Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 21, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Intercompany fee income (expense)		$ 0	$ 0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable		0	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities		152,532	119,881
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations		152,532	119,881
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations		0	526
Net cash provided by operating activities		152,532	120,407
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets		(138,788)	(93,221)
Proceeds from sale of real estate		13,129	43,790
Investment in mortgage notes receivable		(65,508)	(35,589)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown		63,685	308
Proceeds from sale of infrastructure related to issuance of revenue bonds		43,462	0
Proceeds from insurance recovery		2,211	0
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables		825	4,741
Additions to properties under development		(187,216)	(206,955)
Advances to subsidiaries, net		0	0
Net cash used by investing activities		(268,200)	(286,926)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities		318,000	558,914
Principal payments on long-term debt		(203,116)	(259,659)
Deferred financing fees paid		(169)	(6,854)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)		(472)	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	$ 125,000	142,279	240
Impact of stock option exercises, net		(717)	(35)
Purchase of common shares for treasury		(4,208)	(8,223)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(131,701)	(114,600)
Net cash provided by financing activities		119,896	169,783
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(49)	(454)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		4,179	2,810
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		4,283	3,336
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		8,462	6,146
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)		1,341	1,397
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable		0	111
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities		(43,623)	(52,121)
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations			(50,613)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations			0
Net cash provided by operating activities		(42,282)	(50,613)
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets		(107)	(280)
Proceeds from sale of real estate		0	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable		0	0
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown		0	0
Proceeds from sale of infrastructure related to issuance of revenue bonds		0
Proceeds from insurance recovery		0
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables		0	0
Additions to properties under development		(25)	(4)
Advances to subsidiaries, net		(110,593)	(216,606)
Net cash used by investing activities		(110,725)	(216,890)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities		318,000	403,914
Principal payments on long-term debt		(167,000)	(5,000)
Deferred financing fees paid		(161)	(6,848)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)		0
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares		142,279	240
Impact of stock option exercises, net		(717)	(35)
Purchase of common shares for treasury		(4,208)	(8,223)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(131,701)	(114,600)
Net cash provided by financing activities		156,492	269,448
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		3,485	1,945
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		1,089	(1,234)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		4,574	711
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)		0	0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable		4,789	4,949
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities		169,576	141,186
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations			146,135
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations			526
Net cash provided by operating activities		174,365	146,661
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets		(138,578)	(92,932)
Proceeds from sale of real estate		11,652	42,709
Investment in mortgage notes receivable		(65,508)	(5,541)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown		44,365	308
Proceeds from sale of infrastructure related to issuance of revenue bonds		43,462
Proceeds from insurance recovery		1,810
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables		825	4,741
Additions to properties under development		(184,213)	(196,096)
Advances to subsidiaries, net		136,555	195,583
Net cash used by investing activities		(149,630)	(51,228)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities		0	155,000
Principal payments on long-term debt		(24,754)	(249,898)
Deferred financing fees paid		0	(6)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)		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		(24,754)	(94,904)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0	(17)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(19)	512
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		946	1,837
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		927	2,349
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)		(1,341)	(1,397)
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable		(4,789)	(5,060)
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities		26,579	30,816
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations			24,359
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations			0
Net cash provided by operating activities		20,449	24,359
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets		(103)	(9)
Proceeds from sale of real estate		1,477	1,081
Investment in mortgage notes receivable		0	(30,048)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown		19,320	0
Proceeds from sale of infrastructure related to issuance of revenue bonds		0
Proceeds from insurance recovery		401
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables		0	0
Additions to properties under development		(2,978)	(10,855)
Advances to subsidiaries, net		(25,962)	21,023
Net cash used by investing activities		(7,845)	(18,808)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities		0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt		(11,362)	(4,761)
Deferred financing fees paid		(8)	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)		(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		(11,842)	(4,761)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(49)	(437)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		713	353
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		2,248	2,733
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		2,961	$ 3,086
Consolidated Elimination [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year		$ 0