Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Rental revenue	$ 119,469	$ 96,055	$ 226,506	$ 189,833
Tenant reimbursements	3,941	3,891	7,690	7,756
Other income	1,304	2,126	1,996	3,336
Mortgage and other financing income	23,068	15,961	40,702	35,876
Total revenue	147,782	118,033	276,894	236,801
Property operating expense	6,072	5,580	12,422	11,061
Other expense	0	0	0	5
General and administrative expense	10,660	9,000	21,717	18,218
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	9	339	14	891
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt	(977)	0	(977)	0
Interest expense, net	32,967	22,756	63,659	46,045
Transaction costs	218	1,490	275	1,934
Impairment charges	10,195	0	10,195	0
Depreciation and amortization	33,148	25,666	61,225	51,621
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	55,490	53,202	108,364	107,026
Equity in income from joint ventures	59	86	51	298
Gain on sale of real estate	25,461	2,270	27,465	2,270
Income before income taxes	81,010	55,558	135,880	109,594
Income tax expense	(475)	(423)	(1,429)	(279)
Net income	80,535	55,135	134,451	109,315
Preferred dividend requirements	(5,952)	(5,952)	(11,904)	(11,904)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 74,583	$ 49,183	$ 122,547	$ 97,411
Basic earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 0.77	$ 1.79	$ 1.54
Diluted earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 0.77	$ 1.78	$ 1.54
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	73,159	63,592	68,621	63,128
Diluted (in shares)	73,225	63,678	68,689	63,213