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

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details)

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 19, 2019 USD ($) lease	Apr. 09, 2019 USD ($) a option $ / shares	May 07, 2019 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) a	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) a
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in acres) \| a				73,900	63,351
Base management fee				$ 905	$ 656
Series B Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of stock sold under sale agreement (in shares) \| shares			345,031
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock			$ 8,500
Net proceeds from issuance of stock			7,800
Distribution per Share \| $ / shares		$ 0.375
Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Distribution per Share \| $ / shares		$ 0.13350
Gladstone Securities
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payment of management fees				$ 1,557
Sales Commissions and Broker-Dealer Fees \| Gladstone Securities \| Series B Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payment of management fees			725
Sales Commissions and Broker-Dealer Fees \| Gladstone Securities \| Series B Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Base management fee			$ 767
Farm, 928 Acres, Madera County, California [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in acres) \| a		928
Total Purchase Price		$ 28,600
Lease term (in years)		10 years 6 months 22 days
Number of renewal options \| option		2
Renewal term		5 years
Total annualized straight-line rent		$ 1,721
Fresno County, California \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of purchase agreements \| lease	2
Aggregate purchase price	$ 70,000

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