Gladstone Land Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details)

Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 20, 2020	Jan. 10, 2018	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) officer	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of executive officers that serve as directors \| officer					2
Pre-Incentive Fee FFO (as percent)					100.00%
Pre-Incentive Fee, exceeded (as percent)					2.1875%
Pre-Incentive Fee, exceeded, annual (as percent)					8.75%
Pre-Incentive Fee (as percent)					20.00%
Cumulative realized capital gains (as percent)					15.00%
Notice period for termination of agreement without cause					120 days
Financing fees			$ 7	$ 160	$ 35	$ 188
Selling commissions and dealer-manager fees			598	1,777	$ 3,368	5,089
Prior Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee (as percent)					2.00%
Base management fee, quarterly (as percent)					0.50%
Hurdle rate, quarterly (as percent)					1.75%
Hurdle rate, annual (as percent)					7.00%
2019 Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee (as percent)					2.00%
Base management fee, quarterly (as percent)					0.50%
2020 Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee (as percent)					0.50%
Base management fee, quarterly (as percent)					0.125%
Hurdle rate, quarterly (as percent)					1.75%
Hurdle rate, annual (as percent)					7.00%
Gladstone Securities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Financing fee (as percent)					0.13%
Financing fees			7	160	$ 35	188
Preferred Stock \| Series B Preferred Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Selling commission fee (as percent)		7.00%
Dealer-manager fee (as percent)		3.00%
Preferred Stock \| Series C Preferred Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Selling commission fee (as percent)	6.00%
Dealer-manager fee (as percent)	3.00%
Selling commissions and dealer-manager fees			598		885
Gladstone Securities \| Preferred Stock \| Series B Preferred Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Selling commissions and dealer-manager fees			$ 0	$ 1,800	$ 2,500	$ 5,100
Gladstone Securities \| Minimum \| Gladstone Securities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Financing fee (as percent)					0.50%
Gladstone Securities \| Maximum \| Gladstone Securities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Financing fee (as percent)					1.00%