Gladstone Commercial Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Mortgage Notes Payable, Line of Credit and Term Loan Facility - Summary of Interest Rate Cap Agreement (Detail)

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Mortgage Notes Payable, Line of Credit and Term Loan Facility - Summary of Interest Rate Cap Agreement (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cost	$ 211
Carrying Value	526,720		$ 525,332
Proceeds from Notes Payable	37,905	$ 51,819
Notional Amount	60,545		33,044
Fair Value	$ 11		40
Interest Rate Cap Agreement November 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date of Issuance	Nov. 30, 2013
Maturity Date	Dec. 01, 2016
Cost	$ 31
Notional Amount	8,200		8,200
Fair Value	$ 0		0
Interest Rate Cap Agreement November 2013 [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR Cap	3.00%
Interest Rate Cap Agreement July 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date of Issuance	Jul. 31, 2015
Maturity Date	Jul. 01, 2018
Cost	$ 68
Notional Amount	20,874		21,204
Fair Value	$ 0		14
Interest Rate Cap Agreement July 2015 [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR Cap	3.00%
Interest Rate Cap Agreement December 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date of Issuance	Dec. 31, 2015
Maturity Date	Dec. 01, 2020
Cost	$ 52
Notional Amount	3,596		3,640
Fair Value	$ 6		26
Interest Rate Cap Agreement December 2015 [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR Cap	3.00%
Interest Rate Cap Agreement March 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date of Issuance	Mar. 31, 2016
Maturity Date	Mar. 01, 2019
Cost	$ 33
Notional Amount	18,367		0
Fair Value	$ 3		0
Interest Rate Cap Agreement March 2016 [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR Cap	3.00%
Interest Rate Cap Agreement April 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cost	$ 27
Notional Amount	9,508		0
Fair Value	$ 2		0
Interest Rate Cap Agreement April 2016 \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR Cap	2.50%
Variable Rate Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 60,546		$ 33,044

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