Consolidated Statements Of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Rental revenue	$ 135,043	$ 140,292
Other income	7,573	344
Interest and Fee Income, Loans, Commercial and Residential, Real Estate	8,396	9,891
Total revenue	151,012	150,527
Property operating expense	13,093	15,551
Other expense	9,534	0
General and Administrative Expense	10,988	11,710
Severance Costs	0	420
Interest expense, net	34,753	33,963
Transaction costs	1,075	5,123
Financing Receivable, Credit Loss, Expense (Reversal)	1,192	0
Depreciation and amortization	43,810	36,002
Income before equity in (loss) income from joint ventures, other items and discontinued operations	36,567	47,758
Equity in loss from joint ventures	(420)	489
Gain on sale of real estate	220	(388)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	36,367	47,859
Income tax benefit (expense)	751	605
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	37,118	48,464
Income from discontinued operations before other items	0	10,169
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Real Estate, Discontinued Operations	0	6,716
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	0	16,885
Net income	37,118	65,349
Preferred dividend requirements	(6,034)	(6,034)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	31,084	59,315
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(16,495)	3,810
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	3,931	(7,498)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 24,554	$ 61,661
Basic earnings per share data:
Net income from continuing operations available to common shareholders of EPR Properties per basic share	$ 0.40	$ 0.57
Net income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders of EPR Properties per basic share	0	0.22
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	0.40	0.79
Diluted earnings per share data:
Net income from continuing operations available to common shareholders of EPR Properties per diluted share	0.40	0.57
Net income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders of EPR Properties per diluted share	0	0.22
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.40	$ 0.79
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	78,467	74,679
Diluted (in shares)	78,476	74,725