Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	1. ORGANIZATION American Farmland Company (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, was established on October 9, 2009, and commenced its operations on October 15, 2009, for purposes of investing in farmland principally located in the United States. The Company conducts all of its activities through American Farmland Company L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company owned 83.8% and 80.8% of the limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. Prior to its internalization on October 23, 2015 (the “Internalization Transaction”), American Farmland Advisors LLC (“AFA”) was the external advisor of the Operating Partnership as well as its co-general partner (see Note 7). American Farmland TRS LLC (“AFC TRS LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed originally to hold part of the interest in AFA held by one of the owners of AFA and was acquired by the Operating Partnership as part of the Internalization Transaction. We have elected for AFC TRS LLC to be taxed as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). It is currently anticipated that its income will predominately consist of its share of the income earned by AFA. Since we indirectly own 100% of the voting securities of AFC TRS LLC, the financial position and results of operations of AFC TRS LLC are consolidated within our financial statements. AFCO CA TRS LLC (“California TRS”), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed to acquire the non-real estate related assets from one of our 2015 acquisitions upon the expiration of the lease with the tenant or earlier under certain circumstances. We have elected for California TRS to be taxed as a TRS. It is currently anticipated that its income will predominately consist of fees earned from the renting of the non-real estate related assets at the end of the lease with the current tenant. Since we indirectly own 100% of the voting securities of California TRS, the financial position and results of operations of California TRS are consolidated within our financial statements. All subsequent references in this report to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer, collectively, to American Farmland Company, the Operating Partnership, AFA and the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated. On October 19, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended (File No. 333-205260) in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, pursuant to which it registered and sold 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, including 419,900 shares pursuant to a directed shares program, for an aggregate offering amount of approximately $48 million (the “Offering”). The Offering was completed on October 23, 2015.

1. ORGANIZATION

American Farmland Company (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, was established on October 9, 2009, and commenced its operations on October 15, 2009, for purposes of investing in farmland principally located in the United States. The Company conducts all of its activities through American Farmland Company L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company owned 83.8% and 80.8% of the limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. Prior to its internalization on October 23, 2015 (the “Internalization Transaction”), American Farmland Advisors LLC (“AFA”) was the external advisor of the Operating Partnership as well as its co-general partner (see Note 7).

American Farmland TRS LLC (“AFC TRS LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed originally to hold part of the interest in AFA held by one of the owners of AFA and was acquired by the Operating Partnership as part of the Internalization Transaction. We have elected for AFC TRS LLC to be taxed as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). It is currently anticipated that its income will predominately consist of its share of the income earned by AFA. Since we indirectly own 100% of the voting securities of AFC TRS LLC, the financial position and results of operations of AFC TRS LLC are consolidated within our financial statements. AFCO CA TRS LLC (“California TRS”), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed to acquire the non-real estate related assets from one of our 2015 acquisitions upon the expiration of the lease with the tenant or earlier under certain circumstances. We have elected for California TRS to be taxed as a TRS. It is currently anticipated that its income will predominately consist of fees earned from the renting of the non-real estate related assets at the end of the lease with the current tenant. Since we indirectly own 100% of the voting securities of California TRS, the financial position and results of operations of California TRS are consolidated within our financial statements.

All subsequent references in this report to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer, collectively, to American Farmland Company, the Operating Partnership, AFA and the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated.

On October 19, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended (File No. 333-205260) in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, pursuant to which it registered and sold 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, including 419,900 shares pursuant to a directed shares program, for an aggregate offering amount of approximately $48 million (the “Offering”). The Offering was completed on October 23, 2015.