Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Rental revenue	$ 140,905	$ 126,561	$ 410,848	$ 360,757
Other income	365	522	1,641	2,518
Mortgage and other financing income	35,139	24,314	121,755	65,016
Total revenue	176,409	151,397	534,244	428,291
Property operating expense	6,968	6,340	21,866	18,762
Other expense	118	0	118	0
General and administrative expense	11,424	12,070	36,724	33,787
Litigation settlement expense	0	0	2,090	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0	1,477	31,958	1,491
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	977
Interest expense, net	33,576	34,194	101,992	97,853
Transaction costs	1,101	113	2,115	388
Impairment charges	0	0	16,548	10,195
Depreciation and amortization	38,623	34,694	113,889	95,919
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	84,599	62,509	206,944	170,873
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	20	35	(17)	86
Gain on sale of real estate	2,215	997	2,688	28,462
gain on sale of investment in direct financing leases	5,514	0	5,514	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	92,348	63,541	215,129	199,421
Income tax expense	(515)	(587)	(2,177)	(2,016)
Net income	91,833	62,954	212,952	197,405
Preferred dividend requirements	(6,036)	(5,951)	(18,108)	(17,855)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 85,797	$ 57,003	$ 194,844	$ 179,550
Basic earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 0.77	$ 2.62	$ 2.55
Diluted earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15	$ 0.77	$ 2.62	$ 2.55
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	74,345	73,663	74,274	70,320
Diluted (in shares)	74,404	73,724	74,316	70,385