Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Intercompany fee income (expense)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	231,439	196,101	185,668
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	231,439	196,101	185,668
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	2,681	11,343	10,248
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	234,120	207,444	195,916
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(123,497)	(73,188)	(53,175)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	797	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,607)	(1,800)	(3,970)
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(60,568)	(113,823)	(19,688)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	1,900	0	0
Investment in promissory notes receivable	(1,278)	0	0
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Notes Receivable	1,027	0	0
Investment in direct financing leases, net	(3,262)	0	(2,113)
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	0	4,494	0
Additions to properties under development	(197,271)	(113,599)	(57,926)
Investment in intercompany notes payable	0	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries, net	0	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations	(383,759)	(297,916)	(136,872)
Net cash used by other investing activities of discontinued operations	0	0	(58)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations	47,301	42,133	226,612
Net cash used by investing activities	(336,458)	(255,783)	89,682
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	646,000	871,000	387,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(552,468)	(658,571)	(425,859)
Deferred financing fees paid	(8,133)	(5,800)	(3,731)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	(5,790)	(189)	(117)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	220,785	231	253
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares	0	120,567	0
Redemption of preferred shares	0	(115,013)	(80,030)
Impact of stock option exercises, net	947	(1,987)	966
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(3,246)	(3,232)	(3,070)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(197,924)	(162,775)	(157,844)
Net cash provided by financing activities	100,171	44,231	(282,432)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(539)	147	(317)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,706)	(3,961)	2,849
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	10,664	14,625	11,776
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	7,958	10,664	14,625
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	2,629	2,706	2,726
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	17,848	16,967	16,665
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	(38,183)	(19,940)	(12,924)
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	(17,706)	(267)	6,467
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	(17,706)	(267)	6,467
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(1,358)	(422)	(603)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,607)	(1,800)	(2,773)
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	11,797	0	0
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	0
Investment in promissory notes receivable	0
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Notes Receivable	117
Investment in direct financing leases, net	0		0
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables		0
Additions to properties under development	(18)	0	0
Investment in intercompany notes payable	103,104	(3,074)	127,111
Advances to subsidiaries, net	(386,759)	(416,859)	108,495
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations	(298,318)	(422,155)	232,230
Net cash used by other investing activities of discontinued operations			0
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations	0	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(298,318)	(422,155)	232,230
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	300,000	590,000	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	0	0	0
Deferred financing fees paid	(5,620)	(5,770)	(396)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	0		0
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	220,785	231	253
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares		120,567
Redemption of preferred shares		115,013	80,030
Impact of stock option exercises, net	947	(1,987)	966
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(3,246)	(3,232)	(3,070)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(197,924)	(162,775)	(157,844)
Net cash provided by financing activities	314,942	422,021	(240,121)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,082)	(401)	(1,424)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	1,531	1,932	3,356
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	449	1,531	1,932
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	0	0	0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	197,152	164,505	143,020
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	197,152	164,505	143,020
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	286	1,036	7,947
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	197,438	165,541	150,967
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(94,119)	(67,890)	(46,822)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	46,402	(90,975)	(18,391)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	(202)
Investment in promissory notes receivable	1,278
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Notes Receivable	0
Investment in direct financing leases, net	(3,262)		2,113
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables		(4,494)
Additions to properties under development	(189,736)	(99,924)	(53,355)
Investment in intercompany notes payable	0	0	(132,074)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	188,458	445,612	(172,843)
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations	(146,137)	191,317	(425,598)
Net cash used by other investing activities of discontinued operations			(58)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations	0	282	205,936
Net cash used by investing activities	(146,137)	191,599	(219,720)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	346,000	281,000	387,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(394,740)	(638,684)	(315,324)
Deferred financing fees paid	(2,494)	(6)	(3,330)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	0	(37)	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	0	0	0
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares		0
Redemption of preferred shares		0	0
Impact of stock option exercises, net	0	0	0
Purchase of common shares for treasury	0	0	0
Dividends paid to shareholders	0	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	(51,234)	(357,727)	68,346
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(13)	(5)	(166)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	54	(592)	(573)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	651	1,243	1,816
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	705	651	1,243
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	(2,629)	(2,706)	(2,726)
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	(17,848)	(16,967)	(16,665)
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	72,470	51,536	55,572
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	51,993	31,863	36,181
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	2,395	10,307	2,301
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	54,388	42,170	38,482
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(28,020)	(4,876)	(5,750)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	797
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0	(1,197)
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	2,369	(22,848)	(1,297)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	(1,698)
Investment in promissory notes receivable	0
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Notes Receivable	910
Investment in direct financing leases, net	0		0
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables		0
Additions to properties under development	(7,517)	(13,675)	(4,571)
Investment in intercompany notes payable	(103,104)	3,074	4,963
Advances to subsidiaries, net	198,301	(28,753)	64,348
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations	60,696	(67,078)	56,496
Net cash used by other investing activities of discontinued operations			0
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations	47,301	41,851	20,676
Net cash used by investing activities	107,997	(25,227)	77,172
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	0	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	(157,728)	(19,887)	(110,535)
Deferred financing fees paid	(19)	(24)	(5)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	(5,790)	(152)	(117)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	0	0	0
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares		0
Redemption of preferred shares		0	0
Impact of stock option exercises, net	0	0	0
Purchase of common shares for treasury	0	0	0
Dividends paid to shareholders	0	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	(163,537)	(20,063)	(110,657)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(526)	152	(151)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,678)	(2,968)	4,846
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	8,482	11,450	6,604
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$ 6,804	$ 8,482	$ 11,450