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, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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Net income attributable to Farmland Partners Inc.									$ 11,674	$ 9,991
Less: Nonforfeitable distributions allocated to unvested restricted shares									(63)	(57)
Less: Distributions and dividends									(3,210)	(10,052)
Less: Dividends on Series B Participating Preferred Stock										(5,716)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc.	$ 5,778	$ 350	$ 2,060	$ 213	$ 6,311	$ (5,623)	$ (5,804)	$ (718)	$ 8,401	$ (5,834)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares - basic (in shares)	54,056	53,495	50,362	45,781	44,391	32,551	31,072	30,418	50,953	34,641
Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted (in shares)	62,633	53,495	50,362	45,781	54,520	32,551	31,072	30,418	50,953	34,641
Income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders - basic	$ 0.11	$ 0.01	$ 0.04	$ 0.00	$ 0.14	$ (0.17)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.16	$ (0.17)
Income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ 0.09	$ 0.01	$ 0.04	$ 0.00	$ 0.12	$ (0.17)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.16	$ (0.17)
Preferred Units
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Less: Nonforfeitable distributions allocated to unvested restricted shares									$ (63)	$ (57)
Series B Participating Preferred Stock
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Less: Dividends on Series B Participating Preferred Stock										$ (5,716)