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]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained 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, 2022	$ 8,594,407	$ 8,594,797	$ 86,599	$ 8,565,813	$ 597	$ 8,535,140	$ 116,285	$ (59,184)	$ (59,184)	$ 1,569	$ 1,569
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022			5,976	591,500	597,476
Net (loss) income	33,030	33,030	$ 328	$ 32,466			32,794			236	236
Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, 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	$ 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	$ 8,431,745	$ 598	8,541,414	(25,413)	(74,919)	(74,919)	1,574	1,574
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023			5,984	592,318	598,302
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2023	7,633,865	7,634,255	$ 75,969	$ 7,513,520	$ 599	8,560,309	(971,809)	42,501	42,501	2,265	2,265
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023			5,991	593,000	598,991
Net (loss) income	(875,377)	(875,377)	$ (8,756)	$ (866,869)			(875,625)			248	248
Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax	(2,797)	(2,797)						(2,797)	(2,797)
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain	(58,542)	(58,542)						(58,542)	(58,542)
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation	7,174	7,174	$ 72	$ 7,102	$ 1	7,173
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			14	1,356	1,370
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(283)	(283)	$ (3)	$ (280)		(283)
Stock vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (Shares)			(1)	(56)	(57)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(245)	(245)								(245)	(245)
Dividends declared adjustment	572	572	$ 6	$ 566			572
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2024	$ 6,704,367	$ 6,704,757	$ 67,288	$ 6,654,039	$ 600	$ 8,567,199	$ (1,846,862)	$ (18,838)	$ 18,838	$ 2,268	$ 2,268
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024			6,004	594,300	600,304