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Represents costs paid to redeem preferred stock.

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Costs incurred and directly related to business combinations or abandoned projects which are required to be expensed.

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Amount of paid and unpaid preferred stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Intercompany fee income									0epr_IntercompanyFeeIncome	0epr_IntercompanyFeeIncome	0epr_IntercompanyFeeIncome
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									0	0	0
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Property operating expense									24,897	26,016	24,915
Intercompany fee expense									0epr_IntercompanyFeeExpense	0epr_IntercompanyFeeExpense	0epr_IntercompanyFeeExpense
Other expense									771us-gaap_OtherExpenses	658us-gaap_OtherExpenses	1,382us-gaap_OtherExpenses
General and administrative expense									27,566us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	25,613us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	23,170us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									301	6,166	627
Gain on early extinguishment of debt									0	(4,539)	0
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Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									0	0	0
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Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									177,278	152,193	140,881
Equity in income from joint ventures									1,273	1,398	1,025
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									1,209	3,017	0
Gain on previously held equity interest									0	4,853	0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease									220	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									179,980	161,461	141,906
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									(4,228)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	14,176us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Income from discontinued operations									505	333	620
Impairment charges									0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate	0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate	(20,835)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
Transaction costs									3,376	0	0
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate									0	4,256	(27)
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Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	(108)
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Preferred share redemption costs									0epr_PreferredShareRedemptionCosts	0epr_PreferredShareRedemptionCosts	(3,888)epr_PreferredShareRedemptionCosts
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									155,826	156,420	93,160
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									175,006us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	176,797us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	118,715us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
EPR Properties (Issuer) [Member]
Rental revenue									0	0	0
Tenant reimbursements									0	0	0
Other income									0	75	93
Mortgage and other financing income									765	994	494
Intercompany fee income									3,124	2,629	2,706
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									0	17,848	16,967
Total revenue									3,889	21,546	20,260
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									241,921	212,634	137,443
Property operating expense									0	(88)	0
Intercompany fee expense									0	0	0
Other expense									0	0	0
General and administrative expense									0	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									0	0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										0
Interest expense, net									63,056	55,856	35,240
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									0	0	0
Transaction costs									1,319	1,813	404
Provision for loan losses									0
Impairment charges											0
Depreciation and amortization									1,224	1,093	1,039
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									180,211	175,506	121,020
Equity in income from joint ventures									0	505	536
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									0	(150)
Gain on previously held equity interest										4,853
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease									0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									180,211	180,714
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									(578)	(488)
Income from continuing operations									179,633	180,226	121,556
Income from discontinued operations									0	0	0
Impairment charges											0
Transaction costs									0
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate										0	0
Net income											121,556
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests											0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties									179,633	180,226	121,556
Preferred dividend requirements									(23,807)	(23,806)	(24,508)
Preferred share redemption costs											(3,888)
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									155,826	156,420	93,160
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									175,006	176,797	118,715
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Rental revenue									193,723	163,412	149,567
Tenant reimbursements									3,660	3,607	3,636
Other income									1	9	5
Mortgage and other financing income									74,619	69,327	60,089
Intercompany fee income									0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									0	0	0
Total revenue									272,003	236,355	213,297
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									0	0	0
Property operating expense									9,620	10,451	8,461
Intercompany fee expense									0	0	0
Other expense									0	0	4
General and administrative expense									18,236	17,507	15,358
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									301	1,987	627
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										4,539
Interest expense, net									(2,773)	3,336	15,339
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									0	0	0
Transaction costs									54	0	0
Provision for loan losses									0
Impairment charges											0
Depreciation and amortization									45,021	34,318	28,002
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									201,544	173,295	145,506
Equity in income from joint ventures									0	0	0
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									0	3,167
Gain on previously held equity interest										0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease									220
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									201,764	176,462
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									0	0
Income from continuing operations									201,764	176,462	145,506
Income from discontinued operations									487	638	(2)
Impairment charges											0
Transaction costs									3,376
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate										0	282
Net income											145,786
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests											0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties									205,627	177,100	145,786
Preferred dividend requirements									0	0	0
Preferred share redemption costs											0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									205,627	177,100	145,786
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									205,767	177,336	145,709
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Rental revenue									92,950	85,297	84,950
Tenant reimbursements									14,003	14,794	14,939
Other income									1,008	1,598	640
Mortgage and other financing income									4,322	3,951	3,394
Intercompany fee income									0	0	0
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									24,796	386	353
Total revenue									137,079	106,026	104,276
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									0	0	0
Property operating expense									15,277	15,653	16,454
Intercompany fee expense									3,124	2,629	2,706
Other expense									771	658	1,378
General and administrative expense									9,330	8,106	7,812
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									0	4,179	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										0
Interest expense, net									20,987	21,864	26,077
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									24,796	18,234	17,320
Transaction costs									1,079	142	0
Provision for loan losses									3,777
Impairment charges											3,074
Depreciation and amortization									20,494	18,535	17,657
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									37,444	16,026	11,798
Equity in income from joint ventures									1,273	893	489
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									1,209	0
Gain on previously held equity interest										0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease									0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									39,926	16,919
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									(3,650)	14,664
Income from continuing operations									36,276	31,583	12,287
Income from discontinued operations									18	(305)	622
Impairment charges											(20,835)
Transaction costs									0
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate										4,256	(309)
Net income											(8,235)
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests											(108)
Net income attributable to EPR Properties									36,294	35,534	(8,343)
Preferred dividend requirements									0	0	0
Preferred share redemption costs											0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									36,294	35,534	(8,343)
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									32,152	32,492	(7,259)
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Tenant reimbursements									0	0	0
Other income									0	0	0
Mortgage and other financing income									0	0	0
Intercompany fee income									(3,124)	(2,629)	(2,706)
Interest income on intercompany notes receivable									(24,796)	(18,234)	(17,320)
Total revenue									(27,920)	(20,863)	(20,026)
Equity in subsidiaries' earnings									(241,921)	(212,634)	(137,443)
Property operating expense									0	0	0
Intercompany fee expense									(3,124)	(2,629)	(2,706)
Other expense									0	0	0
General and administrative expense									0	0	0
Costs associated with loan refinancing or payoff									0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt										0
Interest expense, net									0	0	0
Interest expense on intercompany notes payable									(24,796)	(18,234)	(17,320)
Transaction costs									0	0	0
Provision for loan losses									0
Impairment charges											0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Income before equity in income from joint ventures and other items									(241,921)	(212,634)	(137,443)
Equity in income from joint ventures									0	0	0
Gain on sale or acquisition, net									0	0
Gain on previously held equity interest										0
Gain on sale of investment in a direct financing lease									0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign									(241,921)	(212,634)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									0	0
Income from continuing operations									(241,921)	(212,634)	(137,443)
Income from discontinued operations									0	0	0
Impairment charges											0
Transaction costs									0
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate										0	0
Net income											(137,443)
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests											0
Net income attributable to EPR Properties									(241,921)	(212,634)	(137,443)
Preferred dividend requirements									0	0	0
Preferred share redemption costs											0
Net income available to common shareholders of EPR Properties									(241,921)	(212,634)	(137,443)
Comprehensive income attributable to EPR Properties									$ (237,919)	$ (209,828)	$ (138,450)