Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Rental revenue	$ 77,860	$ 69,918	$ 154,600	$ 136,349
Tenant reimbursements	3,965	4,281	8,268	8,869
Other income	1,148	187	1,698	361
Mortgage and other financing income	18,285	17,401	36,128	36,064
Intercompany fee income	0	0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0	0	0
Total revenue	101,258	91,787	200,694	181,643
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0	0	0
Property operating expense	5,770	5,539	12,127	11,988
Intercompany fee expense	0	0	0	0
Other expense	210	219	312	318
General and administrative expense	7,756	7,079	15,438	14,541
Retirement severance expense	0	0	18,578	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing	243	0	243	0
Interest expense, net	20,007	20,555	38,594	40,453
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0	0	0
Transaction costs	4,429	756	6,035	952
Depreciation and amortization	21,849	16,002	41,204	31,329
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	40,994	41,637	68,163	82,062
Equity in income from joint ventures	198	267	362	578
gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease	0	220	0	220
Gain on sale of real estate	0	0	23,924	330
Income before income taxes	41,192	42,124	92,449	83,190
Income tax expense (benefit)	(7,506)	1,360	920	2,285
Income from continuing operations	48,698	40,764	91,529	80,905
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	68	(4)	58	11
Transaction (costs) benefit	0	0	0	3,376
Net income	48,766	40,760	91,587	84,292
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	48,766	40,760	91,587	84,292
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(5,952)	(5,952)	(11,904)	(11,904)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	42,814	34,808	79,683	72,388
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	48,344	39,856	87,311	81,324
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental revenue	0	0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements	0	0	0	0
Other income	0	107	0	280
Mortgage and other financing income	212	187	424	374
Intercompany fee income	708	799	1,397	1,579
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0	111	0
Total revenue	920	1,093	1,932	2,233
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	73,172	55,831	152,312	114,296
Property operating expense	0	0	0	(1)
Intercompany fee expense	0	0	0	0
Other expense	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expense	0	0	0	0
Retirement severance expense			18,578
Costs associated with loan refinancing	243		243
Interest expense, net	19,824	15,746	36,184	31,435
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0	0	0
Transaction costs	4,238	0	5,736	0
Depreciation and amortization	386	274	778	550
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	49,401	40,904	92,725	84,545
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	0	0	0
gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease		0		0
Gain on sale of real estate			0	0
Income before income taxes	49,401	40,904	92,725	84,545
Income tax expense (benefit)	635	144	1,138	253
Income from continuing operations	48,766	40,760	91,587	84,292
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0
Transaction (costs) benefit				0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	48,766	40,760	91,587	84,292
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(5,952)	(5,952)	(11,904)	(11,904)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	42,814	34,808	79,683	72,388
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	48,344	39,856	87,311	81,324
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental revenue	56,273	47,819	111,017	94,304
Tenant reimbursements	1,265	1,222	2,674	2,553
Other income	1	0	2	1
Mortgage and other financing income	15,175	15,900	30,304	33,083
Intercompany fee income	0	0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	2,558	0	4,949	0
Total revenue	75,272	64,941	148,946	129,941
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0	0	0
Property operating expense	2,759	2,272	5,904	5,064
Intercompany fee expense	0	0	0	0
Other expense	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expense	5,612	4,673	11,163	9,668
Retirement severance expense			0
Costs associated with loan refinancing	0		0
Interest expense, net	(2,667)	(220)	(3,347)	(192)
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0	0	0
Transaction costs	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	16,845	10,861	31,176	21,633
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	52,723	47,355	104,050	93,768
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	0	0	0
gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease		220		220
Gain on sale of real estate			23,748	0
Income before income taxes	52,723	47,575	127,798	93,988
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations	52,723	47,575	127,798	93,988
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	68	(4)	58	(7)
Transaction (costs) benefit				3,376
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	52,791	47,571	127,856	97,357
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	52,791	47,571	127,856	97,357
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	52,790	47,571	127,808	97,500
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental revenue	21,587	22,099	43,583	42,045
Tenant reimbursements	2,700	3,059	5,594	6,316
Other income	1,147	80	1,696	80
Mortgage and other financing income	2,898	1,314	5,400	2,607
Intercompany fee income	0	0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	6,043	0	13,106
Total revenue	28,332	32,595	56,273	64,154
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0	0	0
Property operating expense	3,011	3,267	6,223	6,925
Intercompany fee expense	708	799	1,397	1,579
Other expense	210	219	312	318
General and administrative expense	2,144	2,406	4,275	4,873
Retirement severance expense			0
Costs associated with loan refinancing	0		0
Interest expense, net	2,850	5,029	5,757	9,210
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	2,558	6,043	5,060	13,106
Transaction costs	191	756	299	952
Depreciation and amortization	4,618	4,867	9,250	9,146
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	12,042	9,209	23,700	18,045
Equity in income from joint ventures	198	267	362	578
gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease		0		0
Gain on sale of real estate			176	330
Income before income taxes	12,240	9,476	24,238	18,953
Income tax expense (benefit)	(8,141)	1,216	(218)	2,032
Income from continuing operations	20,381	8,260	24,456	16,921
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0	0	18
Transaction (costs) benefit				0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	20,381	8,260	24,456	16,939
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	20,381	8,260	24,456	16,939
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	19,803	8,341	21,129	14,977
Consolidated Elimination [Member]
Rental revenue	0	0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements	0	0	0	0
Other income	0	0	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income	0	0	0	0
Intercompany fee income	(708)	(799)	(1,397)	(1,579)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	(2,558)	(6,043)	(5,060)	(13,106)
Total revenue	(3,266)	(6,842)	(6,457)	(14,685)
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	(73,172)	(55,831)	(152,312)	(114,296)
Property operating expense	0	0	0	0
Intercompany fee expense	(708)	(799)	(1,397)	(1,579)
Other expense	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expense	0	0	0	0
Retirement severance expense			0
Costs associated with loan refinancing	0		0
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	(2,558)	(6,043)	(5,060)	(13,106)
Transaction costs	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	(73,172)	(55,831)	(152,312)	(114,296)
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	0	0	0
gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease		0		0
Gain on sale of real estate			0	0
Income before income taxes	(73,172)	(55,831)	(152,312)	(114,296)
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations	(73,172)	(55,831)	(152,312)	(114,296)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0
Transaction (costs) benefit				0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	(73,172)	(55,831)	(152,312)	(114,296)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	(73,172)	(55,831)	(152,312)	(114,296)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (72,593)	$ (55,912)	$ (148,937)	$ (112,477)