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Real Estate and Lending Activities - Assets Acquired (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]    
Total assets acquired $ 165,700us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets $ 115,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
Land [Member]    
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]    
Total assets acquired 21,591us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
8,515us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
Building [Member]    
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]    
Total assets acquired 88,409us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
99,602us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
Intangible lease assets - subject to amortization [Member]    
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]    
Total assets acquired   6,883us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mpw_IntangibleLeaseAssetsMember
Net investments in direct financing leases [Member]    
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]    
Total assets acquired 10,700us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mpw_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesMember
 
Other loans [Member]    
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]    
Total assets acquired 5,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mpw_OtherLoansMember
 
Mortgage loans [Member]    
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]    
Total assets acquired $ 40,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_SummaryOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsInRelatedPartiesByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateMember