Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Rental revenue	$ 74,410	$ 62,209	$ 210,759	$ 182,758
Tenant reimbursements	4,486	4,552	13,355	13,748
Other income	345	1,441	706	1,538
Mortgage and other financing income	19,497	19,639	55,561	55,670
Total revenue	98,738	87,841	280,381	253,714
Property operating expense	5,948	6,579	17,936	19,604
Other expense	248	204	566	508
General and administrative expense	6,719	6,764	21,260	19,468
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0	223	0	6,166
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	(4,539)
Interest expense, net	20,801	20,435	61,254	60,424
Transaction costs	369	317	1,321	859
Provision for loan loss	3,777	0	3,777	0
Depreciation and amortization	17,421	13,141	48,750	39,140
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	43,455	40,178	125,517	112,084
Equity in income from joint ventures	300	351	878	1,168
Gain on sale of land	0	0	330	0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease	0	0	220	0
Income before income taxes	43,755	40,529	126,945	113,252
Income tax expense	1,047	0	3,332	0
Income from continuing operations	42,708	40,529	123,613	113,252
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(3)	(195)	8	198
Transaction (costs) benefit	0	0	3,376	0
Gain on sale of real estate	0	3,168	0	3,733
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	42,705	43,502	126,997	117,183
Preferred dividend requirements	(5,952)	(5,951)	(17,856)	(17,855)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 36,753	$ 37,551	$ 109,141	$ 99,328
Basic earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.73	$ 1.99	$ 2.03
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.08
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.79	$ 2.05	$ 2.11
Diluted earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.73	$ 1.98	$ 2.02
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.08
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.79	$ 2.04	$ 2.10
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	53,792	47,349	53,268	47,097
Diluted (in shares)	54,001	47,524	53,462	47,290