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Gilbert, AZ [Member] Gilbert Arizona [Member] Gilbert, Arizona. Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Sale of Stock Sale of Stock [Axis] 1970 [Member] Nineteen Seventy [Member] Nineteen seventy. Other loan to affiliates Other loan to affiliates Other Loan Other loan. Corporate [Member] Corporate Segment [Member] Bolton, UK [Member] Bolton United Kingdom [Member] Bolton United Kingdom. Auditor Location Auditor Location Commitment fee Commitment Fee Adjustment Percentage Commitment fee adjustment percentage. 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Deductions, Net Recoveries/Write-offs SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Deduction Payment of debt refinancing, deferred financing costs and other financing activities Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities Unusual Risk or Uncertainty, Nature Unusual Risk or Uncertainty, Nature [Axis] Accounting Standards Update [Extensible List] Accounting Standards Update [Extensible Enumeration] 1974 [Member] Nineteen Seventy Four [Member] Nineteen seventy four. Number of years of federal income tax at corporate rates on failure to qualify as REIT Term Of Federal Income Tax At Corporate Rates On Failure To Qualify As Real Estate Investment Trust Term Of Federal Income Tax At Corporate Rates On Failure To Qualify As Real Estate Investment Trust Boardman, OH [Member] Boardman Ohio [Member] Boardman, Ohio. 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West Jordan, UT [Member] West Jordan U T [Member] West Jordan, UT. Salt Lake City, UT [Member] Salt Lake City U T [Member] Salt Lake City, UT. Total Equity / Capital Beginning balance Ending balance Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Entity Address, Address Line One Entity Address, Address Line One Repayments of Long-Term Debt, Total Payments of term debt Repayments of Long-Term Debt 1987 [Member] Nineteen Eighty Seven [Member] Nineteen eighty seven. Carmarthen, UK [Member] Carmarthen United Kingdom [Member] Carmarthen, UK. Non-Controlling Interests [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Document Annual Report Document Annual Report Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] Long term incentive plan. 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Schedule of Per Share Distributions to Stockholders Schedule Of Per Share Distributions To Stockholders Table [Text Block] Schedule of per share distributions to stockholders. Less: Unearned income and allowance for credit loss Direct Financing Lease Unearned Income And Allowance For Credit Loss Direct financing lease, unearned income and allowance for credit loss. Number of share sold Proceeds from offering (net of offering costs) (shares) Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues Loan term Loan Term Loan term. Willenhall, UK [Member] Willenhall U K [Member] Willenhall, UK. Helotes, TX [Member] Helotes Texas [Member] Helotes Texas. Lafayette, IN [Member] Lafayette I N [Member] Lafayette IN. Montclair, NJ [Member] Montclair N J [Member] Montclair, NJ. Face Amount of Mortgages SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages Coral Gables, FL [Member] Coral Gables F L [Member] Coral Gables, FL. Number of direct financing leases Number Of Direct Financing Leases Number of direct financing leases. Total expenses Costs and Expenses Secured loan amount Real Estate Secured Loan Real estate secured loan. Swindon, UK [Member] Swindon U K [Member] Swindon, UK. Richmond, VA [Member] Richmond Virginia [Member] Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Concentration [Member] Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] 2023 Lessor, Operating Lease, Payment to be Received, Year One Los Angeles, CA [Member] Los Angeles C A [Member] Los Angeles, CA. Collection of principal SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Collections of Principal Austin, TX [Member] Austin T X [Member] Austin, TX. Auditor Name Auditor Name Long-Term First Mortgage Loan [Member] First Mortgage [Member] Other loans Investments in Other Loans Investments in other loans. Date Acquired SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Date Acquired Equity [Abstract] Real estate assets Real Estate Assets [Abstract] Real Estate Assets [Abstract] Finance Leases, 2026 Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four Ownership interest in joint venture under the cost method Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage Cost method investment ownership percentage. Katy, TX [Member] Katy T X [Member] Katy, TX. Carrollton, TX [Member] Carrollton T X [Member] Carrollton, TX. Acquisition of non-controlling interest Purchase Of Non Controlling Interest Purchase of non controlling interest. SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Period Increase (Decrease), Total Increase (decrease) in valuation allowances SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Period Increase (Decrease) Other Assets Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block] Avondale, AZ [Member] Avondale A Z [Member] Avondale, AZ. 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Concentration Risk Benchmark Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Olathe, KS [Member] Olathe Kansas [Member] Olathe, Kansas. Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] Total Gross Assets [Member] Assets, Total [Member] Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Net Payments, 2027 Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Five Years Net Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Five Years Net Croydon, UK [Member] Croydon United Kingdom [Member] Croydon, UK. Hemel Hempstead, UK [Member] Hemel Hempstead U K [Member] Hemel Hempstead, UK. 2009 [Member] Two Thousand Nine [Member] Two thousand nine. Partnership investments Deferred Tax Liabilities, Investments Joint Venture [Member] Corporate Joint Venture [Member] 1999 [Member] Nineteen Ninety Nine [Member] Nineteen ninety nine. Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Current Reporting Status McKinney, Texas [Member] Mc Kinney T X Mc Kinney T X [Member] McKinney, TX. 6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 [Member] Six Point Three Seven Five Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Four [Member] Six point three seven five percentage senior unsecured notes due two thousand twenty four. Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans [Member] Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans. 1925 [Member] Nineteen Twenty Five [Member] Nineteen twenty five. Land at cost SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Land, Amount ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag Steward Equity Investment [Member] Steward Equity Investment [Member] Steward Equity Investment. Bussage, UK [Member] Bussage U K [Member] Bussage, UK. Bellflower, CA [Member] Bellflower California [Member] Bellflower, California. Rochdale, MA [Member] Rochdale M A [Member] Rochdale, MA. Vested, Shares Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares Infracore [Member] Swiss Healthcare Real Estate Company Infracore S A [Member] Swiss Healthcare Real Estate Company Infracore SA. Business Combinations [Abstract] Earnings per common share (units) diluted Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract] Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent, Ending Balance Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent, Beginning Balance Total Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity (MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. capital) Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent Helsinki, Finland [Member] Helsinki Finland [Member] Helsinki, Finland. 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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Deferred income tax liabilities and other liabilities, incurred Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Deferred Tax Liabilities and Other Liabilities Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed deferred tax liabilities and other liabilities. 2024 Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Two Documents Incorporated by Reference Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block] Unrecaptured Sec. 1250 gain Distribution Unrecaptured Section One Two Five Zero Gain Per Share Distribution, unrecaptured section one two five zero gain per share Entity Tax Identification Number Entity Tax Identification Number Encumbrances SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Amount of Encumbrances Income Statement Location Income Statement Location [Axis] Common stock, $0.001 par value. 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Mortgage loans on real estate including additions during year Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Additions Gross Mortgage loans on real estate additions gross. Tadley, UK [Member] Tadley U K [Member] Tadley, UK. Number of states Number of States in which Entity Operates Norwalk, CA [Member] Norwalk C A [Member] Norwalk, CA. Domestic Current Federal Tax Expense (Benefit) 1993 [Member] Nineteen Ninety Three [Member] Nineteen ninety three . Senior unsecured notes, maturity year Debt Instrument Maturity Year Debt instrument maturity year. Partner Type Partner Type [Axis] Carrying amount of mortgages, federal income tax purposes SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Federal Income Tax Basis Revenue Recognition Revenue [Policy Text Block] Bad Salzuflen, Germany [Member] Bad Salzuflen Germany [Member] Bad Salzuflen Germany. Shawnee, KS [Member] Shawnee Kansas [Member] Shawnee, Kansas. 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Document Transition Report Document Transition Report Valuation allowance Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance Depreciation SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate, Accumulated Depreciation, Depreciation Expense 2025 Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Three 1990 [Member] Nineteen Ninety [Member] Nineteen ninety. Total other income (expense) Nonoperating Income (Expense) Usk, UK [Member] Usk U K [Member] Usk, UK. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Total Depreciation and amortization Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Income Taxes [Table] Income Taxes [Table] Income Taxes [Table] Bristol, UK [Member] Bristol U K [Member] Bristol, UK. 1976 [Member] Nineteen Seventy Six [Member] Nineteen seventy six. Youngstown, OH [Member] Youngstown O H [Member] Youngstown OH. San Antonio, TX [Member] San Antonio T X One [Member] San Antonio T X One. 1971 [Member] Nineteen Seventy One [Member] Nineteen Seventy One. Medical Properties Trust, LLC. 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Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Employee Restricted Equity Awards Vesting Activity [Table] Employee Restricted Equity Awards Vesting Activity [Table] Employee Restricted Equity Awards Vesting Activity [Table] Income Statement Location Income Statement Location [Domain] IMED [Member] IMED Hospitales Two Facilities [Member] IMED Hospitales Two Facilities. 2023 Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year One Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities, Total Liabilities assumed Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities Percentage of annually operating lease Percentage of Annually Operating Lease Percentage of annually operating lease. Expiration periods Operating Loss Carryforwards Expiration Year Operating loss carryforwards, expiration year. Hill County, TX [Member] Hill County T X [Member] Hill County, TX. Brighton, MA [Member] Brighton M A [Member] Brighton, MA. Ordinary dividend Ordinary Dividend Per Share Ordinary dividend per share. Debt, net Book value Debt, net Debt, net Long-Term Debt 1930 [Member] Nineteen Thirty [Member] Nineteen thirty. Beginning balance (in shares) Ending balance (in shares) Shares, Outstanding Summary of Operating Results from Properties Summary Of Operating Results From Properties [Table Text Block] Summary of Operating results from properties. Accumulated amortization Real Estate Assets Accumulated Amortization Real estate assets accumulated amortization. Median [Member] Median Kliniken S A R L [Member] Median Kliniken S A R L [Member] Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award [Table] Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award [Table] Amounts To Be Received From Subleases, 2025 Sub Lease Lease Payments To Be Received Three Years Sub lease lease payments to be received three years. 1997 [Member] Nineteen Twenty Seven [Member] Nineteen Twenty Seven. Lease extension expiration year Lessee Operating Lease Extended Expiration Year Of Contract Lessee operating lease extended expiration year of contract. Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Leeds, UK [Member] Leeds U K [Member] Leeds, UK. 2016 [Member] Two Thousand Sixteen One [Member] Two thousand sixteen one. 1979 [Member] Nineteen Seventy Nine [Member] Nineteen seventy nine. Debt Instrument, Name Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued, Total Uncertain tax position liabilities and related interest or penalties Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets, Total Net proceeds from sale of real estate Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets Limited Partner [Member] Limited Partner [Member] Net Assets Acquired Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] Operating Leases, 2024 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two Interest and other income Interest and Other Income Other corporate assets Other Corporate Assets Other corporate assets include leasehold improvements associated with our corporate office space, furniture and fixtures, equipment, software, deposits, etc. Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners), basic Earnings Per Share, Basic Earnings Per Share, Basic, Total Dividends (Distributions) declared per common share / unit Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared 1978 [Member] Nineteen Seventy Eight [Member] Nineteen seventy eight. Aberdeen, UK [Member] Aberdeen, UK [Member] Aberdeen United Kingdom [Member] Aberdeen United Kingdom. Thornton, CO [Member] Thornton C O [Member] Thornton, CO. Post Falls Idaho Post Falls Idaho [Member] Post Falls Idaho. Estimated unguaranteed residual values Estimated residual values Direct Financing Lease, Unguaranteed Residual Asset Algeciras, Spain [Member] Algeciras, Spain. 1892 [Member] Eighteen Ninety Two [Member] Eighteen ninety two. Dividends (Distributions) declared Dividends, Common Stock, Cash Income tax benefit related to the initial loan impairment Income Tax Benefit Related To The Initial Loan Impairment Income tax benefit related to the initial loan impairment. ASSETS Assets [Abstract] Investments, Fair Value Disclosure, Total Total investments Investments, Fair Value Disclosure Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash are comprised of the following: Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents [Abstract] Springstone [Member] Springstone, LLC [Member] Springstone, LLC. Basic Terms of Senior Unsecured Notes Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] Real Estate Partnership [Member] Real estate partnership. Real Estate Investment Property, Net, Total Net investment in lease Real Estate Investment Property, Net Shares issued price per share Shares Issued, Price Per Share Birmingham, England [Member] Birmingham Uk [Member] Birmingham UK Par Value Debt Instrument, Face Amount Valencia, Spain [Member] Valencia Spain [Member] Valencia, Spain. Property-related Costs Of Leased And Rented Property Or Equipment Costs of leased and rented property or equipment. 1982 [Member] Nineteen Eighty Two [Member] Nineteen eighty two. Proceeds from expected secured debt Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt Prospect [Member] Prospect Medical Holdings Inc [Member] Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. Financial Instrument [Axis] Amounts To Be Received From Subleases, 2027 Sub Lease Lease Payments To Be Received Five Years Sub lease lease payments to be received five years. Additions subsequent to acquisition, carrying costs Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Costs Capitalized Subsequent To Acquisition Carrying Costs Adjustments SEC Schedule III, Real estate and accumulated depreciation, costs capitalized subsequent to acquisition, carrying costs including adjustments. Increase in real estate impairment reserves Increase Decrease In Real Estate Impairment Reserve Increase decrease in real estate impairment reserve. Long-Lived Tangible Asset Long-Lived Tangible Asset [Axis] Ownership interest Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired Concentration Risk Benchmark Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis] Provision (recovery) for credit loss Provision for Loan, Lease, and Other Losses Provision for Loan, Lease, and Other Losses, Total Deductions during year Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Deductions Mortgage loans on real estate Deductions. 3.375% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2030 [Member] Three Point Three Seven Five Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due Two Thousand Thirty [Member] Three point three seven five percentage senior unsecured notes due two thousand thirty. Principal received on loans receivable Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable Milton Keynes, UK [Member] Milton Keynes United Kingdom [Member] Milton Keynes United Kingdom. LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] Boonton Township, NJ [Member] Boonton Township N J [Member] Boonton Township NJ. Variable interest rate Debt Instrument Variable Interest Rate Debt Instrument variable interest rate. Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Commercial and Consumer, Net, Total Mortgage loans Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Commercial and Consumer, Net Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities: Supplemental Schedule Of Non Cash Financing Activities [Abstract] Supplemental Schedule Of Non Cash Financing Activities [Abstract] 2002 [Member] Two Thousand Two [Member] Two thousand two. Equity investments Income Tax Reconciliation Increase Decrease In Equity Investments Income tax reconciliation increase (decrease) in equity investments. Massachusetts-based General Acute Care Hospitals [Member] Massachusetts Based General Acute Care Hospitals [Member] Massachusetts based general acute care hospitals. Palestine, TX [Member] Palestine Texas [Member] Palestine, Texas. Stirling, Scotland [Member] Stirling Scotland [Member] Stirling, Scotland. Deferred lease income Deferred Income, Noncurrent Income Tax Authority Income Tax Authority [Axis] Applicable margin for revolving loans Applicable Margin For Revolving Loans Applicable margin for revolving loans. Total net deferred tax assets Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance Preferred Par Value [Member] Preferred Stock [Member] Lauderdale Lakes, FL [Member] Lauderdale Lakes F L [Member] Lauderdale Lakes, FL. Net income Net income Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Write-off of unbilled rent and other Write Off of Unbilled Rent And Other Write-off of unbilled rent and other. 2026 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year Four 1975 [Member] Nineteen Seventy Five [Member] Nineteen seventy Five. Acute care campus. Acute Care Campus [Member] Acute Care Campus [Member] Payments to Acquire Real Estate, Total Cash paid for acquisitions and other related investments Payments to Acquire Real Estate 2024 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year Two Orpington, UK [Member] Orpington United Kingdom [Member] Orpington United Kingdom. Investment in loans receivable Payments to Acquire Loans Receivable Number of lessor properties. Number Of Lessor Properties Number of properties Stock repurchase program expiration date Stock Repurchase Program Expiration Date Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital [Member] Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital [Member] Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital [Member] Other SEC Schedule, 12-28, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Real Estate, Other Deduction Remaining outstanding deferred rent to be received Remaining Outstanding Deferred Rent To Be Received Remaining outstanding deferred rent to be received. Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] Underwriting and other fees Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount Proceeds from sale of units, net of offering costs Proceeds from Issuance of Common Limited Partners Units Other Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Bath, UK [Member] Bath United Kingdom [Member] Bath United kingdom. 1992 [Member] Nineteen Ninety Two [Member] Nineteen ninety two. Highlands Ranch, CO [Member] Highlands Ranch Colorado [Member] Highlands Ranch Colorado. Gloucester, UK [Member] Gloucester United Kingdom [Member] Gloucester United Kingdom. Time-Based Awards [Member] Time Based Awards [Member] Time Based Awards Lease renewal term Term of lease extension, years Lessor, Operating Lease, Renewal Term Measurement Frequency Measurement Frequency [Domain] Caterham, UK [Member] Caterham United Kingdom [Member] Caterham UK. Changes in: Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital [Abstract] Toledo, OH [Member] Toledo Oh [Member] Toledo, OH [Member] Date of Construction Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Year Of Construction Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Year Of Construction Other loans Acquisition Loans And Other Loans Acquisition loans and other loans. 1929 [Member] Nineteen Twenty Nine [Member] Nineteen twenty nine. Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value, Period Increase (Decrease), Total Estimated Increase (Decrease) in Fair Value Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value, Period Increase (Decrease) Watsonville, California [Member] Watsonville California [Member] Watsonville California. Bloomington, IN [Member] Bloomington Indiana [Member] Bloomington, Indiana. Net income, less participating securities’ share in earnings Net Income Less Participating Securities Share In Earnings Net income less participating securities share in earnings. Finance lease cost: Lease, Cost [Abstract] Chandler, AZ [Member] Chandler A Z [Member] Chandler AZ. COVID-19 Pandemic [Member] C O V I D Nineteen Pandemic [Member] COVID nineteen pandemic. Halsen Healthcare [Member] Halsen Healthcare [Member] Halsen healthcare. Amount of domestic income (loss) before income taxes Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic Sheffield, UK [Member] Sheffield U K [Member] Sheffield, UK. Cover [Abstract] 1994 [Member] Nineteen Ninety Four [Member] Nineteen ninety four. Total right of use assets Lessee Operating Lease And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Net Lessee, operating lease and finance lease right of use asset net. Furniture, equipment and other [Member] Furniture Equipment And Other [Member] Furniture, Equipment And Other [Member] Real estate held for sale Real Estate, Held-for-Sale Initial fixed term of lease Lessor Operating Lease Initial Fixed Term Lessor operating lease initial fixed term. Percentage of concentration risk Percentage of total assets Concentration Risk, Percentage Capitalized lease intangibles, weighted average life (in years) Weighted-average useful life of acquired intangible lease assets (in years) Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans Proceeds from Sale of Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale Total investment in financing leases Investment in financing leases Net Investment in Lease, before Allowance for Credit Loss 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2026 [Member] Five Point Two Five Zero Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Six [Member] Five point two five zero percentage senior unsecured notes due two thousand twenty six. Haverhill, MA [Member] Haverhill Massachusetts [Member] Haverhill, Massachusetts. Operating Leases, 2027 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Five Business combination consideration transferred with additional acquisition loan. Business Combination Consideration Transferred With Additional Acquisition Loan Purchase price of acquisition loan Percentage of taxable income to be distributed for federal income tax assumption Percentage Of Taxable Income To Be Distributed For Federal Income Tax Exemption Percentage of taxable income to be distributed for federal income tax exemption. 1986 [Member] Nineteen Eighty Six [Member] Nineteen eighty six. Income from real estate dispositions, net Gain Loss on Disposition of Real Estate Gain loss on disposition of real estate. Mount Pleasant, SC [Member] Mount Pleasant S C [Member] Mount Pleasant, SC. 2.550% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2023 [Member] Two Point Five Five Zero Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Three [Member] Two point five five zero percentage senior unsecured notes due two thousand twenty three. Maximum [Member] Maximum [Member] Percentage of ownership of general partner Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest Number of countries Number of Countries in which Entity Operates Caremax [Member] CareMax Incorporated [Member] CareMax Incorporated. Debt issue costs, net Debt Issue Costs Net Debt issue costs, net. Number of operators Number Of Operators Number of operators. Priory [Member] Priory Group [Member] Priory Group [Member] Priory Group. Folsom, CA [Member] Folsom California [Member] Folsom California. Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities 1911 [Member] Nineteen Eleven [Member] Nineteen eleven. 1965 [Member] Nineteen Sixty Five [Member] Nineteen sixty five. Viseu, Portugal [Member] Viseu Portugal [Member] Viseu, Portugal. Torquay, UK [Member] Torquay U K [Member] Torquay, UK. Houston, TX [Member] Houston T X [Member] Houston, TX. Romford, UK [Member] Romford U K [Member] Romford, UK. Rowley, UK [Member] Rowley U K [Member] Rowley, UK. Use of Estimates Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block] Grefath, Germany [Member] Grefath Germany [Member] Grefath, Germany. Cash rent Deferred Rent Receivables, Net Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross, Total Total deferred tax liabilities Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross 1966 [Member] Nineteen Sixty Six [Member] Nineteen sixty six. Percentage of ordinary taxable income to be distributed for real estate investment trust qualification Percentage Of Ordinary Taxable Income To Be Distributed For Real Estate Investment Trust Qualification Percentage of ordinary taxable income to be distributed for REIT qualification. Common Stock/Partner's Capital Partners' Capital Notes Disclosure [Text Block] 1900 [Member] Nineteen Hundred [Member] Nineteen hundred. 1790 [Member] Seventeen Ninety [Member] Seventeen ninety. Estimated total development cost Estimated Development Costs Estimated development costs. Dover NJ [Member] Dover N J [Member] Dover, NJ. 2027 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year Five At-the-Market Equity Offering Program [Member] At The Market Equity Offering Program [Member] At-the-market equity offering program. Provision (recovery) for credit loss, net Financing Receivable, Credit Loss, Expense (Reversal) Summary of Investments in Unconsolidated Operating Entities Summary Of Investments In Unconsolidated Operating Entities [Table Text Block] Summary of investments in unconsolidated operating entities. Weighted average useful lives of related real estate and other assets Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Monmouth, UK [Member] Monmouth U K [Member] Monmouth, UK. Rochdale, UK [Member] Rochdale United Kingdom [Member] Rochdale, UK. Net unbilled revenue Deferred Tax Liability Net Unbilled Revenue Deferred tax liability net unbilled revenue 5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2027 [Member] Five Point Zero Zero Zero Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Seven [Member] Five point zero zero zero percentage senior unsecured notes due two thousand twenty seven. 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Mortgage Loans [Member] Mortgages [Member] Bundoora, Australia [Member] Bundoora Australia [Member] Bundoora, Australia. Rehabilitation Facilities [Member] Rehabilitation Hospital Rehabilitation Hospital [Member] Rehabilitation hospital. Kuopio, Finland [Member] Kuopio, Finland [Member] Kuopio, finland. SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] Subsequent Event Type [Axis] Other Deferred Tax Assets, Other Performance-Based Awards [Member] Performance Shares [Member] Colombia [Member] COLOMBIA 2020 [Member] Two Thousand Twenty [Member] Two thousand twenty. Number of facilities Number Of Facilities Number of facilities. Interest and rent receivables, Book value Interest and rent receivables Interest And Rent Receivable Interest and rent receivable. Balance Sheet Location Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Comprehensive income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership Partners) Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Deferred Costs Deferred Charges, Policy [Policy Text Block] Limited Partners, units issued Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued Future minimum lease payments to be received Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets, Total Other assets Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets Name of Property Name of Property [Domain] Santa Maria de Feira, PT [Member] Santa Maria De Feira P T [Member] Santa Maria de Feira PT. Interest [Member] Interest [Member] Interest. Concentration Risk Type Concentration Risk Type [Domain] Malaga, SP [Member] Malaga S P [Member] Malaga, SP. Income tax (expense) at the U.S. statutory federal rate (21% in 2022, 2021, and 2020) Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount Equity investment impairments reserve related to disposals Increase Decrease In Equity Investment Impairments Related To Disposals Increase decrease in equity investment impairments related to disposals. Blue Springs, MO [Member] Blue Springs M O [Member] Blue Springs, MO. Long-Lived Tangible Asset Long-Lived Tangible Asset [Domain] 1989 [Member] Nineteen Eighty Nine [Member] Nineteen eighty Nine. Distributions to non-controlling interests, net Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders 1973 [Member] Nineteen Seventy Three [Member] Nineteen seventy three. 1906 [Member] Nineteen Zero Six [Member] Nineteen zero six. 1917 [Member] Nineteen Seventeen [Member] Nineteen seventeen . Common stock, par value Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Loans Loan Commitments, Policy [Policy Text Block] Pennsylvania PENNSYLVANIA Lessor Lease Description [Line Items] Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items] Amounts To Be Received From Subleases, 2023 Sub Lease Lease Payments To Be Received Next Twelve Months Sub lease lease payments to be received next twelve months. Summary of Credit Loss Reserves Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block] Stock repurchase program, authorized amount Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount 1967 [Member] Nineteen Sixty Seven [Member] Nineteen sixty seven. Prior Liens SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Prior Lien, Amount Ogden, UT [Member] Ogden Utah [Member] Ogden Utah. MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Mpt Operating Partnership L P [Member] MPT Operating Partnership L.P Raleigh, NC [Member] Raleigh N C [Member] Raleigh, NC. Real Estate Property Ownership Real Estate Property Ownership [Axis] Valuation allowances recorded as part of the purchase price allocation of the Circle Transaction SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Business Acquired General Acute Care Hospital And Healthcare System General Acute Care Hospital and Healthcare System [Member] General Acute Care Hospital and Healthcare System. Reserved an additional shares of common stock for awards under the Equity Incentive Plan Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized 1924 [Member] Nineteen Twenty Four [Member] Nineteen twenty four. Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset [Member] SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset [Member] Debt Long-Term Debt [Text Block] Watsonville, CA [Member] Watsonville C A [Member] Watsonville, CA. Unusual Risk or Uncertainty, Nature Unusual Risk or Uncertainty, Nature [Domain] 1926 [Member] Nineteen Twenty Six [Member] Nineteen twenty six. British Pound Sterling [Member] United Kingdom [Member] UNITED KINGDOM Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Long-term Debt, Type Long-Term Debt, Type [Domain] Pre-acquisition rent collected - Circle Transaction Pre Acquisition Rent Collected Circle Transaction Pre acquisition rent collected circle transaction. 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