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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 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 - Schedule of Acquisitions (Details)

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Real Estate and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) a farm	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) farm	Dec. 31, 2016 option	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) a
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Total Acres \| a	63,351			54,340
Number Of Real Estate Farms \| farm	75	59
Lease term	1 year
New Long-term Debt	$ 295,030
2018 New Real Estate Activity
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Total Acres \| a	337
Number Of Real Estate Farms \| farm	2
Total Purchase Price	$ 5,045
Acquisition Costs	72
Annualized Straight Line Rent	150
New Long-term Debt	$ 1,260
2018 New Real Estate Activity \| Kern, CA \| Taft Highway(3)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition Date	Jan. 31, 2018
Total Acres \| a	161
Number Of Real Estate Farms \| farm	1
Total Purchase Price	$ 2,945
Acquisition Costs	33
Annualized Straight Line Rent	0
New Long-term Debt	$ 0
2018 New Real Estate Activity \| Van Buren, MI \| Cemetery Road
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition Date	Mar. 13, 2018
Total Acres \| a	176
Number Of Real Estate Farms \| farm	1
Total Purchase Price	$ 2,100
Acquisition Costs	39
Annualized Straight Line Rent	150
New Long-term Debt	$ 1,260
2018 New Real Estate Activity \| Weighted average \| Van Buren, MI \| Cemetery Road
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Lease term	9 years 7 months 6 days
2017 New Real Estate Activity
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number Of Real Estate Farms \| farm		1
2017 New Real Estate Activity \| Martin, FL \| Citrus Boulevard
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition Date		Jan. 12, 2017
Total Acres \| a				3,748
Number Of Real Estate Farms \| farm		1
Lease term		7 years
Number of renewal options \| option			3
Renewal term			5 years
Total Purchase Price		$ 54,000
Acquisition Costs				$ 80
Annualized Straight Line Rent		$ 2,926
New Long-term Debt				$ 32,400

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