Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity / Capital - USD ($) $ 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 (Loss) Income [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [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			5,968,000	596,748,000	590,780,000
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)			31,000	3,107,000	3,076,000
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)			(12,000)	(1,179,000)	(1,167,000)
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			5,987,000	598,676,000	592,689,000
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			5,968,000	596,748,000	590,780,000
Net (loss) income	1,044,031	1,044,031
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	123,827	123,827
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(226,401)	(226,401)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022	8,833,248	8,833,638	$ 89,790	$ 599	$ 8,881,683	8,537,145	433,339	(139,301)	(139,301)	1,466	1,466
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022			5,990,000	598,983,000	592,993,000
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			5,987,000	598,676,000	592,689,000
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)			2,000	204,000	202,000
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(880)	(880)	$ (9)		$ (871)	(880)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)			(1,000)	(41,000)	(40,000)
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			5,988,000	598,839,000	592,851,000
Net (loss) income	222,020	222,020	$ 2,218		$ 219,575		221,793			227	227
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	52,975	52,975						52,975	52,975
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(108,845)	(108,845)						(108,845)	(108,845)
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation	11,089	11,089	$ 111		$ 10,978	11,089
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			2,000	185,000	183,000
Acquisition of non-controlling interest	(35,022)	(35,022)	$ (304)		$ (30,124)	(30,428)				(4,594)	(4,594)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(636)	(636)	(6)		$ (630)	(636)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)				(41,000)	(41,000)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(205)	(205)								(205)	(205)
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(173,999)	(173,999)	(1,740)		$ (172,259)		(173,999)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022	8,833,248	8,833,638	$ 89,790	$ 599	$ 8,881,683	8,537,145	433,339	(139,301)	(139,301)	1,466	1,466
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022			5,990,000	598,983,000	592,993,000
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			5,976,000	597,476	591,500,000
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)			13,000	1,325	1,312,000
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(5,554)	(5,554)	$ (56)		$ (5,498)	(5,554)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)			(5,000)	(499)	(494,000)
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			5,984,000	598,302	592,318,000
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			5,976,000	597,476	591,500,000
Net (loss) income	107,492	107,492
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	(9,845)	(9,845)
Reclassification of foreign currency translation loss to earnings	3,234	3,234
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	34,570	34,570
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	8,285,417	8,285,807	$ 83,521	$ 598	$ 8,261,177	8,558,768	(215,058)	(59,778)	(59,778)	887	887
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023			5,986,000	598,444	592,458,000
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			5,984,000	598,302	592,318,000
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)			1,000	59	58,000
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(16)	(16)			$ (16)	(16)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)				(17)	(17,000)
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			5,985,000	598,344	592,359,000
Net (loss) income	116,895	116,895	$ 1,167		$ 115,543		116,710			185	185
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap, net of tax	(12,440)	(12,440)						(12,440)	(12,440)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(54,018)	(54,018)						(54,018)	(54,018)
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation	11,453	11,453	$ 115		$ 11,338	11,453
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			2,000	156	154,000
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(520)	(520)	$ (5)		$ (515)	(520)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)			(1,000)	(56)	(55,000)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(200)	(200)								(200)	(200)
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(90,467)	(90,467)	$ (905)		$ (89,562)		(90,467)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 8,285,417	$ 8,285,807	$ 83,521	$ 598	$ 8,261,177	$ 8,558,768	$ (215,058)	$ (59,778)	$ (59,778)	$ 887	$ 887
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023			5,986,000	598,444	592,458,000