Subsequent Events - Monthly Distributions Declared by Company's Board of Directors (Detail) (USD $)
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0 Months Ended |
Apr. 14, 2015
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Subsequent Event A [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Record Date |
Apr. 24, 2015
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Payment Date |
May 05, 2015
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Payable to the Holders of Records During the Month |
April
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Subsequent Event A [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1250000us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventOneMember
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Subsequent Event B [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Record Date |
May 19, 2015
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Payment Date |
May 29, 2015
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Payable to the Holders of Records During the Month |
May
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Subsequent Event B [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1250000us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventTwoMember
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Subsequent Event C [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Record Date |
Jun. 19, 2015
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Payment Date |
Jun. 30, 2015
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Payable to the Holders of Records During the Month |
June
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Subsequent Event C [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1250000us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventThreeMember
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Subsequent Event [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.3750000us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
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Senior Common Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event A [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.0875us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = good_SeniorCommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventOneMember
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Payment Date |
May 07, 2015
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Senior Common Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event B [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.0875us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = good_SeniorCommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventTwoMember
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Payment Date |
Jun. 05, 2015
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Senior Common Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event C [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.0875us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = good_SeniorCommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventThreeMember
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Payment Date |
Jul. 08, 2015
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Senior Common Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.2625us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = good_SeniorCommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
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Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event A [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1614583us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventOneMember
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Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event B [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1614583us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventTwoMember
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Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event C [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1614583us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventThreeMember
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Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.4843749us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
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Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event A [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1562500us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventOneMember
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Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event B [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1562500us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventTwoMember
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Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event C [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1562500us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventThreeMember
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Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.4687500us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
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Series C Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event A [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1484375us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventOneMember
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Series C Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event B [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1484375us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventTwoMember
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Series C Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event C [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.1484375us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = good_SubsequentEventThreeMember
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Series C Preferred Stock [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |
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Dividends Payable [Line Items] |
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Distribution per Share |
0.4453125us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
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