CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues
Minimum rents	$ 40,895,131	$ 32,568,972	$ 27,418,946
Percentage rents	36,074	24,474	30,912
Operating cost reimbursement	2,567,457	1,970,927	1,768,094
Development fee income	0	0	894,693
Other income	19,002	59,989	150,436
Total Revenues	43,517,664	34,624,362	30,263,081
Operating Expenses
Real estate taxes	2,035,937	1,785,917	1,699,180
Property operating expenses	1,192,538	967,747	1,048,341
Land lease payments	427,900	574,300	721,300
General and administrative	5,952,433	5,681,828	5,661,912
Depreciation and amortization	8,489,207	6,240,727	5,199,624
Impairment charge	0	0	600,000
Total Operating Expenses	18,098,015	15,250,519	14,930,357
Income from Operations	25,419,649	19,373,843	15,332,724
Other Income (Expense)
Interest expense, net	(6,474,727)	(5,134,283)	(3,956,818)
Gain on extinguishment of debt	0	0	2,360,231
Income From Continuing Operations	18,944,922	14,239,560	13,736,137
Discontinued Operations
Gain on sale of assets from discontinued operations	946,347	2,097,105	110,212
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations	298,342	2,266,929	(3,956,812)
Net Income	20,189,611	18,603,594	9,889,537
Less Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest	515,036	554,150	338,395
Net Income Attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	19,674,575	18,049,444	9,551,142
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.41	$ 1.25	$ 1.38
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.38	$ (0.39)
Earnings Per Share, Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.51	$ 1.63	$ 0.99
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.40	$ 1.24	$ 1.37
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.38	$ (0.38)
Earnings Per Share, Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.50	$ 1.62	$ 0.99
Other Comprehensive Income
Net income	20,189,611	18,603,594	9,889,537
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	1,812,535	(708,538)	163,751
Total Comprehensive Income	22,002,146	17,895,056	10,053,288
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest	(561,587)	(533,311)	(343,979)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	$ 21,440,559	$ 17,361,745	$ 9,709,309
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares: Outstanding - Basic (in shares)	13,065,907	11,071,318	9,637,365
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares: Outstanding - Dilutive (in shares)	13,157,505	11,136,910	9,681,232