Gladstone Land Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Real Estate and Lease Intangibles - Summary of Geographic Locations of Properties (Detail)

Real Estate and Lease Intangibles - Summary of Geographic Locations of Properties (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 Farm	Dec. 31, 2014 Farm acre	Dec. 31, 2013 Farm acre	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms	32land_NumberOfFarms	32land_NumberOfFarms	21land_NumberOfFarms
Total Acres		8,039us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty	6,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty		8,039us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
% of Total Acres		100.00%land_PercentageOfAreaOfLand	100.00%land_PercentageOfAreaOfLand
Rental revenue		$ 7,170,318	$ 4,027,687	$ 3,390,594
% of Total Rental Revenue		100.00%land_PercentageOfRentalRevenue	100.00%land_PercentageOfRentalRevenue
California [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms		14	8
Total Acres		2,391	1,454		2,391
% of Total Acres		29.70%	24.20%		29.70%
Rental revenue		4,778,579	3,362,020
% of Total Rental Revenue		66.60%	83.50%
Oregon [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms		4	2
Total Acres		2,313	2,113		2,313
% of Total Acres		28.80%	35.20%
Rental revenue		1,080,105	123,138
% of Total Rental Revenue		15.10%	3.00%
Florida [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms		9	6
Total Acres		1,304	402		1,304
% of Total Acres		16.20%	6.70%
Rental revenue		759,398	454,135
% of Total Rental Revenue		10.60%	11.30%
Arizona [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms		1	1
Total Acres		1,761	1,761		1,761
% of Total Acres		21.90%	29.40%
Rental revenue		299,785	3,715
% of Total Rental Revenue		4.20%	0.10%
Michigan [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Farms		4	4
Total Acres		270	270		270
% of Total Acres		3.40%	4.50%
Rental revenue		$ 252,451	$ 84,679
% of Total Rental Revenue		3.50%	2.10%