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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Borrowings - Summary of Mortgage Note Payable and Line of Credit (Detail)

Borrowings - Summary of Mortgage Note Payable and Line of Credit (Detail) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Aug. 22, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 05, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Outstanding	$ 191,480,127		$ 142,733,157
Debt issuance costs	(1,100,503)		(1,054,222)
Total mortgage notes and bonds payable, net	$ 190,379,624		141,678,935
MetLife Mortgage Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuer	MetLife(2)
Date(s) of Issuance	May 09, 2014
Amount	$ 100,000,000
Maturity Date	Jan. 05, 2029
Principal Outstanding	$ 85,939,466		$ 87,470,194
Stated Interest Rate	3.35%		3.35%
Undrawn Commitment	$ 12,529,806		$ 12,529,806
MetLife Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuer	MetLife(2)
Date(s) of Issuance	May 09, 2014
Amount	$ 25,000,000
Maturity Date	Apr. 05, 2024
Principal Outstanding	$ 22,500,000		$ 100,000
Stated Interest Rate	2.90%		2.58%
Undrawn Commitment	$ 2,500,000		$ 24,900,000
Farm Credit CFL Mortgage Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuer	Farm Credit(5)
Amount	$ 34,587,880
Principal Outstanding	$ 33,263,161		$ 21,456,963
Stated Interest Rate	3.50%		3.42%
Undrawn Commitment	$ 0		$ 0
Farmer Mac Bonds Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuer	Farmer Mac
Amount	$ 125,000,000	$ 1,020,000		$ 75,000,000
Principal Outstanding	$ 49,777,500		$ 33,706,000
Stated Interest Rate	2.94%	2.87%	2.87%
Undrawn Commitment	$ 74,743,000		$ 41,294,000
Minimum [Member] \| Farm Credit CFL Mortgage Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date(s) of Issuance	Sep. 19, 2014
Maturity Date	Oct. 01, 2016
Minimum [Member] \| Farmer Mac Bonds Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date(s) of Issuance	Dec. 11, 2014
Maturity Date	Dec. 22, 2016
Maximum [Member] \| Farm Credit CFL Mortgage Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date(s) of Issuance	Nov. 02, 2015
Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2040
Maximum [Member] \| Farmer Mac Bonds Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date(s) of Issuance	Mar. 03, 2016
Maturity Date	Feb. 24, 2023