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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details)

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Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details)			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 17, 2017 farm	Apr. 01, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017 farm officer	Sep. 30, 2016 farm
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of executive officers that serve as directors \| officer				2
Number of farms				72	56
Annual base management fee		2.00%
Quarterly base management fee		0.50%
Incentive fee		1.75%
Annualized incentive fee		7.00%
Amount payable to Adviser for quarter exceeding hurdle rate		100.00%
Pre-incentive fee hurdle rate		2.1875%
Annualized Pre-Incentive Fee FFO hurdle rate		8.75%
Amount payable to adviser		20.00%
Capital gain fee		15.00%
Written notice period for termination		120 days
Percentage of independent directors vote required for termination		66.67%
Termination fee multiple		300.00%
Gladstone Securities \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of financing that will be payable		0.50%	0.10%	0.10%
Gladstone Securities \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of financing that will be payable		1.00%
Subsequent event \| Subsidiaries \| Land Advisers
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of farms	1

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