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Real Estate and Loans Receivable - Development Activities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Aug. 15, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
RenewalOptions
Jul. 29, 2014
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Current development project   $ 160,367,000mpw_DevelopmentProjectsOriginalCommitmentAmount  
Healthcare [Member]      
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Term of lease, years 15 years    
Number of lease extension options in current lease contract 4mpw_NumberOfExtensionOptionsInCurrentLeaseContract
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_HealthcareMember
   
Term of lease extension, years 5 years    
Agreement amount related to acquisition 8,700,000us-gaap_ContractualObligation
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_HealthcareMember
   
Development Activities [Member] | Oakleaf Surgical Hospital [Member] | Acute Care Hospital [Member] | Altoona, WI [Member] | National Surgical Hospitals [Member]      
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Current development project   30,500,000mpw_DevelopmentProjectsOriginalCommitmentAmount
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= mpw_NationalSurgicalHospitalsMember
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= mpw_AltoonaWiMember
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_AcuteCareHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_DevelopmentActivitiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= mpw_OakleafSurgicalHospitalMember
 
Term of lease, years   15 years  
Number of lease extension options in current lease contract   2mpw_NumberOfExtensionOptionsInCurrentLeaseContract
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= mpw_NationalSurgicalHospitalsMember
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= mpw_AltoonaWiMember
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_AcuteCareHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_DevelopmentActivitiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= mpw_OakleafSurgicalHospitalMember
 
Term of lease extension, years   5 years  
Development Activities [Member] | Northern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital [Member]      
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Estimated total development cost   19,000,000mpw_EstimatedDevelopmentCosts
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_NorthernUtahRehabilitationHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_DevelopmentActivitiesMember
 
Development Activities [Member] | First Choice [Member]      
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Estimated total development cost   83,000,000mpw_EstimatedDevelopmentCosts
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_FirstChoiceMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_DevelopmentActivitiesMember
 
Number of facilities leased   17mpw_NumberOfFacilitiesLeased
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_FirstChoiceMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_DevelopmentActivitiesMember
 
Number of facilities under construction   1mpw_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesUnderConstruction
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_FirstChoiceMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_DevelopmentActivitiesMember
 
Development Activities [Member] | First Choice [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Percentage increase in consumer price index     2.00%mpw_PercentageIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndex
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_FirstChoiceMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_DevelopmentActivitiesMember
Development Activities [Member] | Adeptus Health [Member]      
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity     150,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_AdeptusHealthMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_DevelopmentActivitiesMember
Sale/leaseback transaction, initial term period     15 years
Sale/leaseback transaction, additional term period     5 years