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]	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 Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (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 (loss) 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, 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 (loss) income	822,011	822,011
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	70,852	70,852
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(117,556)	(117,556)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022	8,865,871	8,866,261	$ 89,511	$ 599	$ 8,854,143	8,557,120	385,545	(83,431)	(83,431)	6,038	6,038
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022			5,988	598,839	592,851
Beginning 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
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022			5,987	598,676	592,689
Net (loss) income	190,064	190,064	$ 1,896		$ 187,701		189,597			467	467
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	25,920	25,920						25,920	25,920
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(104,341)	(104,341)						(104,341)	(104,341)
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation	10,108	10,108	$ 101		$ 10,007	10,108
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			2	204	202
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(880)	(880)	$ (9)		$ (871)	(880)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)			(1)	(41)	(40)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(335)	(335)								(335)	(335)
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(174,024)	(174,024)	$ (1,740)		$ (172,284)		(174,024)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022	8,865,871	8,866,261	$ 89,511	$ 599	$ 8,854,143	8,557,120	385,545	(83,431)	(83,431)	6,038	6,038
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022			5,988	598,839	592,851
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 (loss) 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)
Reclassification of interest rate swap gain to earnings, net of tax	(28,553)	(28,553)						(28,553)	(28,553)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	28,143	28,143						28,143	28,143
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation	11,829	11,829	$ 118	$ 1	$ 11,711	11,828
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			13	1,325	1,312
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(5,554)	(5,554)	$ (56)		$ (5,498)	(5,554)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)			(5)	(499)	(494)
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
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 (loss) income	(9,403)	(9,403)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	2,595	2,595
Reclassification of foreign currency translation loss to earnings	3,234	3,234
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	88,588	88,588
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023	8,314,714	8,315,104	$ 83,149	$ 598	$ 8,224,373	8,547,835	(241,301)	6,680	6,680	902	902
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023			5,985	598,344	592,359
Beginning 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
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023			5,984	598,302	592,318
Net (loss) income	(42,433)	(42,433)	$ (420)		$ (41,617)		(42,037)			(396)	(396)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	17,920	17,920						17,920	17,920
Reclassification of foreign currency translation loss to earnings	3,234	3,234						3,234	3,234
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	60,445	60,445						60,445	60,445
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation	6,437	6,437	$ 64		$ 6,373	6,437
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			1	59	58
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(16)	(16)			$ (16)	(16)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)				(17)	(17)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(276)	(276)								(276)	(276)
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(173,851)	(173,851)	$ (1,739)		$ (172,112)		(173,851)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023	$ 8,314,714	$ 8,315,104	$ 83,149	$ 598	$ 8,224,373	$ 8,547,835	$ (241,301)	$ 6,680	$ 6,680	$ 902	$ 902
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023			5,985	598,344	592,359