributions (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12900
Distribution per Common Share \| Dividend Period One
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributions (in dollars per share)	0.04300
Distribution per Common Share \| Dividend Period Two
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributions (in dollars per share)	0.04300
Distribution per Common Share \| Dividend Period Three
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributions (in dollars per share)	0.04300
Dividends per Preferred Share \| Dividends per Series A Term Preferred Share
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributions (in dollars per share)	0.3984375
Dividends per Preferred Share \| Dividends per Series A Term Preferred Share \| Dividend Period One
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributions (in dollars per share)	0.1328125
Dividends per Preferred Share \| Dividends per Series A Term Preferred Share \| Dividend Period Two
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributions (in dollars per share)	0.1328125
Dividends per Preferred Share \| Dividends per Series A Term Preferred Share \| Dividend Period Three
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distributions (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1328125

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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