Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Rental revenue									$ 330,886	$ 286,673	$ 248,709
Tenant reimbursements									16,320	17,663	18,401
Other income									3,629	1,009	1,682
Mortgage and other financing income									70,182	79,706	74,272
Intercompany fee income									0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									0	0	0
Total revenue	$ 111,988	$ 108,335	$ 101,258	$ 99,436	$ 104,669	$ 98,738	$ 91,787	$ 89,857	421,017	385,051	343,064
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									0	0	0
Property operating expense									23,433	24,897	26,016
Intercompany fee expense									0	0	0
Other expense									648	771	658
General and administrative expense									31,021	27,566	25,613
Retirement severance expense									18,578	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									270	301	6,166
Gain on early extinguishment of debt									0	0	(4,539)
Interest expense, net									79,915	81,270	81,056
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									0	0	0
Transaction costs									7,518	2,452	1,955
Provision for loan losses									0	3,777	0
Depreciation and amortization									89,617	66,739	53,946
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									170,017	177,278	152,193
Equity in income from joint ventures									969	1,273	1,398
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									23,829	1,209	3,017
Gain on previously held equity interest									0	0	4,853
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease									0	220	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									194,815	179,980	161,461
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									(482)	(4,228)	14,176
Income from continuing operations									194,333	175,752	175,637
Income from discontinued operations									199	505	333
Transaction costs									0	3,376	0
Gain on sale of real estate									0	0	4,256
Net income	52,750	50,195	48,766	42,821	52,635	42,705	40,760	43,533	194,532	179,633	180,226
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	$ 46,799	$ 44,244	$ 42,814	$ 36,869	$ 46,684	$ 36,753	$ 34,808	$ 37,581	194,532	179,633	180,226
Preferred dividend requirements									(23,806)	(23,807)	(23,806)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									170,726	155,826	156,420
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									187,588	175,006	176,797
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental revenue									0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements									0	0	0
Other income									0	0	75
Mortgage and other financing income									848	765	994
Intercompany fee income									2,717	3,124	2,629
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									111	0	17,848
Total revenue									3,676	3,889	21,546
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									298,657	241,921	212,634
Property operating expense									0	0	(88)
Intercompany fee expense									0	0	0
Other expense									0	0	0
General and administrative expense									0	0	0
Retirement severance expense									18,578
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									243	0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt											0
Interest expense, net									78,217	63,056	55,856
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									0	0	0
Transaction costs									7,182	1,319	1,813
Provision for loan losses										0
Depreciation and amortization									1,629	1,224	1,093
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									196,484	180,211	175,506
Equity in income from joint ventures									0	0	505
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									0	0	(150)
Gain on previously held equity interest											4,853
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease										0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									196,484	180,211	180,714
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									(1,952)	(578)	(488)
Income from continuing operations									194,532	179,633	180,226
Income from discontinued operations									0	0	0
Transaction costs										0
Gain on sale of real estate											0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties									194,532	179,633	180,226
Preferred dividend requirements									(23,806)	(23,807)	(23,806)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									170,726	155,826	156,420
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									187,588	175,006	176,797
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental revenue									257,493	211,616	180,319
Tenant reimbursements									5,243	5,103	5,235
Other income									3	1	9
Mortgage and other financing income									61,900	71,535	66,886
Intercompany fee income									0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									9,690	0	0
Total revenue									334,329	288,255	252,449
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									0	0	0
Property operating expense									11,532	11,264	11,865
Intercompany fee expense									0	0	0
Other expense									0	0	0
General and administrative expense									24,047	19,325	18,708
Retirement severance expense									0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									3	285	1,987
Gain on early extinguishment of debt											4,539
Interest expense, net									(5,524)	2,978	9,085
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									0	0	0
Transaction costs									0	54	0
Provision for loan losses										0
Depreciation and amortization									71,700	48,541	37,756
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									232,571	205,808	177,587
Equity in income from joint ventures									0	0	0
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									23,653	0	3,167
Gain on previously held equity interest											0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease										220
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									256,224	206,028	180,754
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations									256,224	206,028	180,754
Income from discontinued operations									199	487	638
Transaction costs										3,376
Gain on sale of real estate											0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties									256,423	209,891	181,392
Preferred dividend requirements									0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									256,423	209,891	181,392
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									256,200	210,031	181,628
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental revenue									73,393	75,057	68,390
Tenant reimbursements									11,077	12,560	13,166
Other income									3,626	1,008	1,598
Mortgage and other financing income									7,434	7,406	6,392
Intercompany fee income									0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									0	24,796	386
Total revenue									95,530	120,827	89,932
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									0	0	0
Property operating expense									11,901	13,633	14,239
Intercompany fee expense									2,717	3,124	2,629
Other expense									648	771	658
General and administrative expense									6,974	8,241	6,905
Retirement severance expense									0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									24	16	4,179
Gain on early extinguishment of debt											0
Interest expense, net									7,222	15,236	16,115
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									9,801	24,796	18,234
Transaction costs									336	1,079	142
Provision for loan losses										3,777
Depreciation and amortization									16,288	16,974	15,097
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									39,619	33,180	11,734
Equity in income from joint ventures									969	1,273	893
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									176	1,209	0
Gain on previously held equity interest											0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease										0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									40,764	35,662	12,627
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									1,470	(3,650)	14,664
Income from continuing operations									42,234	32,012	27,291
Income from discontinued operations									0	18	(305)
Transaction costs										0
Gain on sale of real estate											4,256
Net income attributable to EPR Properties									42,234	32,030	31,242
Preferred dividend requirements									0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									42,234	32,030	31,242
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									36,088	27,888	28,200
Consolidated Elimination [Member]
Rental revenue									0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements									0	0	0
Other income									0	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income									0	0	0
Intercompany fee income									(2,717)	(3,124)	(2,629)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									(9,801)	(24,796)	(18,234)
Total revenue									(12,518)	(27,920)	(20,863)
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									(298,657)	(241,921)	(212,634)
Property operating expense									0	0	0
Intercompany fee expense									(2,717)	(3,124)	(2,629)
Other expense									0	0	0
General and administrative expense									0	0	0
Retirement severance expense									0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									0	0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt											0
Interest expense, net									0	0	0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									(9,801)	(24,796)	(18,234)
Transaction costs									0	0	0
Provision for loan losses										0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									(298,657)	(241,921)	(212,634)
Equity in income from joint ventures									0	0	0
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									0	0	0
Gain on previously held equity interest											0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease										0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									(298,657)	(241,921)	(212,634)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations									(298,657)	(241,921)	(212,634)
Income from discontinued operations									0	0	0
Transaction costs										0
Gain on sale of real estate											0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties									(298,657)	(241,921)	(212,634)
Preferred dividend requirements									0	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									(298,657)	(241,921)	(212,634)
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									$ (292,288)	$ (237,919)	$ (209,828)