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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Stockholders' Equity - Monthly Distributions Declared and Paid by Company's Board of Directors (Detail)

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Stockholders' Equity - Monthly Distributions Declared and Paid by Company's Board of Directors (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 03, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Feb. 27, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Distributions per Common Share	$ 0.105	$ 0.090
Monthly Distribution One [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividend Declaration Date	Jan. 13, 2015	Jan. 07, 2014
Record Date	Jan. 23, 2015	Jan. 22, 2014
Dividend Payment Date	Feb. 03, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Distributions per Common Share			$ 0.035	$ 0.030
Monthly Distribution Two [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividend Declaration Date	Jan. 13, 2015	Jan. 07, 2014
Record Date	Feb. 18, 2015	Feb. 19, 2014
Dividend Payment Date	Feb. 27, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Distributions per Common Share					$ 0.035	$ 0.030
Monthly Distribution Three [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividend Declaration Date	Jan. 13, 2015	Jan. 07, 2014
Record Date	Mar. 20, 2015	Mar. 17, 2014
Dividend Payment Date	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Distributions per Common Share							$ 0.035	$ 0.030

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