Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity / Capital (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Dividends (Distributions) declared per common share / unit	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.87	$ 0.84
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Dividends (Distributions) declared per common share / unit	0.29			0.28			$ 0.87	$ 0.84
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] | General Partner [Member]
Dividends (Distributions) declared per common share / unit	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28