Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Intercompany fee income (expense)	$ 0	$ 0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	0	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	119,881	114,234
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	119,881	114,234
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	526	120
Net cash provided by operating activities	120,407	114,354
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(93,221)	(44,340)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	43,790	3,293
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	0	5,725
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(35,589)	(22,293)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	308	176
Investment in promissory notes receivable	0	(3,957)
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	4,741	46,092
Additions to properties under development	(206,955)	(151,343)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(286,926)	(166,647)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	558,914	126,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(259,659)	(42,976)
Deferred financing fees paid	(6,854)	(634)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	240	79,669
Impact of stock option exercises, net	(35)	(24)
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(8,223)	(2,892)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(114,600)	(101,249)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	169,783	57,894
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(454)	30
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	2,810	5,631
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	3,336	7,958
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	6,146	13,589
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	1,397	1,579
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	111	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	(52,121)	(32,070)
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	(50,613)	(30,491)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	(50,613)	(30,491)
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(280)	(130)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	0	0
Proceeds from settlement of derivative		0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	0	0
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	0	0
Investment in promissory notes receivable		0
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	0	0
Additions to properties under development	(4)	(314)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	(216,606)	49,798
Net cash used by investing activities	(216,890)	49,354
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	403,914	10,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(5,000)	0
Deferred financing fees paid	(6,848)	(169)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	240	79,669
Impact of stock option exercises, net	(35)	(24)
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(8,223)	(2,892)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(114,600)	(101,249)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	269,448	(14,665)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,945	4,198
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	(1,234)	449
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	711	4,647
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	0	0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	4,949	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	139,850	113,250
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	144,799	113,250
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	526	52
Net cash provided by operating activities	145,325	113,302
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(92,932)	(18,312)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	42,709	0
Proceeds from settlement of derivative		0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(5,541)	(9,631)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	308	176
Investment in promissory notes receivable		(721)
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	4,741	46,092
Additions to properties under development	(198,044)	(146,734)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	195,962	(63,604)
Net cash used by investing activities	(52,797)	(192,734)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	155,000	116,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(247,508)	(37,360)
Deferred financing fees paid	(6)	(266)
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	(92,514)	78,374
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(17)	40
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(3)	(1,018)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	840	1,886
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	837	868
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	(1,397)	(1,579)
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	(5,060)	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	32,152	33,054
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	25,695	31,475
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	68
Net cash provided by operating activities	25,695	31,543
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(9)	(25,898)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	1,081	3,293
Proceeds from settlement of derivative		5,725
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(30,048)	(12,662)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	0	0
Investment in promissory notes receivable		(3,236)
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	0	0
Additions to properties under development	(8,907)	(4,295)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	20,644	13,806
Net cash used by investing activities	(17,239)	(23,267)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	(7,151)	(5,616)
Deferred financing fees paid	0	(199)
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	(7,151)	(5,815)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(437)	(10)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	868	2,451
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	3,730	5,623
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$ 4,598	$ 8,074