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Schedule IV - Schedule of Mortgage Loan on Real Estate (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]  
Carrying amount of mortgages, federal income tax purposes $ 397,500,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis1
Unamortized loan issue costs $ 100,000us-gaap_UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums
Long-Term First Mortgage Loan [Member] | Ernest Mortgage Loan [Member]  
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]  
Number of properties 4mpw_NumberOfProperties
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_FirstMortgageMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= mpw_ErnestMortgageLoanMember