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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

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Mortgage Notes Payable and Credit Facility - Company's Mortgage Notes Payable and Line of Credit (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property		98
Total		$ 544,328	$ 542,627
LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on LIBOR (as percent)	2.75%
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property		32
Total		$ 32,065	20,715
Fixed rate mortgage loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property		48
Carrying value		$ 380,691	383,189
Variable rate mortgage loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property		18
Carrying value		$ 62,088	69,302
Variable rate mortgage loans \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on LIBOR (as percent)		2.25%
Mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property		66
Carrying value		$ 442,779
Premiums and discounts (net)		(351)	(281)
Deferred financing costs, net		(4,721)	(4,830)
Total		$ 437,707	447,380
Variable rate revolving credit facility \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Encumbered properties \| property		32
Carrying value		$ 32,700	21,400
Deferred financing costs, net		$ (635)	(685)
Scheduled maturity dates		Oct. 27, 2021
Variable rate revolving credit facility \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on LIBOR (as percent)		1.75%
Variable rate term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 75,000	75,000
Scheduled maturity dates		Oct. 27, 2022
Variable rate term loan facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on LIBOR (as percent)		1.70%
Total term loan, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs, net		$ (444)	(468)
Total		$ 74,556	$ 74,532

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