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

Equity - Equity Issuances (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Preferred Stock \| Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)		831,579	1,229,531	2,330,654
Weighted-average offering price per share		$ 24.64	$ 24.52	$ 24.68
Gross proceeds		$ 20,487	$ 30,148	$ 57,529
Net proceeds		$ 18,711	$ 27,664	$ 52,440
Preferred Stock \| Series C Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)	289,494		420,196
Weighted-average offering price per share	$ 24.82		$ 24.86
Gross proceeds	$ 7,184		$ 10,444
Net proceeds	$ 6,586		$ 9,559
Preferred stock, shares issued, pursuant to DRIP (in shares)	34		34
ATM Program \| Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)	526,016	78,008	979,945	148,559
Weighted-average offering price per share	$ 16.13	$ 12.01	$ 14.94	$ 12.32
Gross proceeds	$ 8,483	$ 937	$ 14,638	$ 1,830
Net proceeds	$ 8,398	$ 923	$ 14,491	$ 1,802