EPT - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 702,773	$ 811,306	$ 430,708
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Straight-lined rents	(1,115)	34	2,773
Depreciation and amortization	607,542	580,220	548,438
Amortization of discount and debt financing costs, net	7,162	7,795	6,911
Realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities, net	(3,809)	(8,347)	(10,006)
Provision for credit losses	26	(179)	70
Company’s share of gain on the sales of co-investment	(5,189)	0	0
Equity income from co-investments	(30,275)	(48,206)	(10,561)
Operating distributions from co-investments	93,010	62,868	76,787
Accrued interest from notes and other receivables	(9,201)	(13,497)	(12,631)
Casualty loss	0	0	433
Gain on the sale of real estate and land	(299,524)	(175,583)	(59,238)
Equity-based compensation	9,640	7,158	8,031
Loss on early retirement of debt	762	0	0
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment	(330)	(210,555)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses, receivables, operating lease right-of-use assets, and other assets	(2,002)	32,007	(9,721)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and operating lease liabilities	7,217	25,194	5,335
Other liabilities	(2,264)	(1,910)	2,735
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,074,423	1,068,305	980,064
Additions to real estate:
Acquisitions of real estate and acquisition related capital expenditures, net of cash acquired	(831,661)	(940,440)	(25,098)
Redevelopment	(81,619)	(70,572)	(72,577)
Development acquisitions of and additions to real estate under development	(61,878)	(2,874)	(7,872)
Capital expenditures on rental properties	(140,348)	(136,395)	(140,371)
Investments in notes receivable	(169,644)	(130,635)	(58,127)
Collections of notes and other receivables	84,801	33,504	0
Proceeds from insurance for property losses	3,522	2,299	3,431
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate	509,946	247,286	99,388
Contributions to co-investments	(33,752)	(34,073)	(37,405)
Changes in refundable deposits	8,000	(8,000)	10,200
Purchases of marketable securities	(25,515)	(1,002)	(20,780)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities	1,264	27,348	64,320
Non-operating distributions from co-investments	184,401	40,503	39,751
Net cash used in investing activities	(552,483)	(973,051)	(145,140)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from unsecured debt and mortgage notes	1,148,242	554,875	598,000
Payments on unsecured debt and mortgage notes	(808,611)	(403,108)	(302,429)
Proceeds from lines of credit and commercial paper	7,935,548	1,667,476	844,046
Repayments of lines of credit and commercial paper	(8,073,493)	(1,529,531)	(896,119)
Retirement of common stock	0	0	(95,657)
Additions to deferred charges	(13,394)	(9,568)	(1,736)
Payments related to debt prepayment penalties	(697)	0	0
Net costs from issuance of common stock	(391)	(296)	(347)
Net proceeds from stock options exercised	8,930	12,313	0
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation	(8,114)	(3,217)	(3,825)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(32,677)	(81,246)	(31,619)
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest	(13,475)	(6,453)	(609)
Redemptions of redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	(521)	0
Common stock dividends paid	(654,068)	(620,466)	(586,976)
Net cash used in financing activities	(512,200)	(419,742)	(477,271)
Net increase (decrease) in unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents	9,740	(324,488)	357,653
Unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	75,846	400,334	42,681
Unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of year	85,586	75,846	400,334
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	252,651	223,220	207,038
Interest capitalized	3,659	251	823
Operating cash flows from operating leases	6,431	6,934	6,962
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of Operating Partnership units for contributed properties	0	24,930	0
Redemption of preferred equity investments upon acquisition or consolidation of co-investments	262,449	44,670	0
Reclassifications (from) to redeemable noncontrolling interest (to) from additional paid in capital and noncontrolling interest	(2,209)	(835)	5,055
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	2,727	0	0
Debt assumed in connection with acquisition	0	95,000	0
Debt financed by seller in connection with acquisition	$ 0	$ 11,000	$ 0