Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Intercompany fee income (expense)	$ 0	$ 0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	168,099	156,153
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	168,099	156,153
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	109	2,222
Net cash provided by operating activities	168,208	158,375
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(56,385)	(27,199)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	3,647	796
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	(1,021)
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	5,725	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(57,922)	(56,864)
Payments to Acquire Lease Receivables	0	(3,262)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	317	1,835
Investment in promissory notes receivable	(4,387)	(1,278)
Proceeds from promissory note receivable paydown	0	1,026
Proceeds from sale of investments in a direct financing lease, net	46,092	0
Additions to properties under development	(256,528)	(144,525)
Investment in intercompany notes payable		0
Advances to subsidiaries, net	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations	(319,441)	(230,492)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations	0	46,490
Net cash used by investing activities	(319,441)	(184,002)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	265,000	549,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(220,566)	(384,831)
Deferred financing fees paid	(808)	(8,106)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)	0	(5,790)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	264,008	43,659
Impact of stock option exercises, net	(27)	947
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(2,892)	(3,246)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(152,874)	(152,195)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	151,841	39,438
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(180)	(334)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	428	13,477
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	7,958	10,664
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	8,386	24,141
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	2,366	1,982
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	13,332
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	(59,343)	(41,066)
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	(56,977)	(25,752)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	(56,977)	(25,752)
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(283)	(217)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		(1,021)
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	0	(11,797)
Payments to Acquire Lease Receivables		0
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	0	0
Investment in promissory notes receivable	0	0
Proceeds from promissory note receivable paydown		117
Proceeds from sale of investments in a direct financing lease, net	0
Additions to properties under development	(821)	0
Investment in intercompany notes payable		(88,083)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	(70,690)	(41,409)
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations		(142,410)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations		0
Net cash used by investing activities	(71,794)	(142,410)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	20,000	300,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	0	0
Deferred financing fees paid	(335)	(5,619)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)		0
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	264,008	43,659
Impact of stock option exercises, net	(27)	947
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(2,892)	(3,246)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(152,874)	(152,195)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	127,880	183,546
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(891)	15,384
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	449	1,531
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	(442)	16,915
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	0	0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	173,004	152,621
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	173,004	152,621
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	41	67
Net cash provided by operating activities	173,045	152,688
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(30,188)	(17,366)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		0
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(21,808)	(43,802)
Payments to Acquire Lease Receivables		(3,262)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	317	137
Investment in promissory notes receivable	(721)	(1,278)
Proceeds from promissory note receivable paydown		0
Proceeds from sale of investments in a direct financing lease, net	46,092
Additions to properties under development	(241,480)	(139,726)
Investment in intercompany notes payable		0
Advances to subsidiaries, net	40,439	94,581
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations		(110,716)
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations		0
Net cash used by investing activities	(207,349)	(110,716)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	245,000	249,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(211,000)	(286,819)
Deferred financing fees paid	(275)	(2,468)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)		(1,753)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	0	0
Impact of stock option exercises, net	0	0
Purchase of common shares for treasury	0	0
Dividends paid to shareholders	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	33,725	(42,040)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	47	1
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(532)	(67)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	1,826	832
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	1,294	765
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	(2,366)	(1,982)
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	(13,332)
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	54,438	44,598
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	52,072	29,284
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	68	2,155
Net cash provided by operating activities	52,140	31,439
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(25,914)	(9,616)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	3,647	796
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		0
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	5,725
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(36,114)	(1,265)
Payments to Acquire Lease Receivables		0
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	0	1,698
Investment in promissory notes receivable	(3,666)	0
Proceeds from promissory note receivable paydown		909
Proceeds from sale of investments in a direct financing lease, net	0
Additions to properties under development	(14,227)	(4,799)
Investment in intercompany notes payable		88,083
Advances to subsidiaries, net	30,251	(53,172)
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations		22,634
Net proceeds from sale of real estate from discontinued operations		46,490
Net cash used by investing activities	(40,298)	69,124
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	(9,566)	(98,012)
Deferred financing fees paid	(198)	(19)
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff (cash portion)		(4,037)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	0	0
Impact of stock option exercises, net	0	0
Purchase of common shares for treasury	0	0
Dividends paid to shareholders	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(9,764)	(102,068)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(227)	(335)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,851	(1,840)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	5,683	8,301
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$ 7,534	$ 6,461