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

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details)

v3.19.1

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) tenant farm	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) farm	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) farm
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	86	75
Depreciation expense	$ 2,300	$ 1,900
Tenant improvements, net of depreciation	2,300		$ 2,400
Tenant improvements, depreciation and rental revenue	74	76
Lease Revenue	7,830
Amortization expense related to intangible assets	324	293
Amortization of acquired above market lease values and deferred revenue	33	2
Total accretion related to below-market lease values and deferred revenue	$ 38	$ 17
Number of tenants \| tenant	64
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Tenant A
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	5
Lease Revenue	$ 1,100
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)	14.10%
California
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	33		29
Lease Revenue	$ 3,734
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)	47.70%		45.30%
Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	22		16
Lease Revenue	$ 2,339
Percent of rental revenue (as percent)	29.90%		26.20%

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