Stockholders' Equity and Non-controlling Interests - Earnings per share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to Farmland Partners Inc.	$ 394	$ 8
Less: Nonforfeitable distributions allocated to unvested restricted shares	(16)	(21)
Net loss available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc.	$ (2,737)	$ (3,140)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares - basic (in shares)	29,545	30,791
Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted (in shares)	29,545	30,791
Income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders - basic	$ (0.09)	$ (0.10)
Preferred Unit
Numerator:
Less: Distributions and dividends	$ (3,115)	$ (3,127)