Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Rental revenue	$ 93,778	$ 76,740
Tenant reimbursements	3,865	4,303
Other income	1,210	550
Mortgage and other financing income	19,915	17,843
Intercompany fee income	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Total revenue	118,768	99,436
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0
Property operating expense	5,481	6,357
Intercompany fee expense	0	0
Other expense	5	102
General and administrative expense	9,218	7,682
Retirement severance expense	0	18,578
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	552	0
Interest expense, net	23,289	18,587
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0
Transaction costs	444	1,606
Depreciation and amortization	25,955	19,355
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	53,824	27,169
Equity in income from joint ventures	212	164
Gain on sale of real estate	0	23,924
Income before income taxes	54,036	51,257
Income tax benefit (expense)	144	(8,426)
Income from continuing operations	54,180	42,831
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	(10)
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	54,180	42,821
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(5,952)	(5,952)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	48,228	36,869
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	52,266	38,966
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental revenue	0	0
Tenant reimbursements	0	0
Other income	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income	212	212
Intercompany fee income	653	689
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	111
Total revenue	865	1,012
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	76,787	78,995
Property operating expense	0	0
Intercompany fee expense	0	0
Other expense	0	0
General and administrative expense	0	0
Retirement severance expense		18,578
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0
Interest expense, net	22,190	16,360
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0
Transaction costs	443	1,354
Depreciation and amortization	443	390
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	54,576	43,325
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate		0
Income before income taxes	54,576	43,325
Income tax benefit (expense)	396	(504)
Income from continuing operations		42,821
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	54,180	42,821
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(5,952)	(5,952)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	48,228	36,869
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	52,266	38,966
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental revenue	74,001	57,810
Tenant reimbursements	1,349	1,410
Other income	491	2
Mortgage and other financing income	16,019	15,128
Intercompany fee income	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	2,336	2,391
Total revenue	94,196	76,741
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0
Property operating expense	2,570	3,153
Intercompany fee expense	0	0
Other expense	0	0
General and administrative expense	7,178	5,781
Retirement severance expense		0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0
Interest expense, net	(1,833)	287
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0
Transaction costs	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	21,391	14,940
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	64,890	52,580
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate		23,748
Income before income taxes	64,890	76,328
Income tax benefit (expense)	0	0
Income from continuing operations		76,328
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(10)
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	64,890	76,318
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	64,890	76,318
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	64,890	76,271
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental revenue	19,777	18,930
Tenant reimbursements	2,516	2,893
Other income	719	548
Mortgage and other financing income	3,684	2,503
Intercompany fee income	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Total revenue	26,696	24,874
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0
Property operating expense	2,911	3,204
Intercompany fee expense	653	689
Other expense	5	102
General and administrative expense	2,040	1,901
Retirement severance expense		0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	552
Interest expense, net	2,932	1,940
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	2,336	2,502
Transaction costs	1	252
Depreciation and amortization	4,121	4,025
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	11,145	10,259
Equity in income from joint ventures	212	164
Gain on sale of real estate		176
Income before income taxes	11,357	10,599
Income tax benefit (expense)	(540)	(7,922)
Income from continuing operations		2,677
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	11,897	2,677
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	11,897	2,677
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	13,526	(72)
Consolidated Elimination [Member]
Rental revenue	0	0
Tenant reimbursements	0	0
Other income	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income	0	0
Intercompany fee income	(653)	(689)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	(2,336)	(2,502)
Total revenue	(2,989)	(3,191)
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	(76,787)	(78,995)
Property operating expense	0	0
Intercompany fee expense	(653)	(689)
Other expense	0	0
General and administrative expense	0	0
Retirement severance expense		0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0
Interest expense, net	0	0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	(2,336)	(2,502)
Transaction costs	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	(76,787)	(78,995)
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate		0
Income before income taxes	(76,787)	(78,995)
Income tax benefit (expense)	0	0
Income from continuing operations		(78,995)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	(76,787)	(78,995)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	(76,787)	(78,995)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (78,416)	$ (76,199)