Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity / Capital - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]	MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] General Partner [Member]	MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Common Par Value [Member]	Common Par Value [Member] MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member] MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 8,445,671	$ 8,446,061	$ 84,847		$ 597	$ 8,392,458	$ 8,564,009	$ (87,691)	$ (36,727)	$ (36,727)	$ 5,483	$ 5,483
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021			5,968		596,748	590,780
Net income	631,947	631,947	$ 6,317			$ 625,364		631,681			266	266
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	44,932	44,932							44,932	44,932
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(13,215)	(13,215)							(13,215)	(13,215)
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation	11,804	11,804	$ 118		$ 3	$ 11,686	11,801
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			31		3,107	3,076
Issuance of non-controlling interests	929	929									929	929
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(27,919)	(27,919)	$ (279)		$ 1	$ (27,640)	(27,918)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)			(12)		(1,179)	(1,167)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(772)	(772)									(772)	(772)
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(174,018)	(174,018)	$ (1,740)			$ (172,278)		(174,018)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	8,919,359	8,919,749	$ 89,263		$ 599	$ 8,829,590	8,547,892	369,972	(5,010)	(5,010)	5,906	5,906
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022			5,987		598,676	592,689
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	8,594,407	8,594,797	$ 86,599		$ 597	$ 8,565,813	8,535,140	116,285	(59,184)	(59,184)	1,569	1,569
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022			5,976		597,476	591,500
Net income	33,030	33,030	$ 328	$ 32,466				32,794			236	236
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	(15,325)	(15,325)							(15,325)	(15,325)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	28,143	28,143							28,143	28,143
Reclassification of interest rate swap gain to earnings, net of tax	(28,553)	(28,553)							(28,553)	(28,553)
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation	11,829	11,829	$ 118	$ 11,711	$ 1		11,828
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			13	1,312	1,325
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	5,554	(5,554)	$ (56)	$ (5,498)			5,554
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)			(5)	(494)	(499)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(231)	(231)									(231)	231
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(174,492)	(174,492)	$ (1,745)	$ (172,747)				(174,492)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 8,443,254	$ 8,443,644	$ 85,244		$ 598	$ 8,431,745	$ 8,541,414	$ (25,413)	$ (74,919)	$ (74,919)	$ 1,574	$ 1,574
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023			5,984		598,302	592,318