Equity - Schedule of OP Units Tendered for Redemption (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items] | ||
| Aggregate Cash Payment | $ 523 | $ 2,569 |
| Gladstone Land Limited Partnership | Limited Partner | ||
| Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items] | ||
| OP Units Tendered for Redemption (in shares) | 437,226 | 441,153 |
| Shares of Common Stock Issued (in shares) | 397,811.000 | 246,875.000 |
| OP Units Redeemed with Cash (in shares) | 39,415.000 | 194,278.000 |
| Aggregate Cash Payment | $ 521 | $ 2,569 |
| Aggregate Cash Paid per OP Unit (in dollars per share) | $ 13.21 | $ 13.22 |
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- Definition Partners' Capital Account, Units, Redeemed for Cash No definition available.
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- Definition Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock, Per Share No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The number of units converted into shares of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The number of units redeemed during the year of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The cash outflow for reacquisition of callable preferred stock. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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