EPT - Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Noncontrolling interest	Noncontrolling interest Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Issuance of common stock under:
Cumulative effect upon adoption	$ 6,393,844	$ 181	$ 7	$ 7,093,079	$ (812,796)		$ (13,217)	$ 175	$ 126,771	$ 6
Balance at December 31, 2020 at Dec. 31, 2018	6,393,844	181	$ 7	7,093,079	(812,796)		(13,217)	$ 175	126,771	$ 6
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			65,890
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	464,448				439,286				25,162
Reversal of unrealized gains upon the sale of marketable securities	(32)						(31)		(1)
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings	1,824						1,762		62
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements	(2,948)						(2,849)		(99)
Change in fair value of marketable securities, net	281						272		9
Issuance of common stock under:
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net	33,779			33,779
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net (in shares)			195
Sale of common stock, net	72,539			72,539
Sale of common stock, net (in shares)			228
Equity based compensation costs	12,283			11,029					1,254
Retirement of common stock, net	$ (56,989)			(56,989)
Retirement of common stock, net (in shares)			(234)
Accounting Standards Update [Extensible List]	Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member]
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ (2,008)			(3,427)					1,419
Changes in noncontrolling interest from acquisition	65,472								65,472
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(28,493)								(28,493)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest	(36,568)			(28,083)					(8,485)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest (in shares)			13
Common stock dividends	(514,109)				(514,109)
Balance at December 31, 2021 at Dec. 31, 2019	6,403,504	(190)	$ 7	7,121,927	(887,619)	$ (190)	(13,888)		183,077
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			66,092
Issuance of common stock under:
Cumulative effect upon adoption	6,403,504	$ (190)	$ 7	7,121,927	(887,619)	$ (190)	(13,888)		183,077
Net income	599,332				568,870				30,462
Reversal of unrealized gains upon the sale of marketable securities	0
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings	3,338						3,225		113
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements	(4,148)						(4,007)		(141)
Change in fair value of marketable securities, net	(61)						(59)		(2)
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net	9,201			9,201
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net (in shares)			95
Sale of common stock, net	(296)			(296)
Equity based compensation costs	12,913			12,453					460
Retirement of common stock, net	(269,315)		$ (1)	(269,314)
Retirement of common stock, net (in shares)			(1,197)
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest	4,299			4,375					(76)
Changes in noncontrolling interest from acquisition	1,349								1,349
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(31,367)								(31,367)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest	(3,113)			(2,020)					(1,093)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest (in shares)			9
Common stock dividends	(542,254)				(542,254)
Balance at December 31, 2021 at Dec. 31, 2020	6,183,192		$ 6	6,876,326	(861,193)		(14,729)		182,782
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			64,999
Issuance of common stock under:
Cumulative effect upon adoption	6,183,192		$ 6	6,876,326	(861,193)		(14,729)		182,782
Net income	515,691				488,554				27,137
Reversal of unrealized gains upon the sale of marketable securities	0
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings	0
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements	9,170						8,859		311
Change in fair value of marketable securities, net	329						318		11
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net	53,052		$ 1	53,051
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net (in shares)			279
Sale of common stock, net	(455)			(455)
Equity based compensation costs	11,683			11,286					397
Retirement of common stock, net	(9,172)			(9,172)
Retirement of common stock, net (in shares)			(40)
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest	(6,890)			(7,489)					599
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(29,341)								(29,341)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest	(8,457)			(7,566)					(891)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest (in shares)			10
Common stock dividends	(544,194)				(544,194)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest	1,900								1,900
Balance at December 31, 2021 at Dec. 31, 2021	6,176,508		$ 7	6,915,981	(916,833)		(5,552)		182,905
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021			65,248
Issuance of common stock under:
Cumulative effect upon adoption	$ 6,176,508		$ 7	$ 6,915,981	$ (916,833)		$ (5,552)		$ 182,905