Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Rental revenue										$ 399,589,000	$ 330,886,000	$ 286,673,000
Tenant reimbursements										15,595,000	16,320,000	17,663,000
Other income										9,039,000	3,629,000	1,009,000
Mortgage and other financing income										69,019,000	70,182,000	79,706,000
Intercompany fee income										0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										0	0	0
Total revenue		$ 130,831,000	$ 125,610,000	$ 118,033,000	$ 118,768,000	$ 111,988,000	$ 108,335,000	$ 101,258,000	$ 99,436,000	493,242,000	421,017,000	385,051,000
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										0	0	0
Property operating expense										22,602,000	23,433,000	24,897,000
Intercompany fee expense										0	0	0
Other expense										5,000	648,000	771,000
General and administrative expense										37,543,000	31,021,000	27,566,000
Retirement severance expense										0	18,578,000	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										905,000	270,000	301,000
Interest expense, net										97,144,000	79,915,000	81,270,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										0	0	0
Transaction costs										7,869,000	7,518,000	2,452,000
Provision for loan losses										0	0	3,777,000
Depreciation and amortization										107,573,000	89,617,000	66,739,000
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										219,601,000	170,017,000	177,278,000
Equity in income from joint ventures										619,000	969,000	1,273,000
Gain on sale of real estate	$ 0									5,315,000	23,829,000	1,209,000
Gain on previously held equity interest												220,000
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease										0	0	220,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										225,535,000	194,815,000	179,980,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)										(553,000)	(482,000)	(4,228,000)
Income from continuing operations										224,982,000	194,333,000	175,752,000
Income from discontinued operations										0	199,000	505,000
Transaction costs										0	0	3,376,000
Net income attributable to EPR Properties		58,141,000	57,526,000	55,135,000	54,180,000	52,750,000	50,195,000	48,766,000	42,821,000	224,982,000	194,532,000	179,633,000
Net income attributable to EPR Properties		$ 52,190,000	$ 51,575,000	$ 49,183,000	$ 48,228,000	$ 46,799,000	$ 44,244,000	$ 42,814,000	$ 36,869,000	224,982,000	194,532,000	179,633,000
Preferred dividend requirements										(23,806,000)	(23,806,000)	(23,807,000)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										201,176,000	170,726,000	155,826,000
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										227,094,000	187,588,000	175,006,000
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental revenue										0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements										0	0	0
Other income										0	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income										942,000	848,000	765,000
Intercompany fee income										2,684,000	2,717,000	3,124,000
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										0	111,000	0
Total revenue										3,626,000	3,676,000	3,889,000
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										328,328,000	298,657,000	241,921,000
Property operating expense										0	0	0
Intercompany fee expense										0	0	0
Other expense										0	0	0
General and administrative expense										0	0	0
Retirement severance expense											18,578,000
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										0	243,000	0
Interest expense, net										96,239,000	78,217,000	63,056,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										0	0	0
Transaction costs										7,766,000	7,182,000	1,319,000
Provision for loan losses												0
Depreciation and amortization										1,504,000	1,629,000	1,224,000
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										226,445,000	196,484,000	180,211,000
Equity in income from joint ventures										0	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate										0	0	0
Gain on previously held equity interest												0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										226,445,000	196,484,000	180,211,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)										(1,463,000)	(1,952,000)	(578,000)
Income from continuing operations											194,532,000	179,633,000
Income from discontinued operations											0	0
Transaction costs												0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties										224,982,000	194,532,000	179,633,000
Preferred dividend requirements										(23,806,000)	(23,806,000)	(23,807,000)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										201,176,000	170,726,000	155,826,000
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										227,094,000	187,588,000	175,006,000
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental revenue										345,945,000	275,105,000	228,847,000
Tenant reimbursements										5,455,000	5,243,000	5,103,000
Other income										6,168,000	3,000	1,000
Mortgage and other financing income										64,231,000	61,900,000	71,535,000
Intercompany fee income										0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										9,700,000	9,787,000	0
Total revenue										431,499,000	352,038,000	305,486,000
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										0	0	0
Property operating expense										10,905,000	11,280,000	11,422,000
Intercompany fee expense										0	0	0
Other expense										0	0	0
General and administrative expense										32,250,000	25,315,000	20,545,000
Retirement severance expense											0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										353,000	27,000	285,000
Interest expense, net										(8,189,000)	(8,115,000)	9,132,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										0	0	0
Transaction costs										0	0	54,000
Provision for loan losses												0
Depreciation and amortization										92,310,000	74,430,000	51,271,000
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										303,870,000	249,101,000	212,777,000
Equity in income from joint ventures										0	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate										5,315,000	23,653,000	0
Gain on previously held equity interest												220,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										309,185,000	272,754,000	212,997,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)										0	0	0
Income from continuing operations											272,754,000	212,997,000
Income from discontinued operations											199,000	487,000
Transaction costs												3,376,000
Net income attributable to EPR Properties										309,185,000	272,953,000	216,860,000
Preferred dividend requirements										0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										309,185,000	272,953,000	216,860,000
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										309,185,000	272,730,000	217,000,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental revenue										53,644,000	55,781,000	57,826,000
Tenant reimbursements										10,140,000	11,077,000	12,560,000
Other income										2,871,000	3,626,000	1,008,000
Mortgage and other financing income										3,846,000	7,434,000	7,406,000
Intercompany fee income										0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										0	0	23,509,000
Total revenue										70,501,000	77,918,000	102,309,000
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										0	0	0
Property operating expense										11,697,000	12,153,000	13,475,000
Intercompany fee expense										2,684,000	2,717,000	3,124,000
Other expense										5,000	648,000	771,000
General and administrative expense										5,293,000	5,706,000	7,021,000
Retirement severance expense											0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										552,000	0	16,000
Interest expense, net										9,094,000	9,813,000	9,082,000
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										9,700,000	9,898,000	23,509,000
Transaction costs										103,000	336,000	1,079,000
Provision for loan losses												3,777,000
Depreciation and amortization										13,759,000	13,558,000	14,244,000
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										17,614,000	23,089,000	26,211,000
Equity in income from joint ventures										619,000	969,000	1,273,000
Gain on sale of real estate										0	176,000	1,209,000
Gain on previously held equity interest												0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										18,233,000	24,234,000	28,693,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)										910,000	1,470,000	(3,650,000)
Income from continuing operations											25,704,000	25,043,000
Income from discontinued operations											0	18,000
Transaction costs												0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties										19,143,000	25,704,000	25,061,000
Preferred dividend requirements										0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										19,143,000	25,704,000	25,061,000
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										18,063,000	19,559,000	20,919,000
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Rental revenue										0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements										0	0	0
Other income										0	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income										0	0	0
Intercompany fee income										(2,684,000)	(2,717,000)	(3,124,000)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable										(9,700,000)	(9,898,000)	(23,509,000)
Total revenue										(12,384,000)	(12,615,000)	(26,633,000)
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings										(328,328,000)	(298,657,000)	(241,921,000)
Property operating expense										0	0	0
Intercompany fee expense										(2,684,000)	(2,717,000)	(3,124,000)
Other expense										0	0	0
General and administrative expense										0	0	0
Retirement severance expense											0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff										0	0	0
Interest expense, net										0	0	0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable										(9,700,000)	(9,898,000)	(23,509,000)
Transaction costs										0	0	0
Provision for loan losses												0
Depreciation and amortization										0	0	0
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items										(328,328,000)	(298,657,000)	(241,921,000)
Equity in income from joint ventures										0	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate										0	0	0
Gain on previously held equity interest												0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign										(328,328,000)	(298,657,000)	(241,921,000)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)										0	0	0
Income from continuing operations											(298,657,000)	(241,921,000)
Income from discontinued operations											0	0
Transaction costs												0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties										(328,328,000)	(298,657,000)	(241,921,000)
Preferred dividend requirements										0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties										(328,328,000)	(298,657,000)	(241,921,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties										$ (327,248,000)	$ (292,289,000)	$ (237,919,000)