Gladstone Land Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) tenant lease transaction farm	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) transaction farm	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm			65	47
Depreciation expense	$ 1,400	$ 1,100	$ 2,700	$ 1,900
Tenant improvements, net of depreciation	1,800		1,800		$ 1,800
Tenant improvements, depreciation and rental revenue	53	31	89	62
Amortization expense related to intangible assets	210	198	348	375
Amortization of acquired above market lease values and deferred revenue	2	2	4	3
Total accretion related to below-market lease values and deferred revenue	15	7	$ 30	$ 15
Number of farms acquired \| farm			0	3
Rental revenue	5,994	4,241	$ 11,742	$ 7,921
Number of tenants \| tenant			44
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)			100.00%	100.00%
Tenant A
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm			5
Rental revenue			$ 2,100
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)			18.10%
Dole Food Company
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm			2
Rental revenue			$ 1,500
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)			12.60%
California and Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of extended or renewed leases \| lease			8
Number of farms with extended or renewed leases \| farm			7
Annualized straight-line cash rent			$ 1,100
Decrease in rental income			$ 4
Decrease in rental revenue (as percent)			0.30%
California and Florida \| Minimum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Renewal term			1 year
California and Florida \| Maximum
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Renewal term			5 years
California
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm			22	19
Rental revenue			$ 5,728	$ 4,502
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)			48.80%	56.80%
Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm			16	13
Rental revenue			$ 3,143	$ 1,539
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)			26.80%	19.40%
Colorado
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm			9	3
Rental revenue			$ 1,345	$ 522
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)			11.40%	6.60%
2017 New Real Estate Activity
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm			7
Number of transactions \| transaction			3
Rental revenue	$ 883		$ 1,528
2016 New Real Estate Activity
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm				4
Number of transactions \| transaction				2
Rental revenue		$ 582		$ 706