Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Rental revenue	$ 85,706	$ 74,410	$ 240,306	$ 210,759
Tenant reimbursements	3,718	4,486	11,986	13,355
Other income	718	345	2,416	706
Mortgage and other financing income	18,193	19,497	54,321	55,561
Total revenue	108,335	98,738	309,029	280,381
Property operating expense	5,496	5,948	17,623	17,936
Other expense	221	248	533	566
General and administrative expense	7,482	6,719	22,920	21,260
Retirement severance expense	0	0	18,578	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	18	0	261	0
Interest expense, net	20,529	20,801	59,123	61,254
Transaction costs	783	369	6,818	1,321
Provision for loan loss	0	3,777	0	3,777
Depreciation and amortization	23,498	17,421	64,702	48,750
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	50,308	43,455	118,471	125,517
Equity in income from joint ventures	339	300	701	878
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	(95)	0	23,829	330
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease	0	0	0	220
Income before income taxes	50,552	43,755	143,001	126,945
Income tax expense	498	1,047	1,418	3,332
Income from continuing operations	50,054	42,708	141,583	123,613
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	141	(3)	199	8
Transaction (costs) benefit	0	0	0	3,376
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	50,195	42,705	141,782	126,997
Preferred dividend requirements	(5,951)	(5,952)	(17,855)	(17,856)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 44,244	$ 36,753	$ 123,927	$ 109,141
Basic earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.76	$ 0.68	$ 2.15	$ 1.99
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.06
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	0.76	0.68	2.15	2.05
Diluted earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.76	0.68	2.15	1.98
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.06
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.76	$ 0.68	$ 2.15	$ 2.04
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	58,083	53,792	57,468	53,268
Diluted (in shares)	58,278	54,001	57,699	53,462