Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues
Rent billed	$ 42,957	$ 31,499
Straight-line rent	2,148	2,651
Income from direct financing leases	12,215	8,756
Interest and fee income	15,769	14,707
Total revenues	73,089	57,613
Expenses
Real estate depreciation and amortization	13,690	8,469
Impairment charge	20,496
Property-related	738	409
Acquisition expenses	512	191
General and administrative	8,959	7,766
Total operating expenses	44,395	16,835
Operating income	28,694	40,778
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense)	(50)	(225)
Earnings from equity and other interests	220	492
Interest expense	(21,612)	(15,424)
Income tax benefit (expense)	57	(52)
Net other expense	(21,385)	(15,209)
Net other (expense) income		(15,209)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	7,309	25,569
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(2)	641
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries net of income taxes
Net income	7,307	26,210
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	(66)	(54)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders	7,241	26,156
Parent [Member]
Revenues
Rent billed
Straight-line rent
Income from direct financing leases
Interest and fee income
Total revenues
Expenses
Real estate depreciation and amortization
Impairment charge
Property-related
Acquisition expenses
General and administrative
Total operating expenses
Operating income
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense)
Earnings from equity and other interests
Interest expense
Income tax benefit (expense)
Net other expense
Net other (expense) income
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries net of income taxes	7,307	26,210
Net income	7,307	26,210
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	(66)	(54)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders	7,241	26,156
Subsidiary Issuers [Member]
Revenues
Rent billed
Straight-line rent
Income from direct financing leases
Interest and fee income	10,132	5,057
Total revenues	10,132	5,057
Expenses
Real estate depreciation and amortization
Impairment charge
Property-related	172	172
Acquisition expenses	375	191
General and administrative	8,149	6,744
Total operating expenses	8,696	7,107
Operating income	1,436	(2,050)
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense)	(46)	(22)
Earnings from equity and other interests
Interest expense	(21,823)	(15,517)
Income tax benefit (expense)
Net other expense	(21,869)
Net other (expense) income		(15,539)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(20,433)	(17,589)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries net of income taxes	27,740	43,799
Net income	7,307	26,210
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	(66)	(54)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders	7,241	26,156
Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Revenues
Rent billed	40,975	29,630
Straight-line rent	1,357	2,277
Income from direct financing leases	11,609	8,204
Interest and fee income	15,255	9,208
Total revenues	69,196	49,319
Expenses
Real estate depreciation and amortization	13,265	8,044
Impairment charge
Property-related	432	190
Acquisition expenses	137
General and administrative	201
Total operating expenses	14,035	8,234
Operating income	55,161	41,085
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense)		(2,635)
Earnings from equity and other interests
Interest expense	(9,919)	2,946
Income tax benefit (expense)	65
Net other expense	(9,854)
Net other (expense) income		311
Income (loss) from continuing operations	45,307	41,396
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(4)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries net of income taxes	1,121	1,121
Net income	46,428	42,513
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders	46,428	42,513
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues
Rent billed	5,660	4,504
Straight-line rent	791	374
Income from direct financing leases	5,872	5,485
Interest and fee income	7,858	7,531
Total revenues	20,181	17,894
Expenses
Real estate depreciation and amortization	425	425
Impairment charge	20,496
Property-related	9,078	7,616
Acquisition expenses
General and administrative	609	1,022
Total operating expenses	30,608	9,063
Operating income	(10,427)	8,831
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense)	(4)	(204)
Earnings from equity and other interests	220	492
Interest expense	(7,346)	(7,305)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(8)	(52)
Net other expense	(7,138)
Net other (expense) income		(7,069)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(17,565)	1,762
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(2)	645
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries net of income taxes
Net income	(17,567)	2,407
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders	(17,567)	2,407
Eliminations [Member]
Revenues
Rent billed	(3,678)	(2,635)
Straight-line rent
Income from direct financing leases	(5,266)	(4,933)
Interest and fee income	(17,476)	(7,089)
Total revenues	(26,420)	(14,657)
Expenses
Real estate depreciation and amortization
Impairment charge
Property-related	(8,944)	(7,569)
Acquisition expenses
General and administrative
Total operating expenses	(8,944)	(7,569)
Operating income	(17,476)	(7,088)
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense)		2,636
Earnings from equity and other interests
Interest expense	17,476	4,452
Income tax benefit (expense)
Net other expense	17,476
Net other (expense) income		7,088
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries net of income taxes	(36,168)	(71,130)
Net income	(36,168)	(71,130)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	66	54
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders	$ (36,102)	$ (71,076)