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

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2015 USD ($) ft² Option Tenants	Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² Tenants	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) ft²
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Acquired area of real estate property \| ft²			429,427	1,406,054
Lease expiration date			Dec. 31, 2015
Straight line rents			$ 3,034	$ 2,808
Extended lease term maturity date			Mar. 31, 2019
Atlanta, GA [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Acquired area of real estate property \| ft²			78,151
Percentage of building occupied by tenant			100.00%
Number of tenant \| Tenants			1
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Acquired area of real estate property \| ft²		1,427
Extended lease term		3 years
Straight line rents		$ 20
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Atlanta, GA [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Acquired area of real estate property \| ft²	90,626
Acquisition price of real estate property	$ 6,600
Acquisition expenses	100
Issuance of mortgage debt on property	$ 3,800
Percentage of building occupied by tenant	100.00%
Number of tenant \| Tenants	1
Lease expiration period	18 years
Number of options for renewal of lease \| Option	2
Renew the lease for additional periods	5 years
Annualized straight line rent escalations	$ 600
Average cap rate	9.20%

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