Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 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	184,308	168,099
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	184,308	168,099
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	514	109
Net cash provided by operating activities	184,822	168,208
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(136,029)	(56,385)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	45,992	3,647
Proceeds from settlement of derivative	0	5,725
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(62,936)	(57,922)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	975	317
Investment in promissory notes receivable	0	(4,387)
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	4,741	46,092
Additions to properties under development	(324,859)	(256,528)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	0	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(472,116)	(319,441)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	803,914	265,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(413,069)	(220,566)
Deferred financing fees paid	(6,952)	(808)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	99,760	264,008
Impact of stock option exercises, net	(3,192)	(27)
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(8,222)	(2,892)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(172,926)	(152,874)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	299,313	151,841
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(741)	(180)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	11,278	428
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	3,336	7,958
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	14,614	8,386
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	2,062	2,366
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	111	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	(83,543)	(59,343)
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	(81,370)	(56,977)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	(81,370)	(56,977)
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(392)	(283)
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	(5)	(821)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	(374,011)	(70,690)
Net cash used by investing activities	(374,408)	(71,794)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	648,914	20,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(89,000)	0
Deferred financing fees paid	(6,944)	(335)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares	99,760	264,008
Impact of stock option exercises, net	(3,192)	(27)
Purchase of common shares for treasury	(8,222)	(2,892)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(172,926)	(152,874)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	468,390	127,880
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	12,612	(891)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	(1,234)	449
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	11,378	(442)
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	0	0
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	7,339	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	217,884	180,072
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	225,223	180,072
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	514	41
Net cash provided by operating activities	225,737	180,113
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(135,627)	(30,288)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	44,911	0
Proceeds from settlement of derivative		0
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(18,073)	(21,808)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	975	317
Investment in promissory notes receivable		(721)
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	4,741	46,092
Additions to properties under development	(300,270)	(246,066)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	337,166	40,165
Net cash used by investing activities	(66,177)	(212,309)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	155,000	245,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(315,310)	(213,431)
Deferred financing fees paid	(6)	(275)
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	(160,316)	31,294
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(12)	47
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(768)	(855)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	1,487	2,727
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	719	1,872
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany fee income (expense)	(2,062)	(2,366)
Interest income (expense) on intercompany receivable/payable	(7,450)	0
Net cash provided (used) by other operating activities	49,967	47,370
Net operating cash provided by continuing operations	40,455	45,004
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	68
Net cash provided by operating activities	40,455	45,072
Acquisition of rental properties and other assets	(10)	(25,814)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	1,081	3,647
Proceeds from settlement of derivative		5,725
Investment in mortgage notes receivable	(44,863)	(36,114)
Proceeds from mortgage note receivable paydown	0	0
Investment in promissory notes receivable		(3,666)
Proceeds from Sale of Lease Receivables	0	0
Additions to properties under development	(24,584)	(9,641)
Advances to subsidiaries, net	36,845	30,525
Net cash used by investing activities	(31,531)	(35,338)
Proceeds from long-term debt facilities	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	(8,759)	(7,135)
Deferred financing fees paid	(2)	(198)
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	(8,761)	(7,333)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(729)	(227)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(566)	2,174
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	3,083	4,782
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$ 2,517	$ 6,956