2.4.0.8124 - Disclosure - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseeol_PE631979--1310-Q0007_STD_181_20130630_0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001287865duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> The following table summarizes fair value estimates for our financial instruments (in thousands):   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="92%" align="center">  <tr> <td width="56%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center">June 30, 2013</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center">December 31, 2012</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> Asset (Liability) </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">Book Value</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">Fair Value</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">Book Value</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">Fair Value</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Interest and rent receivables </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">54,231</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">43,291</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">45,289</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">36,700</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Loans (1) </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">332,701</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">329,859</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">334,693</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">335,595</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Debt, net </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(929,074</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(969,694</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(1,025,160</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(1,082,333</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> </tr> </table>   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%" align="left">(1)</td> <td valign="top" align="left">Excludes loans related to the Ernest Transaction since they are recorded at fair value and discussed below.</td> </tr> </table> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, including financial assets and financial liabilities, and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: 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http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6447952&loc=d3e13220-108610 false0Summary of Fair Value Information of Financial Instruments3false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> At June 30, 2013, these amounts were as follows (in thousands):   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="84%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="63%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> Asset Type </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">Fair Value</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">Cost</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center">Asset Type Classification</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Mortgage loans </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">100,000</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">100,000</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" align="center">Mortgage loans</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Acquisition loan </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">93,200</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">93,200</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" align="center">Other loans</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Equity investments </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">3,300</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">3,300</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" align="center">Other assets</td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> 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The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258 false0Equity Interest in Ernest and Related Loans Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis4false 2mpw_FairValueAssumptionsAndMethodologyForAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlockmpw_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> To illustrate the effect of movements in the DLOM, we performed a sensitivity analysis below by using basis point variations (dollars in thousands):   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="51%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td width="46%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> Basis Point Change in Marketability Discount </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> Estimated Increase (Decrease) In Fair Value </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top" align="center">+100 basis points</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="top" align="center">$(300)</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center">- 100 basis points</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="top" align="center">300</td> </tr> </table> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaFair Value Assumptions and Methodology for Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]No definition available.false0Summary Showing Sensitivity Analysis by Using Basis Point VariationsfalseFair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.medicalpropertiestrust.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsFairValueDisclosuresTextBlockTables14