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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Equity - Additional Information (Details)

Equity - Additional Information (Details)				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	27 Months Ended	47 Months Ended
Equity - Additional Information (Details)	Jun. 20, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 12, 2017 USD ($) security	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2019 shares	Mar. 31, 2018 shares	Jan. 10, 2018 shares	Jan. 09, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2017 shares	Aug. 07, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Stock authorized and unissued (in shares)												6,500,000
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)				91,500,000	91,500,000		91,500,000	91,500,000	91,500,000				98,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation value \| $				$ 65,900,000	$ 65,900,000		$ 28,600,000	$ 65,900,000	$ 65,900,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.001	$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)				20,532,770	20,532,770		17,891,340	20,532,770	20,532,770
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				20,532,770	20,532,770		17,891,340	20,532,770	20,532,770
Maximum number of securities that can be sold (in securities) \| security			2
Proceeds from issuance of preferred and common equity \| $					$ 61,394,000	$ 25,113,000
Discounts and offering expenses \| $					4,521,000	$ 935,000
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Value \| $				$ 153,000	$ 166,000
June 2019 Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Securities allowed for issuance (amount up to) \| $	$ 23,500,000
Maximum amount authorized in Primary Offering (in shares)	2,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock \| $	$ 22,300,000
Average sales price price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 11.73
2017 Registration Statement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of preferred and common equity \| $								$ 91,900,000
ATM Program
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)				1,666,142	1,666,142			1,666,142	1,666,142
Common stock, value authorized \| $															$ 30,000,000.0
Sale of common stock sold under sale agreement (in shares)									70,551
Average sales price price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 12.86	$ 12.86			$ 12.86	$ 12.86						$ 12.65
Common stock, value, outstanding \| $				$ 21,400,000	$ 21,400,000			$ 21,400,000	$ 21,400,000						$ 893,000
Common stock, value, issued \| $				$ 21,100,000	$ 21,100,000			$ 21,100,000	$ 21,100,000						$ 879,000
Common Stock
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.001	$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)				20,532,770	20,532,770		17,891,340	20,532,770	20,532,770
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				20,532,770	20,532,770	16,023,872	17,891,340	20,532,770	20,532,770	18,462,219	15,216,199			13,791,574
Common Stock \| 2017 Registration Statement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)				7,466,581	7,466,581			7,466,581	7,466,581
Common stock issued (in shares)								1,215,565
Securities allowed for issuance (amount up to) \| $			$ 300,000,000
Series B Preferred Stock
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)				6,500,000	6,500,000		6,500,000	6,500,000	6,500,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.001	$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)				2,636,068	2,636,068		1,144,393	2,636,068	2,636,068
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				2,636,068	2,636,068		1,144,393	2,636,068	2,636,068
Series B Preferred Stock \| Preferred Stock
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				2,636,068	2,636,068	20,280	1,144,393	2,636,068	2,636,068	1,891,709	0			0
Common stock issued (in shares)					7,400
Securities allowed for issuance (amount up to) \| $		$ 150,000,000
Maximum amount authorized in Primary Offering (in shares)		6,000,000
Dividend rate (as percent)		6.00%
Average sales price of common stock sold (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 25		$ 22.50	$ 22.50			$ 22.50	$ 22.50
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock \| $		$ 131,300,000			$ 37,000,000			$ 65,100,000
Discounts and offering expenses \| $					995,000
Net proceeds from issuance of stock \| $					$ 33,700,000
Sale of common stock sold under sale agreement (in shares)					1,499,075			2,643,468
OP Unit Holder
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Company's ownership percent (as percent)				100.00%	100.00%		96.90%	100.00%	100.00%
Minimum period required to exercise, in months					12 months
Gladstone Land Limited Partnership
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
OP units held by non-controlling limited partners (in shares)					0		570,879