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 $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 Farm acre	Jun. 30, 2013 acre Farm
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	26	14
Total Acres	6,439	1,967
% of Total Acres	100.00%	100.00%
Rental Revenue	$ 3,056,927	$ 1,864,339
% of Total Rental Revenue	100.00%	100.00%
California [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	9	6
Total Acres	1,599	1,228
% of Total Acres	24.80%	62.40%
Rental Revenue	2,051,017	1,591,082
% of Total Rental Revenue	67.10%	85.30%
Oregon [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	4	1
Total Acres	2,313	218
% of Total Acres	35.90%	11.10%
Rental Revenue	492,121	16,135
% of Total Rental Revenue	16.10%	0.90%
Florida [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	8	6
Total Acres	496	402
% of Total Acres	7.70%	20.40%
Rental Revenue	240,304	236,271
% of Total Rental Revenue	7.90%	12.70%
Arizona [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	1	0
Total Acres	1,761	0
% of Total Acres	27.40%	0.00%
Rental Revenue	145,328
% of Total Rental Revenue	4.70%	0.00%
Michigan [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	4	1
Total Acres	270	119
% of Total Acres	4.20%	6.10%
Rental Revenue	$ 128,157	$ 20,851
% of Total Rental Revenue	4.20%	1.10%