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

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Summarizes Lease Expirations by Year for Properties with Leases (Detail)

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Summarizes Lease Expirations by Year for Properties with Leases (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 acre Lease	Mar. 31, 2013
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	15
Expiring Leased Acreage	6,000
% of Total Acreage	100.00%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013	$ 1,495,636	$ 914,583
% of Total Rental Revenue	100.00%
2014 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	2
Expiring Leased Acreage	307
% of Total Acreage	5.10%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013	115,574
% of Total Rental Revenue	7.70%
2015 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	1
Expiring Leased Acreage	72
% of Total Acreage	1.20%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013	35,625
% of Total Rental Revenue	2.40%
2016 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	1
Expiring Leased Acreage	59
% of Total Acreage	1.00%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013	17,084
% of Total Rental Revenue	1.10%
2017 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	1
Expiring Leased Acreage	124
% of Total Acreage	2.10%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013	68,548
% of Total Rental Revenue	4.60%
2018 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	2
Expiring Leased Acreage	370
% of Total Acreage	6.10%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013	63,789
% of Total Rental Revenue	4.30%
2019 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	0
Expiring Leased Acreage	0
% of Total Acreage	0.00%
% of Total Rental Revenue	0.00%
Thereafter [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	8
Expiring Leased Acreage	5,068
% of Total Acreage	84.50%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013	$ 1,195,016
% of Total Rental Revenue	79.90%