Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Rental revenue	$ 66,431	$ 60,388
Tenant reimbursements	4,588	4,744
Other income	174	24
Mortgage and other financing income	18,664	17,795
Total revenue	89,857	82,951
Property operating expense	6,449	7,035
Other expense	98	149
General and administrative expense	7,462	6,652
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0	(4,539)
Interest expense, net	19,899	19,989
Transaction costs	196	318
Depreciation and amortization	15,327	12,822
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	40,426	40,525
Equity in income from joint ventures	311	351
Gain on sale of land	330	0
Income before income taxes	41,067	40,876
Income tax expense	925	0
Income from continuing operations	40,142	40,876
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	15	(235)
Transaction (costs) benefit	3,376	0
Gain on sale of real estate	0	565
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	43,533	41,206
Preferred dividend requirements	(5,952)	(5,952)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 37,581	$ 35,254
Basic earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.74
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.01
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.75
Diluted earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.74
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.01
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.71	$ 0.75
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	52,541	46,854
Diluted (in shares)	52,719	47,047