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 income (loss), net	Noncontrolling interest
Issuance of common stock under:
Cumulative effect upon adoption	$ 6,403,504	$ (190)	$ 7	$ 7,121,927	$ (887,619)	$ (190)	$ (13,888)	$ 183,077
Balance at period beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			66,092
Balance at period beginning at Dec. 31, 2019	6,403,504	$ (190)	$ 7	7,121,927	(887,619)	$ (190)	(13,888)	183,077
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	599,332				568,870			30,462
Reversal of unrealized gains upon the sale of marketable debt 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 debt securities, net	(61)						(59)	(2)
Issuance of common stock under:
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net (in shares)			95
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net	9,201			9,201
Sale of common stock, net	(296)			(296)
Equity based compensation costs	12,913			12,453				460
Retirement of common stock, net (in shares)			(1,197)
Retirement of common stock, net	(269,315)		$ (1)	(269,314)
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 (in shares)			(9)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest	(3,113)			(2,020)				(1,093)
Common stock dividends	(542,254)				(542,254)
Balance at period end (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			64,999
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2020	6,183,192		$ 6	6,876,326	(861,193)		(14,729)	182,782
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 debt 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 debt securities, net	329						318	11
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net (in shares)			279
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net	53,052		$ 1	53,051
Sale of common stock, net	(455)			(455)
Equity based compensation costs	11,683			11,286				397
Retirement of common stock, net (in shares)			(40)
Retirement of common stock, net	(9,172)			(9,172)
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest	(6,890)			(7,489)				599
Contributions from noncontrolling interest	1,900							1,900
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(29,341)							(29,341)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest (in shares)			10
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest	(8,457)			(7,566)				(891)
Common stock dividends	(544,194)				(544,194)
Balance at period end (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021			65,248
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2021	6,176,508		$ 7	6,915,981	(916,833)		(5,552)	182,905
Issuance of common stock under:
Cumulative effect upon adoption	6,176,508		$ 7	6,915,981	(916,833)		(5,552)	182,905
Net income	432,985				408,315			24,670
Reversal of unrealized gains upon the sale of marketable debt securities	(577)						(557)	(20)
Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings	0
Change in fair value of derivatives and amortization of swap settlements	54,158						52,351	1,807
Change in fair value of marketable debt securities, net	233						224	9
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net (in shares)			89
Stock option and restricted stock plans, net	17,309			17,309
Sale of common stock, net	(314)			(314)
Equity based compensation costs	11,446			11,059				387
Retirement of common stock, net (in shares)			(740)
Retirement of common stock, net	(189,726)		$ (1)	(189,725)
Changes in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest	7,038			6,230				808
Contributions from noncontrolling interest	125							125
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(30,959)							(30,959)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest (in shares)			8
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest	(11,452)			(10,464)				(988)
Common stock dividends	(571,658)				(571,658)
Balance at period end (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022			64,605
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2022	5,895,116		$ 6	6,750,076	(1,080,176)		46,466	178,744
Issuance of common stock under:
Cumulative effect upon adoption	$ 5,895,116		$ 6	$ 6,750,076	$ (1,080,176)		$ 46,466	$ 178,744