Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, 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
Intercompany fee income	0	0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0	0	0
Total revenue	98,738	87,841	280,381	253,714
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0	0	0
Property operating expense	5,948	6,579	17,936	19,604
Intercompany fee expense	0	0	0	0
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
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0	0	0
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
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	42,705	43,502	126,997	117,183
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	42,705	43,502	126,997	117,183
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(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
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	42,036	40,646	123,361	114,097
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental revenue	0	0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements	0	0	0	0
Other income	0	23	0	71
Mortgage and other financing income	187	287	562	790
Intercompany fee income	788	656	2,366	1,982
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	4,834	0	13,332
Total revenue	975	5,800	2,928	16,175
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	58,203	53,848	172,970	142,348
Property operating expense	0	2	(1)	2
Intercompany fee expense	0	0	0	0
Other expense	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expense	0	0	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff		0		0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt				0
Interest expense, net	15,787	15,706	47,222	40,159
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0	0	0
Transaction costs	292	317	483	859
Provision for loan loss	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	274	273	823	818
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	42,825	43,350	127,371	116,685
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	152	0	498
Gain on sale of land			0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease			0
Income before income taxes	42,825		127,371
Income tax expense	120		374
Income from continuing operations	42,705	43,502	126,997	117,183
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0
Transaction (costs) benefit			0
Gain on sale of real estate		0		0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	42,705	43,502	126,997	117,183
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(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
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	42,036	40,646	123,361	114,097
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental revenue	50,308	41,148	141,873	118,989
Tenant reimbursements	1,003	848	2,805	2,717
Other income	0	6	0	6
Mortgage and other financing income	18,161	18,288	52,478	51,626
Intercompany fee income	0	0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0	0	0
Total revenue	69,472	60,290	197,156	173,338
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0	0	0
Property operating expense	2,173	2,539	6,440	8,063
Intercompany fee expense	0	0	0	0
Other expense	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expense	4,452	4,553	13,944	13,125
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff		223		1,987
Gain on early extinguishment of debt				(4,539)
Interest expense, net	(617)	0	(1,690)	3,164
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0	0	0
Transaction costs	0	0	0	0
Provision for loan loss	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	11,662	8,354	32,755	24,513
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	51,802	44,621	145,707	127,025
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	0	0	0
Gain on sale of land			0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease			220
Income before income taxes	51,802		145,927
Income tax expense	0		0
Income from continuing operations	51,802	44,621	145,927	127,025
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(3)	(66)	(10)	623
Transaction (costs) benefit			(3,376)
Gain on sale of real estate		0		0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	51,799	44,555	149,293	127,648
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	51,799	44,555	149,293	127,648
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	51,799	44,489	149,436	127,784
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental revenue	24,102	21,061	68,886	63,769
Tenant reimbursements	3,483	3,704	10,550	11,031
Other income	345	1,412	706	1,461
Mortgage and other financing income	1,149	1,064	2,521	3,254
Intercompany fee income	0	0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	5,961	98	19,067	286
Total revenue	35,040	27,339	101,730	79,801
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0	0	0
Property operating expense	3,775	4,038	11,497	11,539
Intercompany fee expense	(788)	(656)	(2,366)	(1,982)
Other expense	248	204	566	508
General and administrative expense	2,267	2,211	7,316	6,343
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff		0		4,179
Gain on early extinguishment of debt				0
Interest expense, net	5,631	4,729	15,722	17,101
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	5,961	4,932	19,067	13,618
Transaction costs	77	0	838	0
Provision for loan loss	3,777		3,777
Depreciation and amortization	5,485	4,514	15,172	13,809
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	7,031	6,055	25,409	10,722
Equity in income from joint ventures	300	199	878	670
Gain on sale of land			330
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease			0
Income before income taxes	7,331		26,617
Income tax expense	927		2,958
Income from continuing operations	6,404	6,254	23,659	11,392
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	(129)	18	(425)
Transaction (costs) benefit			0
Gain on sale of real estate		3,168		3,733
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	6,404	9,293	23,677	14,700
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	6,404	9,293	23,677	14,700
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	4,553	9,046	19,864	12,581
Consolidated Elimination [Member]
Rental revenue	0	0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements	0	0	0	0
Other income	0	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income	0	0	0	0
Intercompany fee income	(788)	(656)	(2,366)	(1,982)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	(5,961)	(4,932)	(19,067)	(13,618)
Total revenue	(6,749)	(5,588)	(21,433)	(15,600)
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	(58,203)	(53,848)	(172,970)	(142,348)
Property operating expense	0	0	0	0
Intercompany fee expense	788	656	2,366	1,982
Other expense	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expense	0	0	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff		0		0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt				0
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	(5,961)	(4,932)	(19,067)	(13,618)
Transaction costs	0	0	0	0
Provision for loan loss	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	(58,203)	(53,848)	(172,970)	(142,348)
Equity in income from joint ventures	0	0	0	0
Gain on sale of land			0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease			0
Income before income taxes	(58,203)		(172,970)
Income tax expense	0		0
Income from continuing operations	(58,203)	(53,848)	(172,970)	(142,348)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0
Transaction (costs) benefit			0
Gain on sale of real estate		0		0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	(58,203)	(53,848)	(172,970)	(142,348)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	(58,203)	(53,848)	(172,970)	(142,348)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (56,352)	$ (53,535)	$ (169,300)	$ (140,365)