Document and Entity Information Document - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 25, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
City Area Code	(816)
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Document Transition Report	false
Document Annual Report	true
Entity Registrant Name	EPR PROPERTIES
Entity Central Index Key	0001045450
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Entity File Number	001-13561
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 5,861,367,233
Entity Tax Identification Number	43-1790877
Entity Address, Address Line One	909 Walnut Street,
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 200
Entity Address, City or Town	Kansas City,
Entity Address, State or Province	MO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	64106
Local Phone Number	472-1700
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		78,581,140
Series C Preferred Shares [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	5.75% Series C cumulative convertible preferred shares, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	EPR PrC
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Series E Preferred Shares [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	9.00% Series E cumulative convertible preferred shares, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	EPR PrE
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Series G Preferred Stock [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	5.75% Series G cumulative redeemable preferred shares, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	EPR PrG
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Common Stock [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common shares, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	EPR
Security Exchange Name	NYSE