Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Rental properties, net	$ 3,331,781	$ 3,025,199
Land held for development	22,530	23,610
Property under development	301,605	378,920
Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable	424,875	423,780
Investment in a direct financing lease, net	188,386	190,880
Investment in joint ventures	5,955	6,168
Cash and cash equivalents	8,462	4,283	$ 6,146	$ 3,336
Restricted cash	16,614	10,578
Accounts receivable, net	62,061	59,101
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	97,955	94,751
Total assets	4,460,224	4,217,270
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	91,130	92,178
Dividends payable	26,312	24,352
Unearned rents and interest	49,798	44,952
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Debt	2,098,265	1,981,920
Total liabilities	2,265,505	2,143,402
Total equity	2,194,719	2,073,868
Total liabilities and equity	4,460,224	4,217,270
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental properties, net	0	0
Land held for development	0	0
Property under development	25	0
Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable	0	0
Investment in a direct financing lease, net	0	0
Investment in joint ventures	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	4,574	1,089	711	(1,234)
Restricted cash	460	475
Accounts receivable, net	424	285
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	4,099,500	3,825,897
Other assets	23,234	23,053
Total assets	4,128,217	3,850,799
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	51,919	49,671
Dividends payable	26,312	24,352
Unearned rents and interest	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Debt	1,855,267	1,702,908
Total liabilities	1,933,498	1,776,931
Total equity	2,194,719	2,073,868
Total liabilities and equity	4,128,217	3,850,799
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental properties, net	2,851,873	2,546,267
Land held for development	1,258	1,258
Property under development	258,473	324,360
Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable	422,175	400,935
Investment in a direct financing lease, net	188,386	190,880
Investment in joint ventures	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	927	946	2,349	1,837
Restricted cash	14,640	8,571
Accounts receivable, net	51,356	47,921
Intercompany notes receivable	175,757	175,757
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	20,920	10,607
Total assets	3,985,765	3,707,502
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	35,930	39,033
Dividends payable	0	0
Unearned rents and interest	49,040	44,012
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Debt	0	24,742
Total liabilities	84,970	107,787
Total equity	3,900,795	3,599,715
Total liabilities and equity	3,985,765	3,707,502
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental properties, net	479,908	478,932
Land held for development	21,272	22,352
Property under development	43,107	54,560
Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable	2,700	22,845
Investment in a direct financing lease, net	0	0
Investment in joint ventures	5,955	6,168
Cash and cash equivalents	2,961	2,248	$ 3,086	$ 2,733
Restricted cash	1,514	1,532
Accounts receivable, net	10,281	10,895
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	53,801	61,091
Total assets	621,499	660,623
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	3,281	3,474
Dividends payable	0	0
Unearned rents and interest	758	940
Intercompany notes payable	175,757	175,757
Debt	242,998	254,270
Total liabilities	422,794	434,441
Total equity	198,705	226,182
Total liabilities and equity	621,499	660,623
Consolidated Elimination [Member]
Rental properties, net	0	0
Land held for development	0	0
Property under development	0	0
Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable	0	0
Investment in a direct financing lease, net	0	0
Investment in joint ventures	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Intercompany notes receivable	(175,757)	(175,757)
Investments in subsidiaries	(4,099,500)	(3,825,897)
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(4,275,257)	(4,001,654)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0	0
Dividends payable	0	0
Unearned rents and interest	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	(175,757)	(175,757)
Debt	0	0
Total liabilities	(175,757)	(175,757)
Total equity	(4,099,500)	(3,825,897)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (4,275,257)	$ (4,001,654)