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		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 acre Lease	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 acre Lease	Jun. 30, 2013
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	18		18
Expiring Leased Acreage	6,439		6,439
% of Total Acreage	100.00%		100.00%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013	$ 1,561,291	$ 949,756	$ 3,056,927	$ 1,864,339
% of Total Rental Revenue	100.00%		100.00%
2014 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	1		1
Expiring Leased Acreage	0		0
% of Total Acreage	0.00%		0.00%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013			15,320
% of Total Rental Revenue	0.50%		0.50%
2015 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	1		1
Expiring Leased Acreage	72		72
% of Total Acreage	1.10%		1.10%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013			71,250
% of Total Rental Revenue	2.30%		2.30%
2016 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	2		2
Expiring Leased Acreage	204		204
% of Total Acreage	3.20%		3.20%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013			47,713
% of Total Rental Revenue	1.60%		1.60%
2017 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	2		2
Expiring Leased Acreage	218		218
% of Total Acreage	3.40%		3.40%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013			143,436
% of Total Rental Revenue	4.70%		4.70%
2018 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	2		2
Expiring Leased Acreage	370		370
% of Total Acreage	5.70%		5.70%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013			127,578
% of Total Rental Revenue	4.20%		4.20%
2019 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	0		0
Expiring Leased Acreage	0		0
% of Total Acreage	0.00%		0.00%
% of Total Rental Revenue	0.00%		0.00%
Thereafter [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Expiring Leases	10		10
Expiring Leased Acreage	5,575		5,575
% of Total Acreage	86.60%		86.60%
Rental Revenue for the Year Ended December 31, 2013			$ 2,651,630
% of Total Rental Revenue	86.70%		86.70%