Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ 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
Intercompany fee income	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Total revenue	129,112	118,768
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0
Property operating expense	6,350	5,481
Intercompany fee expense	0	0
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
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0
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
Income from continuing operations	53,916	54,180
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	53,916	54,180
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(5,952)	(5,952)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	47,964	48,228
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	54,788	52,266
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental revenue	0	0
Tenant reimbursements	0	0
Other income	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income	232	212
Intercompany fee income	684	653
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Total revenue	916	865
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	85,042	76,787
Property operating expense	0	0
Intercompany fee expense	0	0
Other expense		0
General and administrative expense	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0	0
Interest expense, net	31,458	22,190
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0
Transaction costs	57	443
Depreciation and amortization	193	443
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	54,250	54,576
Equity in (loss) income from joint ventures	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate	0
Income before income taxes	54,250	54,576
Income tax (expense) benefit	(334)	(396)
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	53,916	54,180
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(5,952)	(5,952)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	47,964	48,228
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	54,788	52,266
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental revenue	93,531	80,329
Tenant reimbursements	1,241	1,349
Other income	6	491
Mortgage and other financing income	17,372	16,019
Intercompany fee income	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	2,444	2,336
Total revenue	114,594	100,524
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0
Property operating expense	3,272	2,663
Intercompany fee expense	0	0
Other expense		0
General and administrative expense	9,642	7,660
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0	0
Interest expense, net	(2,653)	(1,246)
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	0	0
Transaction costs	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	24,725	22,074
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	79,608	69,373
Equity in (loss) income from joint ventures	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate	2,004
Income before income taxes	81,612	69,373
Income tax (expense) benefit	0	0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	81,612	69,373
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	81,612	69,373
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	81,612	69,373
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental revenue	13,506	13,449
Tenant reimbursements	2,508	2,516
Other income	686	719
Mortgage and other financing income	30	3,684
Intercompany fee income	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Total revenue	16,730	20,368
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	0	0
Property operating expense	3,078	2,818
Intercompany fee expense	684	653
Other expense		5
General and administrative expense	1,415	1,558
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	5	552
Interest expense, net	1,887	2,345
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	2,444	2,336
Transaction costs	0	1
Depreciation and amortization	3,159	3,438
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	4,058	6,662
Equity in (loss) income from joint ventures	(8)	212
Gain on sale of real estate	0
Income before income taxes	4,050	6,874
Income tax (expense) benefit	(620)	540
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	3,430	7,414
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	3,430	7,414
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	2,727	9,043
Consolidated Elimination [Member]
Rental revenue	0	0
Tenant reimbursements	0	0
Other income	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income	0	0
Intercompany fee income	(684)	(653)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable	(2,444)	(2,336)
Total revenue	(3,128)	(2,989)
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings	(85,042)	(76,787)
Property operating expense	0	0
Intercompany fee expense	(684)	(653)
Other expense		0
General and administrative expense	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0	0
Interest expense, net	0	0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable	(2,444)	(2,336)
Transaction costs	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	(85,042)	(76,787)
Equity in (loss) income from joint ventures	0	0
Gain on sale of real estate	0
Income before income taxes	(85,042)	(76,787)
Income tax (expense) benefit	0	0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties	(85,042)	(76,787)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	0	0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	(85,042)	(76,787)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (84,339)	$ (78,416)