Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Rental revenue										$ 248,709,000	$ 234,517,000	$ 219,733,000
Tenant reimbursements										18,401,000	18,575,000	17,965,000
Other income										1,682,000	738,000	374,000
Mortgage and other financing income										74,272,000	63,977,000	55,564,000
Intercompany fee income										0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										0	0	0
Total revenue	89,352,000	87,841,000	82,973,000	82,898,000	82,451,000	81,542,000	77,511,000	76,303,000		343,064,000	317,807,000	293,636,000
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										0	0	0
Property operating expense										26,016,000	24,915,000	24,204,000
Intercompany fee expense										0	0	0
Other expense										658,000	1,382,000	1,613,000
General and administrative expense										25,613,000	23,170,000	20,173,000
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										6,166,000	627,000	1,877,000
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										(4,539,000)	0	0
Interest expense, net										81,056,000	76,656,000	71,295,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										0	0	0
Transaction costs										1,955,000	404,000	1,727,000
Impairment charges										0	3,074,000	2,531,000
Depreciation and amortization										53,946,000	46,698,000	42,975,000
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										152,193,000	140,881,000	127,241,000
Equity in income from joint ventures										1,398,000	1,025,000	2,847,000
Gain on sale or acquisition, net								282,000	1,200,000	3,017,000	0	0
Gain on previously held equity interest										4,853,000	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										161,461,000	141,906,000	130,088,000
Income from continuing operations										175,637,000	141,906,000	130,088,000
Income tax benefit										14,176,000	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable												0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable												0
Income from discontinued operations										333,000	620,000	3,279,000
Impairment charges										0	(20,835,000)	(33,525,000)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										0	0	(4,121,000)
Gain (loss) on sale or acquisition of real estate										4,256,000	(27,000)	19,545,000
Net income (loss)	63,042,000	43,502,000	32,476,000	41,206,000	29,281,000	34,175,000	36,818,000	21,390,000		180,226,000	121,664,000	115,266,000
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests										0	(108,000)	(38,000)
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	57,091,000	37,551,000	26,524,000	35,254,000	18,843,000	28,149,000	30,797,000	15,371,000		180,226,000	121,556,000	115,228,000
Preferred dividend requirements										(23,806,000)	(24,508,000)	(28,140,000)
Preferred share redemption costs										0	(3,888,000)	(2,769,000)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										156,420,000	93,160,000	84,319,000
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										176,797,000	118,715,000	118,499,000
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental revenue										0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements										0	0	0
Other income										75,000	93,000	94,000
Mortgage and other financing income										994,000	494,000	416,000
Intercompany fee income										2,629,000	2,706,000	2,726,000
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										17,848,000	16,967,000	16,665,000
Total revenue										21,546,000	20,260,000	19,901,000
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										212,634,000	137,443,000	111,301,000
Property operating expense										(88,000)	0	0
Intercompany fee expense										0	0	0
Other expense										0	0	0
General and administrative expense										0	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										0	0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										0
Interest expense, net										55,856,000	35,240,000	20,069,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										0	0	0
Transaction costs										1,813,000	404,000	1,403,000
Impairment charges											0	0
Depreciation and amortization										1,093,000	1,039,000	1,062,000
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										175,506,000	121,020,000	108,668,000
Equity in income from joint ventures										505,000	536,000	2,805,000
Gain on sale or acquisition, net										(150,000)
Gain on previously held equity interest										4,853,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										180,714,000
Income from continuing operations										180,226,000	121,556,000	111,473,000
Income tax benefit										(488,000)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable												3,755,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable												0
Income from discontinued operations										0	0	0
Impairment charges												0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff												0
Gain (loss) on sale or acquisition of real estate										0	0	0
Net income (loss)											121,556,000	115,228,000
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests											0	0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties										180,226,000	121,556,000	115,228,000
Preferred dividend requirements										(23,806,000)	(24,508,000)	(28,140,000)
Preferred share redemption costs											(3,888,000)	(2,769,000)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										156,420,000	93,160,000	84,319,000
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										176,797,000	118,715,000	118,499,000
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental revenue										153,335,000	140,635,000	126,809,000
Tenant reimbursements										1,853,000	1,650,000	1,778,000
Other income										2,000	(3,000)	8,000
Mortgage and other financing income										69,327,000	60,089,000	54,689,000
Intercompany fee income										0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										0	0	0
Total revenue										224,517,000	202,371,000	183,284,000
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										0	0	0
Property operating expense										6,694,000	4,860,000	4,028,000
Intercompany fee expense										0	0	0
Other expense										0	4,000	21,000
General and administrative expense										16,612,000	14,555,000	12,491,000
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										188,000	477,000	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										4,539,000
Interest expense, net										1,733,000	11,645,000	20,425,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										0	0	0
Transaction costs										0	0	0
Impairment charges											0	0
Depreciation and amortization										31,447,000	25,529,000	22,163,000
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										172,382,000	145,301,000	124,156,000
Equity in income from joint ventures										0	0	0
Gain on sale or acquisition, net										0
Gain on previously held equity interest										0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										172,382,000
Income from continuing operations										172,382,000	145,301,000	124,156,000
Income tax benefit										0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable												0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable												(3,755,000)
Income from discontinued operations										638,000	(2,000)	1,888,000
Impairment charges												0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff												0
Gain (loss) on sale or acquisition of real estate										0	282,000	19,530,000
Net income (loss)											145,581,000	141,819,000
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests											0	0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties										173,020,000	145,581,000	141,819,000
Preferred dividend requirements										0	0	0
Preferred share redemption costs											0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										173,020,000	145,581,000	141,819,000
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										173,120,000	145,504,000	143,470,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental revenue										95,374,000	93,882,000	92,924,000
Tenant reimbursements										16,548,000	16,925,000	16,187,000
Other income										1,605,000	648,000	272,000
Mortgage and other financing income										3,951,000	3,394,000	459,000
Intercompany fee income										0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										386,000	353,000	2,365,000
Total revenue										117,864,000	115,202,000	112,207,000
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										0	0	0
Property operating expense										19,410,000	20,055,000	20,176,000
Intercompany fee expense										2,629,000	2,706,000	2,726,000
Other expense										658,000	1,378,000	1,592,000
General and administrative expense										9,001,000	8,615,000	7,682,000
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										5,978,000	150,000	1,877,000
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										0
Interest expense, net										23,467,000	29,771,000	30,801,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										18,234,000	17,320,000	19,030,000
Transaction costs										142,000	0	324,000
Impairment charges											3,074,000	2,531,000
Depreciation and amortization										21,406,000	20,130,000	19,750,000
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										16,939,000	12,003,000	5,718,000
Equity in income from joint ventures										893,000	489,000	42,000
Gain on sale or acquisition, net										3,167,000
Gain on previously held equity interest										0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										20,999,000
Income from continuing operations										35,663,000	12,492,000	5,760,000
Income tax benefit										14,664,000
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable												0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable												0
Income from discontinued operations										(305,000)	622,000	1,391,000
Impairment charges											(20,835,000)	(33,525,000)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff												(4,121,000)
Gain (loss) on sale or acquisition of real estate										4,256,000	(309,000)	15,000
Net income (loss)											(8,030,000)	(30,480,000)
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests											(108,000)	(38,000)
Net income attributable to EPR Properties										39,614,000	(8,138,000)	(30,518,000)
Preferred dividend requirements										0	0	0
Preferred share redemption costs											0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										39,614,000	(8,138,000)	(30,518,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										38,692,000	(7,054,000)	(28,897,000)
Consolidated Elimination [Member]
Rental revenue										0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements										0	0	0
Other income										0	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income										0	0	0
Intercompany fee income										(2,629,000)	(2,706,000)	(2,726,000)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										(18,234,000)	(17,320,000)	(19,030,000)
Total revenue										(20,863,000)	(20,026,000)	(21,756,000)
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										(212,634,000)	(137,443,000)	(111,301,000)
Property operating expense										0	0	0
Intercompany fee expense										(2,629,000)	(2,706,000)	(2,726,000)
Other expense										0	0	0
General and administrative expense										0	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										0
Interest expense, net										0	0	0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										(18,234,000)	(17,320,000)	(19,030,000)
Transaction costs										0	0	0
Impairment charges											0	0
Depreciation and amortization										0	0	0
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										(212,634,000)	(137,443,000)	(111,301,000)
Equity in income from joint ventures										0	0	0
Gain on sale or acquisition, net										0
Gain on previously held equity interest										0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										(212,634,000)
Income from continuing operations										(212,634,000)	(137,443,000)	(111,301,000)
Income tax benefit										0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable												(3,755,000)
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable												3,755,000
Income from discontinued operations										0	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff												0
Gain (loss) on sale or acquisition of real estate										0	0	0
Net income (loss)											(137,443,000)	(111,301,000)
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests											0	0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties										(212,634,000)	(137,443,000)	(111,301,000)
Preferred dividend requirements										0	0	0
Preferred share redemption costs											0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										(212,634,000)	(137,443,000)	(111,301,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										$ (211,812,000)	$ (138,450,000)	$ (114,573,000)