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) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 11, 2018	Jan. 10, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) officer	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of executive officers that serve as directors \| officer							2
Management fee percent			2.00%	2.00%
Hurdle rate, quarterly			1.75%	1.75%
Hurdle rate, annual			7.00%	7.00%
Percentage of Pre-Incentive Fee FFO			100.00%	100.00%
Pre incentive fee, exceeded percentage			2.1875%	2.1875%
Pre incentive fee, exceeded percentage, annual			8.75%	8.75%
Percentage Of Pre incentive fee			20.00%	20.00%
Base management fee percentage, quarterly			0.50%
Cumulative realized capital gains			15.00%
Number of days written notice			120 days
Deferred management fees										$ 193
Credits to fees from adviser					$ 174	$ 0	$ 174	$ 0
Administration fee					275	219	549	445
Management fee					754	530	1,411	924
Gladstone Securities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Administration fee							$ 2
Percentage of financing that will be payable							0.12%
Taxable REIT Subsidiary
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Professional fees					43		$ 118		$ 189	$ 71
Deferred management fees					28		28		$ 28
Administration fee					17		30
Management fee					94		161
Preferred Stock \| Series B Preferred Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Selling commission fee, percentage		7.00%
Dealer-manager fee, percentage		3.00%
Management fee					$ 50	$ 0	$ 50	$ 0
Minimum \| Gladstone Securities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of financing that will be payable							0.50%
Maximum \| Gladstone Securities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of financing that will be payable							1.00%
Ventura County California
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating lease, term (in years)	10 years

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