Stockholders' Equity and Non-controlling Interests - Earnings (Loss) per share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Numerator:
Net income available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc. - basic	$ 57,563	$ 1,028	$ (2,769)	$ 606	$ 16,482	$ 3,446	$ 7,001	$ 857	$ 56,428	$ 27,786
Net income available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc. - diluted									56,428	27,786
Distributions on Series A Preferred Units									2,970	2,970
Numerator for net income per share - diluted:									$ 59,398	$ 30,756
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares - basic (in shares)	46,836	47,839	47,798	47,704	47,762	48,432	50,860	54,007	47,546	50,243
Redeemable non-controlling interest									8,441	8,049
Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted (in shares)	55,093	47,839	47,798	47,704	55,635	48,432	59,112	54,007	55,987	58,292
Income per share attributable to common stockholders - basic	$ 1.22	$ 0.02	$ (0.06)	$ 0.01	$ 0.35	$ 0.07	$ 0.14	$ 0.02	$ 1.19	$ 0.55
Income per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ 1.04	$ 0.02	$ (0.06)	$ 0.01	$ 0.3	$ 0.07	$ 0.12	$ 0.02	$ 1.06	$ 0.53
Performance Based Unvested Restricted Shares
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Dividend equivalent rights or nonforfeitable distributions allocated to unvested restricted shares									$ 53
Time Based Unvested Restricted Shares
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Dividend equivalent rights or nonforfeitable distributions allocated to unvested restricted shares									$ 460	$ 157