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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Borrowings - Summary of Borrowings (Detail)

Borrowings - Summary of Borrowings (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 20, 2017	Jul. 17, 2017	Jul. 13, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings, net			$ 301,002	$ 207,347
Weighted average interest rate on borrowings (as percent)			3.38%	3.27%	3.44%
Farm Credit West Note Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings, gross			$ 24,222
Interest rate (as percent)			4.02%			4.67%	4.31%
Reduction in interest rate (as percent)		(21.30%)
Reduction in interest rate spread, basis points (as percent)									(0.61%)		(0.76%)
Farm Credit Central Florida Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings, gross			$ 24,664
Interest rate (as percent)			4.29%					4.47%
Reduction in interest rate (as percent)	(15.80%)		(17.20%)
Reduction in interest rate spread, basis points (as percent)										(0.55%)
Mortgage notes and bonds payable, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings, gross			$ 292,988	$ 192,209
Deferred financing costs related to mortgage notes and bonds payable			(1,986)	(1,412)
Total borrowings, net			291,002	190,797
Mortgage notes payable \| Fixed-rate mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings, gross			$ 208,469	142,861
Mortgage notes payable \| Fixed-rate mortgage notes payable \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)			3.16%
Mortgage notes payable \| Fixed-rate mortgage notes payable \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)			4.47%
Mortgage notes payable \| Fixed-rate mortgage notes payable \| Weighted average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)			3.62%
Bonds payable \| Fixed-rate bonds payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings, gross			$ 84,519	49,348
Bonds payable \| Fixed-rate bonds payable \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)			2.38%
Bonds payable \| Fixed-rate bonds payable \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)			4.05%
Bonds payable \| Fixed-rate bonds payable \| Weighted average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)			3.13%
Line of credit \| Variable-rate revolving lines of credit \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowings, net			$ 10,000	$ 16,550
Interest rate (as percent)			3.60%