Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Rental revenue	$ 102,282	$ 85,706	$ 292,115	$ 240,306
Tenant reimbursements	3,821	3,718	11,577	11,986
Other income	2,476	718	5,812	2,416
Mortgage and other financing income	17,031	18,193	52,907	54,321
Total revenue	125,610	108,335	362,411	309,029
Property operating expense	5,626	5,496	16,687	17,623
Other expense	0	221	5	533
General and administrative expense	9,091	7,482	27,309	22,920
Retirement severance expense	0	0	0	18,578
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	14	18	905	261
Interest expense, net	24,265	20,529	70,310	59,123
Transaction costs	2,947	783	4,881	6,818
Depreciation and amortization	27,601	23,498	79,222	64,702
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	56,066	50,308	163,092	118,471
Equity in income from joint ventures	203	339	501	701
Gain on sale of real estate	1,615	(95)	3,885	23,829
Income before income taxes	57,884	50,552	167,478	143,001
Income tax expense	(358)	(498)	(637)	(1,418)
Income from continuing operations	57,526	50,054	166,841	141,583
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	0	141	0	199
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	57,526	50,195	166,841	141,782
Preferred dividend requirements	(5,951)	(5,951)	(17,855)	(17,855)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 51,575	$ 44,244	$ 148,986	$ 123,927
Basic earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.81	$ 0.76	$ 2.35	$ 2.15
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	0.81	0.76	2.35	2.15
Diluted earnings per share data:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.81	0.76	2.35	2.15
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.81	$ 0.76	$ 2.35	$ 2.15
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	63,627	58,083	63,296	57,468
Diluted (in shares)	63,747	58,278	63,393	57,699