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

Equity - 2019 Equity Issuances (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Common Stock \| Follow-on Offerings
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Shares Sold (in shares)	2,277,297	2,715,000
Weighted-average Offering Price per Share	$ 11.73	$ 12.36
Gross Proceeds	$ 26,713	$ 33,567
Net Proceeds	$ 25,401	$ 31,830
Common Stock \| ATM Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Shares Sold (in shares)	197,142	986,955
Weighted-average Offering Price per Share	$ 12.24	$ 12.95
Gross Proceeds	$ 2,413	$ 12,779
Net Proceeds	$ 2,377	$ 12,587
Preferred Stock \| Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Shares Sold (in shares)	3,626,076	1,144,393
Weighted-average Offering Price per Share	$ 24.61	$ 24.53
Gross Proceeds	$ 89,232	$ 28,072
Net Proceeds	$ 81,587	$ 25,749