Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Operating activities
Net income	$ 13,975	$ 12,383
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	25,254	19,634
Straight-line rent revenue	(5,606)	(587)
Share/Unit-based compensation	5,293	5,250
Gain on sale of real estate	(5)	(7,693)
Impairment	564	12,000
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	13,317	2,899
Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs and debt discount	8,523	4,961
Premium paid on extinguishment of debt	13,091	3,834
Other adjustments	(7,278)	(5,188)
Net cash provided by operating activities	67,128	47,493
Investing activities
Real estate acquired	(196,511)	(73,851)
Principal received on loans receivable	2,898	46,532
Proceeds from sale of real estate		75,000
Investment in loans receivable and other investments	(16,800)	(9,626)
Construction in progress and other	(12,297)	(15,578)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(222,710)	22,477
Financing activities
Revolving credit facilities, net	39,600	(137,200)
Additions to term debt	450,000	148,500
Payments of term debt	(237,810)	(216,325)
Distributions paid	(67,194)	(54,761)
Sale of common stock/units, net		288,470
Lease deposits and other obligations to tenants	7,613	2,233
Debt issuance costs paid and other financing activities	(20,667)	(9,713)
Net cash provided by financing activities	171,542	21,204
Increase in cash and cash equivalents for period	15,960	91,174
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	98,408	15,307
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	114,368	106,481
Interest paid	18,761	20,846
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:
Real estate acquired via assumption of mortgage loan	(14,592)
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities:
Distributions declared, unpaid	22,407	22,326
Assumption of mortgage loan (as part of real estate acquired)	14,592
MPT Operating Partnership L.P. [Member]
Operating activities
Net income	14,037	12,457
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	25,254	19,634
Straight-line rent revenue	(5,606)	(587)
Share/Unit-based compensation	5,293	5,250
Gain on sale of real estate	(5)	(7,693)
Impairment	564	12,000
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	13,254	2,825
Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs and debt discount	8,523	4,961
Premium paid on extinguishment of debt	13,091	3,834
Other adjustments	(7,277)	(5,188)
Net cash provided by operating activities	67,128	47,493
Investing activities
Real estate acquired	(196,511)	(73,851)
Principal received on loans receivable	2,898	46,532
Proceeds from sale of real estate		75,000
Investment in loans receivable and other investments	(16,800)	(9,626)
Construction in progress and other	(12,297)	(15,578)
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(222,710)	22,477
Financing activities
Revolving credit facilities, net	39,600	(137,200)
Additions to term debt	450,000	148,500
Payments of term debt	(237,810)	(216,325)
Distributions paid	(67,194)	(54,761)
Sale of common stock/units, net		288,470
Lease deposits and other obligations to tenants	7,613	2,233
Debt issuance costs paid and other financing activities	(20,667)	(9,713)
Net cash provided by financing activities	171,542	21,204
Increase in cash and cash equivalents for period	15,960	91,174
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	98,408	15,307
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	114,368	106,481
Interest paid	18,761	20,846
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:
Real estate acquired via assumption of mortgage loan	(14,592)
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities:
Distributions declared, unpaid	22,407	22,326
Assumption of mortgage loan (as part of real estate acquired)	$ 14,592