Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues
Rent billed	$ 263,402	$ 213,344
Straight-line rent	61,044	54,873
Income from financing leases	51,776	50,894
Interest and other income	33,578	43,654
Total revenues	409,800	362,765
Expenses
Interest	91,183	86,972
Real estate depreciation and amortization	85,316	75,642
Property-related	8,598	5,453
General and administrative	41,424	36,073
Total expenses	226,521	204,140
Other income (expense)
Gain on sale of real estate and other, net	451,638	989
Earnings from equity interests	7,338	7,101
Debt refinancing and unutilized financing costs	(8,816)	(2,269)
Other (including fair value adjustments on securities)	9,887	7,794
Total other income	460,047	13,615
Income before income tax	643,326	172,240
Income tax expense	(11,379)	(8,360)
Net income	631,947	163,880
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(266)	(97)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 631,681	$ 163,783
Earnings per common share (units) basic and diluted
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 1.05	$ 0.28
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding basic	598,676	576,240
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding diluted	598,932	577,541
Dividends declared per common share (unit)	$ 0.29	$ 0.28
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Revenues
Rent billed	$ 263,402	$ 213,344
Straight-line rent	61,044	54,873
Income from financing leases	51,776	50,894
Interest and other income	33,578	43,654
Total revenues	409,800	362,765
Expenses
Interest	91,183	86,972
Real estate depreciation and amortization	85,316	75,642
Property-related	8,598	5,453
General and administrative	41,424	36,073
Total expenses	226,521	204,140
Other income (expense)
Gain on sale of real estate and other, net	451,638	989
Earnings from equity interests	7,338	7,101
Debt refinancing and unutilized financing costs	(8,816)	(2,269)
Other (including fair value adjustments on securities)	9,887	7,794
Total other income	460,047	13,615
Income before income tax	643,326	172,240
Income tax expense	(11,379)	(8,360)
Net income	631,947	163,880
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(266)	(97)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 631,681	$ 163,783
Earnings per common share (units) basic and diluted
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 1.05	$ 0.28
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding basic	598,676	576,240
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding diluted	598,932	577,541
Dividends declared per common share (unit)	$ 0.29	$ 0.28