Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Rental revenue	$ 150,723	$ 132,924
Other income	344	630
Mortgage and other financing income	13,475	21,414
Total revenue	164,542	154,968
Property operating expense	15,793	7,564
General and Administrative Expense	12,130	12,324
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff	0	31,943
Interest expense, net	33,826	34,337
Transaction costs	5,123	609
Depreciation and amortization	39,743	37,684
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items	57,927	30,507
Equity in income from joint ventures	489	51
Gain on sale of real estate	6,328	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	64,744	30,558
Income tax benefit (expense)	605	(1,020)
Net income	65,349	29,538
Preferred dividend requirements	(6,034)	(6,036)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties	$ 59,315	$ 23,502
Basic earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.32
Diluted earnings per share data:
Net income available to common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.32
Shares used for computation (in thousands):
Basic (in shares)	74,679	74,146
Diluted (in shares)	74,725	74,180