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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Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
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Mortgage Notes Payable and Credit Facility - Mortgages Notes Payable (Detail)

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Mortgage Notes Payable and Credit Facility - Mortgages Notes Payable (Detail) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Mar. 09, 2020 USD ($) property	Jan. 27, 2020 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property mortgage	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repaid \| $			$ 31,667	$ 48,116
Number of properties collateralized in mortgage notes payable			120
Weighted average interest rate on fixed rate debt (as percent)			4.28%
Number of properties acquired			6	9
Fixed rate mortgage loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of long term mortgages repaid \| mortgage			4
Number of properties \| mortgage			5
Debt repaid \| $			$ 5,918
Stated interest rate (as percent)			6.00%
Number of properties collateralized in mortgage notes payable			61
New Fixed rate mortgage loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of mortgage notes payable \| mortgage			4
Number of properties collateralized in mortgage notes payable			4
Variable rate mortgage loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repaid \| $			$ 16,107
Number of properties collateralized in mortgage notes payable			8
New fixed rate mortgage notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate fixed rate debt issued \| $			$ 35,855
Weighted average interest rate on fixed rate debt (as percent)			3.22%
New fixed rate mortgage notes payable \| Property maturing February 1, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)		3.625%
Aggregate fixed rate debt issued \| $		$ 18,300
Number of properties acquired		3
New fixed rate mortgage notes payable \| Property maturing June 18, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as percent)	2.80%
Aggregate fixed rate debt issued \| $	$ 17,500
Number of properties acquired	1
LIBOR \| Variable rate mortgage loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate variable rate debt repaid (as percent)			2.19%

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