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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Real Estate and Intangible Assets (Details)

Real Estate and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Real Estate and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013 Farm acre Leases	Mar. 31, 2012 Farm acre
Summary information of twelve farm properties
Date Acquired	Apr. 05, 2013
Encumbrances		$ 29,589,165
Acquisition Price		40,122,768
Number of Farms		12	8
Number of Leases		8
Farmable Acres		1,344
Total Acres		1,631	1,288
San Andreas [Member] \| Watsonville CA [Member]
Summary information of twelve farm properties
Date Acquired		Jun. 16, 1997
Encumbrances		100,000
Acquisition Price		4,929,307
Number of Farms		1
Number of Leases		1
Farmable Acres		237
Total Acres		306
Lease expiration date		Dec. 31, 2014
West Gonzales [Member] \| Oxnard CA [Member]
Summary information of twelve farm properties
Date Acquired		Sep. 15, 1998
Encumbrances		13,473,792
Acquisition Price		15,185,928
Number of Farms		1
Number of Leases		2
Farmable Acres		501
Total Acres		653
Lease expiration date		Dec. 31, 2013
West Beach [Member] \| Watsonville CA [Member]
Summary information of twelve farm properties
Date Acquired		Jan. 03, 2011
Encumbrances		5,068,800
Acquisition Price		8,472,073
Number of Farms		3
Number of Leases		1
Farmable Acres		195
Total Acres		198
Lease expiration date		Oct. 31, 2013
Dalton Lane [Member] \| Watsonville CA [Member]
Summary information of twelve farm properties
Date Acquired		Jul. 07, 2011
Encumbrances		2,587,853
Acquisition Price		2,808,000
Number of Farms		1
Number of Leases		1
Farmable Acres		70
Total Acres		72
Lease expiration date		Oct. 31, 2015
Keysville Road [Member] \| Plant City, FL [Member]
Summary information of twelve farm properties
Date Acquired		Oct. 26, 2011
Encumbrances		1,152,000
Acquisition Price		1,227,816
Number of Farms		2
Number of Leases		1
Farmable Acres		50
Total Acres		59
Lease expiration date		Jul. 01, 2016
Colding Loop [Member] \| Wimauma, FL [Member]
Summary information of twelve farm properties
Date Acquired		Aug. 09, 2012
Encumbrances		3,366,720
Acquisition Price		3,499,644
Number of Farms		1
Number of Leases		1
Farmable Acres		181
Total Acres		219
Lease expiration date		Jun. 14, 2013
Trapnell Road [Member] \| Plant City, FL [Member]
Summary information of twelve farm properties
Date Acquired		Sep. 12, 2012
Encumbrances		3,840,000
Acquisition Price		$ 4,000,000
Number of Farms		3
Number of Leases		1
Farmable Acres		110
Total Acres		124
Lease expiration date		Jun. 30, 2017