Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 21, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Intercompany fee income (expense)		$ 0	$ 0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable		0	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities		69,077	57,063
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations		69,077	57,063
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations		0	455
Net cash provided by operating activities		69,077	57,518
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets		(36,907)	(49,207)
Proceeds from sale of real estate		1,920	43,790
Investment in mortgage notes receivable		(53,659)	(18,698)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown		19,496	148
Additions to properties under development		(61,765)	(69,195)
Advances to subsidiaries, net		0	0
Net cash used by investing activities		(130,915)	(93,162)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities		162,000	453,914
Principal payments on long-term debt		(148,586)	(251,100)
Deferred financing fees paid		(36)	(2,878)
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities		(472)	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	$ 125,000	125,199	123
Impact of stock option exercises, net		(635)	(33)
Purchase of common shares for treasury		(4,208)	(8,222)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(64,823)	(56,796)
Net cash provided by financing activities		68,439	135,008
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		96	(494)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		6,697	98,870
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		4,283	3,336
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		10,980	102,206
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)		653	689
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable		0	111
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities		(31,258)	(33,933)
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations			(33,133)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations			0
Net cash provided by operating activities		(30,605)	(33,133)
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets		(66)	(86)
Proceeds from sale of real estate		0	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable		0	0
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown		0	0
Additions to properties under development		0	0
Advances to subsidiaries, net		(39,404)	(100,872)
Net cash used by investing activities		(39,470)	(100,958)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities		162,000	298,914
Principal payments on long-term debt		(141,000)	0
Deferred financing fees paid		(28)	(2,884)
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities		0
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares		125,199	123
Impact of stock option exercises, net		(635)	(33)
Purchase of common shares for treasury		(4,208)	(8,222)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(64,823)	(56,796)
Net cash provided by financing activities		76,505	231,102
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		6,430	97,011
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		1,089	(1,234)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		7,519	95,777
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)		0	0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable		2,336	2,391
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities		82,581	74,509
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations			76,900
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations			455
Net cash provided by operating activities		84,917	77,355
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets		(36,771)	(49,116)
Proceeds from sale of real estate		0	42,709
Investment in mortgage notes receivable		(53,659)	(3,121)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown		176	148
Additions to properties under development		(53,161)	(64,729)
Advances to subsidiaries, net		58,516	90,515
Net cash used by investing activities		(84,899)	16,406
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities		0	155,000
Principal payments on long-term debt		0	(248,181)
Deferred financing fees paid		0	6
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities		0
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares		0	0
Impact of stock option exercises, net		0	0
Purchase of common shares for treasury		0	0
Dividends paid to shareholders		0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities		0	(93,175)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0	(15)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		18	571
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		735	840
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		753	1,411
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)		(653)	(689)
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable		(2,336)	(2,502)
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities		17,754	16,487
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations			13,296
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations			0
Net cash provided by operating activities		14,765	13,296
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets		(70)	(5)
Proceeds from sale of real estate		1,920	1,081
Investment in mortgage notes receivable		0	(15,577)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown		19,320	0
Additions to properties under development		(8,604)	(4,466)
Advances to subsidiaries, net		(19,112)	10,357
Net cash used by investing activities		(6,546)	(8,610)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities		0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt		(7,586)	(2,919)
Deferred financing fees paid		(8)	0
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities		(472)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares		0	0
Impact of stock option exercises, net		0	0
Purchase of common shares for treasury		0	0
Dividends paid to shareholders		0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities		(8,066)	(2,919)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		96	(479)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		249	1,288
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		2,459	3,730
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		$ 2,708	$ 5,018