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Real Estate and Loans Receivable - Loans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 01, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Existing mortgage loan   $ 397,500,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate $ 388,650,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate $ 368,650,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate   $ 165,000,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate
Amount of convertible note converted into equity interest 1,600,000us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentAmount1          
Convertible note 5,000,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt       5,000,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt  
Percentage of equity shares from convertible debt 9.90%mpw_PercentageOfEquitySharesFromConvertibleDebt 15.10%mpw_PercentageOfEquitySharesFromConvertibleDebt        
Remaining convertible debt after conversion of part of debt   3,400,000mpw_RemainingConvertibleDebtAfterConversionOfPartOfDebt        
Ernest Transaction and Other Acquisitions [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Existing mortgage loan   97,500,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate
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Median Transaction [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Existing mortgage loan   $ 422,500,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate
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