Gladstone Commercial 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
- Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Mortgage Notes Payable and Line of Credit - Company's Mortgage Notes Payable and Line of Credit (Parenthetical) (Detail)

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Mortgage Notes Payable and Line of Credit - Company's Mortgage Notes Payable and Line of Credit (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 Property Mortgages	Jun. 29, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of mortgage notes payable	44
Libor rate	0.43%
Libor rate description	One month LIBOR was approximately 0.43%
Weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding	4.75%
Properties shared \| Property	22
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of mortgage notes payable	44
Maturity date of mortgage notes payable, start date	Apr. 01, 2016
Maturity date of mortgage notes payable, end date	Jul. 01, 2045
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rates	3.75%
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rates	6.80%
Variable Rate Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Libor rate description	Variable rate mortgage notes payable vary from one month LIBOR + 2.15% to one month LIBOR + 2.25%
Variable Rate Mortgage Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Libor rate	2.15%
Variable Rate Mortgage Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Libor rate	2.25%
Mortgage Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rates		5.30%
Weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding	5.02%

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