Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Rental revenue	$ 107,037	$ 93,778
Tenant reimbursements	3,749	3,865
Other income	692	1,210
Mortgage and other financing income	17,634	19,915
Total revenue	129,112	118,768
Property operating expense	6,350	5,481
Other expense	0	5
General and administrative expense	11,057	9,218
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	5	552
Interest expense, net	30,692	23,289
Transaction costs	57	444
Depreciation and amortization	28,077	25,955
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	52,874	53,824
Equity in (loss) income from joint ventures	(8)	212
Gain on sale of real estate	2,004	0
Income before income taxes	54,870	54,036
Income tax (expense) benefit	(954)	144
Net income	53,916	54,180
Preferred dividend requirements	(5,952)	(5,952)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 47,964	$ 48,228
Basic earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.77
Diluted earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.77
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	64,033	62,664
Diluted (in shares)	64,102	62,744