Stockholders' Equity and Non-controlling Interests - Earnings (loss) per share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Numerator:
Net income available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc. - basic	$ 606	$ 857
Net income available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc. - diluted	606	857
Numerator for net income per share - diluted:	$ 606	$ 857
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares - basic (in shares)	47,704	54,007
Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted (in shares)	47,704	54,007
Income per share attributable to common stockholders - basic	$ 0.01	$ 0.02
Income per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ 0.01	$ 0.02
Performance Based Unvested Restricted Shares
Numerator:
Dividend equivalent rights or nonforfeitable distributions allocated to restricted shares	$ (2)
Time Based Unvested Restricted Shares
Numerator:
Dividend equivalent rights or nonforfeitable distributions allocated to restricted shares	$ (22)	$ (16)