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

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Summary of Geographic Locations of Properties (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 acre Farm	Mar. 31, 2013 Farm acre
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	21	12
Total Acres	6,000	1,630
% of Total Acres	100.00%	100.00%
Rental Revenue	$ 1,495,636	$ 914,583
% of Total Rental Revenue	100.00%	100.00%
California [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	8	6
Total Acres	1,454	1,228
% of Total Acres	24.20%	75.30%
Rental Revenue	1,013,612	795,541
% of Total Rental Revenue	67.80%	87.00%
Oregon [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	2	0
Total Acres	2,113	0
% of Total Acres	35.20%	0.00%
Rental Revenue	238,025
% of Total Rental Revenue	15.90%	0.00%
Florida [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	6	6
Total Acres	402	402
% of Total Acres	6.70%	24.70%
Rental Revenue	116,982	119,042
% of Total Rental Revenue	7.80%	13.00%
Arizona [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	1	0
Total Acres	1,761	0
% of Total Acres	29.40%	0.00%
Rental Revenue	72,757
% of Total Rental Revenue	4.90%	0.00%
Michigan [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	4	0
Total Acres	270	0
% of Total Acres	4.50%	0.00%
Rental Revenue	$ 54,260
% of Total Rental Revenue	3.60%	0.00%