Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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	250,152	231,439	196,101
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	250,152	231,439	196,101
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	143	2,681	11,343
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	250,295	234,120	207,444
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(85,205)	(123,497)	(73,188)
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate	12,055	797	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	(1,607)	(1,800)
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	5,725	0	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(93,877)	(60,568)	(113,823)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	76,256	1,900	0
Investment in promissory notes receivable	(4,387)	(1,278)	0
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Notes Receivable	1,750	1,027	0
Payments to Acquire Lease Receivables	0	3,262	0
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	46,092	0	4,494
Additions to properties under development	(334,635)	(197,271)	(113,599)
Investment in intercompany notes payable		0	0
Advances to subsidiaries, net	0	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations	(376,226)	(383,759)	(297,916)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations	0	47,301	42,133
Net cash used by investing activities	(376,226)	(336,458)	(255,783)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	379,000	646,000	871,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(310,253)	(552,468)	(658,571)
Deferred financing fees paid	(814)	(8,133)	(5,800)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	264,158	220,785	231
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares	0	0	120,567
Redemption of preferred shares	0	0	(115,013)
Impact of stock option exercises, net	50	947	(1,987)
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(2,892)	(3,246)	(3,232)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(207,637)	(197,924)	(162,775)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	(25)	(5,790)	(189)
Net cash provided by financing activities	121,587	100,171	44,231
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(278)	(539)	147
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(4,622)	(2,706)	(3,961)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	7,958	10,664	14,625
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	3,336	7,958	10,664
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	3,124	2,629	2,706
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	17,848	16,967
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	(60,684)	(44,752)	(19,940)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	(57,560)	(24,275)	(267)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	(57,560)	(24,275)	(267)
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(438)	(1,358)	(422)
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		(1,607)	(1,800)
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	0	(11,797)	0
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	0	0
Investment in promissory notes receivable	0	0
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Notes Receivable	0	117
Payments to Acquire Lease Receivables		0
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	0		0
Additions to properties under development	(821)	(18)	0
Investment in intercompany notes payable		103,104	(3,074)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	(16,206)	(380,190)	(416,859)
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations		(291,749)	(422,155)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations		0	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(17,465)	(291,749)	(422,155)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	20,000	300,000	590,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	0	0	0
Deferred financing fees paid	(337)	(5,620)	(5,770)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	264,158	220,785	231
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares			120,567
Redemption of preferred shares			(115,013)
Impact of stock option exercises, net	50	947	(1,987)
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(2,892)	(3,246)	(3,232)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(207,637)	(197,924)	(162,775)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	0	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	73,342	314,942	422,021
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,683)	(1,082)	(401)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	449	1,531	1,932
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	(1,234)	449	1,531
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	241,750	210,189	163,357
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	241,750	210,189	163,357
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	47	286	1,036
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	241,797	210,475	164,393
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(58,816)	(112,195)	(67,911)
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate	404	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		0	0
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(26,716)	(46,402)	(90,975)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	(76,256)	202
Investment in promissory notes receivable	(721)	(1,278)
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Notes Receivable	0	0
Payments to Acquire Lease Receivables		3,262
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	46,092		4,494
Additions to properties under development	(315,843)	(189,764)	(99,924)
Investment in intercompany notes payable		0	0
Advances to subsidiaries, net	(25,232)	253,296	452,015
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations		(99,403)	197,699
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations		0	282
Net cash used by investing activities	(304,576)	(99,403)	197,981
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	359,000	346,000	281,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(297,000)	(451,818)	(643,943)
Deferred financing fees paid	(275)	(2,494)	(6)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	0	0	0
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares			0
Redemption of preferred shares			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
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	(25)	(1,753)	(189)
Net cash provided by financing activities	61,700	(110,065)	(363,138)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	39	(13)	(5)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,040)	994	(769)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	1,826	832	1,601
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	786	1,826	832
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	(3,124)	(2,629)	(2,706)
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	(17,848)	(16,967)
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	69,086	66,002	52,684
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	65,962	45,525	33,011
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	96	2,395	10,307
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	66,058	47,920	43,318
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(25,951)	(9,944)	(4,855)
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate	11,651	797
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		0	0
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	(5,725)
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(67,161)	(2,369)	(22,848)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	0	1,698
Investment in promissory notes receivable	(3,666)	0
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Notes Receivable	1,750	910
Payments to Acquire Lease Receivables		0
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	0		0
Additions to properties under development	(17,971)	(7,489)	(13,675)
Investment in intercompany notes payable		(103,104)	3,074
Advances to subsidiaries, net	41,438	126,894	(35,156)
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations		7,393	(73,460)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations		47,301	41,851
Net cash used by investing activities	(54,185)	54,694	(31,609)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	0	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	(13,253)	(100,650)	(14,628)
Deferred financing fees paid	(202)	(19)	(24)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	0	0	0
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares			0
Redemption of preferred shares			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
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	0	(4,037)	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	(13,455)	(104,706)	(14,652)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(317)	(526)	152
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,899)	(2,618)	(2,791)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	5,683	8,301	11,092
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$ 3,784	$ 5,683	$ 8,301