Gladstone Land Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Summary Information of Twenty-One Farms (Detail)

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Summary Information of Twenty-One Farms (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 acre Farm	Dec. 31, 2012 acre Farm
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Farms	21	12
Total Acres	5,991	1,631
Farmable Acres	4,920
Net Cost Basis	$ 75,622,247
Encumbrances	43,154,165
San Andreas [Member] \| Watsonville, CA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Jun. 16, 1997
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	306
Farmable Acres	237
Lease expiration date	Dec. 31, 2014
Net Cost Basis	4,864,968
Encumbrances	100,000
West Gonzales [Member] \| Oxnard, CA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Sep. 15, 1998
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	653
Farmable Acres	502
Lease expiration date	Jun. 30, 2020
Net Cost Basis	12,420,452
Encumbrances	27,900,311
West Beach [Member] \| Watsonville, CA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Jan. 03, 2011
Number of Farms	3
Total Acres	198
Farmable Acres	195
Lease expiration date	Oct. 31, 2014
Net Cost Basis	8,351,475
Encumbrances	5,206,014
Dalton Lane [Member] \| Watsonville, CA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Jul. 07, 2011
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	72
Farmable Acres	70
Lease expiration date	Oct. 31, 2015
Net Cost Basis	2,724,426
Encumbrances	1,716,942
Keysville Road [Member] \| Plant City, FL [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Oct. 26, 2011
Number of Farms	2
Total Acres	59
Farmable Acres	50
Lease expiration date	Jul. 01, 2016
Net Cost Basis	1,230,758
Encumbrances	917,338
Colding Loop [Member] \| Wimauma, FL [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Aug. 09, 2013
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	219
Farmable Acres	181
Lease expiration date	Jun. 14, 2018
Net Cost Basis	4,006,721
Encumbrances	2,176,837
Trapnell Road [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Lease expiration date	Jun. 30, 2018
Trapnell Road [Member] \| Plant City, FL [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Sep. 12, 2012
Number of Farms	3
Total Acres	124
Farmable Acres	110
Lease expiration date	Jun. 30, 2017
Net Cost Basis	4,171,499
Encumbrances	2,414,143
38th Avenue [Member] \| Covert, MI [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Apr. 05, 2013
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	119
Farmable Acres	89
Lease expiration date	Apr. 04, 2020
Net Cost Basis	1,352,635
Encumbrances	821,680
Sequoia Street [Member] \| Brooks, OR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	May 31, 2013
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	209
Farmable Acres	206
Lease expiration date	May 31, 2028
Net Cost Basis	3,184,260
Encumbrances	1,900,900
Natividad Road [Member] \| Salinas, CA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Oct. 21, 2013
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	166
Farmable Acres	166
Lease expiration date	Oct. 31, 2024
Net Cost Basis	7,475,448
Encumbrances
20th Avenue [Member] \| South Haven, MI [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Nov. 05, 2013
Number of Farms	3
Total Acres	150
Farmable Acres	94
Lease expiration date	Nov. 04, 2018
Net Cost Basis	2,012,711
Encumbrances
Broadway Road [Member] \| Moorpark, CA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Dec. 16, 2013
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	60
Farmable Acres	60
Lease expiration date	Dec. 15, 2023
Net Cost Basis	3,020,230
Encumbrances
Oregon Trail [Member] \| Echo, OR [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Dec. 27, 2013
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	1,895
Farmable Acres	1,640
Lease expiration date	Dec. 31, 2023
Net Cost Basis	14,064,497
Encumbrances
East Shelton [Member] \| Willcox, AZ [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date Acquired	Dec. 27, 2013
Number of Farms	1
Total Acres	1,761
Farmable Acres	1,320
Lease expiration date	Feb. 29, 2024
Net Cost Basis	6,742,167
Encumbrances