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Real Estate and Lending Activities - 2015 Activity - Additional Information (Detail) (2015 [Member])
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
MEDIAN Transaction [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2015
MEDIAN Transaction [Member]
EUR (€)
Apr. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
MEDIAN Transaction [Member]
Hospital
Apr. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
MEDIAN Transaction [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Apr. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
MEDIAN Transaction [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Feb. 13, 2015
Acute Care Hospital [Member]
Kansas [Member]
USD ($)
Facility
RenewalOptions
Feb. 13, 2015
Acute Care Hospital [Member]
Kansas [Member]
USD ($)
RenewalOptions
Feb. 27, 2015
Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital [Member]
Ernest Health, Inc [Member]
Weslaco, Texas [Member]
USD ($)
Leases
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]                
Number of facilities acquired           2us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_AcuteCareHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_KS
   
Purchase price of acquisition             $ 110us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_AcuteCareHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_KS
 
Term of lease, years           10 years    
Number of lease extensions options in current lease contract             2mpw_NumberOfExtensionOptionsInCurrentLeaseContract
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_AcuteCareHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_KS
 
Term of lease extensions, years           5 years   5 years
Mortgage financing           40us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_AcuteCareHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_KS
   
Mortgage financing term           10 years    
Acquisition costs               10.7us-gaap_AcquisitionCosts
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_ErnestHealthIncMember
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= mpw_WeslacoTexasMember
Payments to fund long-term loans to related parties               5us-gaap_PaymentsToFundLongtermLoansToRelatedParties
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_ErnestHealthIncMember
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= mpw_WeslacoTexasMember
Lease remaining term               17 years
Number of lease extension options               3mpw_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_ErnestHealthIncMember
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= mpw_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= mpw_WeslacoTexasMember
Advanced interim acquisition loan 63.1mpw_RemainingPortionOfInterimAcquisitionLoansAdvancedToAcquiredEntity
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_MedianMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
             
Interim acquisition loan   € 425mpw_InterimAcquisitionLoan
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_MedianMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
           
Number of hospitals purchased and leased     31mpw_NumberOfHospitalsPurchasedAndLeased
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_MedianMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
         
Lease expiration period       30 days 60 days