Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Rental revenue	$ 58,283	$ 55,382
Tenant reimbursements	4,822	4,661
Other income	25	24
Mortgage and other financing income	14,741	13,551
Total revenue	77,871	73,618
Property operating expense	6,174	6,166
Other expense	542	493
General and administrative expense	6,467	5,468
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0	6,163
Interest expense, net	18,141	18,824
Transaction costs	158	1,273
Impairment charges	12,042	0
Depreciation and amortization	12,457	11,871
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and discontinued operations	21,890	23,360
Equity in income from joint ventures	47	774
Income from continuing operations	21,937	24,134
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(28)	1,331
Impairment charges	(801)	(1,800)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0	(225)
Gain on sale or acquisition of real estate	282	18,293
Net income	21,390	41,733
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(18)	(2)
Net income attributable to Entertainment Properties Trust	21,372	41,731
Preferred dividend requirements	(6,001)	(7,552)
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders of Entertainment Properties Trust	$ 15,371	$ 34,179
Basic earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.36
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ 0.37
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.73
Diluted earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.36
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ 0.37
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.73
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	46,677	46,503
Diluted (in shares)	46,945	46,805