Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Rental revenue	$ 122,827		$ 102,282	$ 349,333	$ 292,115
Tenant reimbursements	3,734		3,821	11,424	11,577
Other income	522		2,476	2,518	5,812
Mortgage and other financing income	24,314		17,031	65,016	52,907
Total revenue	151,397		125,610	428,291	362,411
Property operating expense	6,340		5,626	18,762	16,687
Other expense	0		0	0	5
General and administrative expense	12,070		9,091	33,787	27,309
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	1,477		14	1,491	905
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt	0		0	(977)	0
Interest expense, net	34,194		24,265	97,853	70,310
Transaction costs	113		2,947	388	4,881
Impairment charges	0	$ 10,200	0	10,195	0
Depreciation and amortization	34,694		27,601	95,919	79,222
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	62,509		56,066	170,873	163,092
Equity in income from joint ventures	35		203	86	501
Gain on sale of real estate	997		1,615	28,462	3,885
Income before income taxes	63,541		57,884	199,421	167,478
Income tax expense	(587)		(358)	(2,016)	(637)
Net income	62,954		57,526	197,405	166,841
Preferred dividend requirements	(5,951)		(5,951)	(17,855)	(17,855)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 57,003		$ 51,575	$ 179,550	$ 148,986
Basic earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.77		$ 0.81	$ 2.55	$ 2.35
Diluted earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.77		$ 0.81	$ 2.55	$ 2.35
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	73,663		63,627	70,320	63,296
Diluted (in shares)	73,724		63,747	70,385	63,393