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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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

Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details)

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Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) farm pivot	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) farm
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	111	85
Depreciation	$ 11,200	$ 8,200
Tenant improvements	2,200	2,400
Tenant improvements, depreciation expense and rental revenue	292	334
Amortization of intangible assets	1,600	1,100
Amortization of above-market lease values and deferred revenues	128	13
Below market lease, period increase (decrease)	172	77
Write off of deferred rent assets	105
Write off of deferred rent liabilities	117
Rental Revenue		$ 29,362
Lease revenue	$ 40,692
Percent of total lease revenue	100.00%	100.00%
2019 New Real Estate Activity
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Rental Revenue	$ 1,600
Earnings	$ 300
2019 Acquisitions
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	26
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date	$ 6,800
Net income (loss) of acquiree since acquisition date	$ 2,400
2018 New Real Estate Activity
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	13	13
Colorado
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	10	10
Rental Revenue		$ 2,743
Number of irrigation pivots replaced \| pivot	40
Payments for capital improvements	$ 2,600
Additional annualized straight-line rental income	196
Lease revenue	$ 2,857
Percent of total lease revenue	7.00%	9.30%
California
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	42	33
Rental Revenue		$ 13,672
Lease revenue	$ 21,701
Percent of total lease revenue	53.30%	46.60%
Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	23	22
Rental Revenue		$ 8,133
Lease revenue	$ 11,115
Percent of total lease revenue	27.30%	27.70%
Tenant A
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of farms \| farm	5
Lease revenue	$ 4,500
Percent of total lease revenue	10.90%

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