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Real Estate and Lending Activities - Loans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2012
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 01, 2012
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Amount of convertible note converted into equity interest $ 1.7us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentAmount1    
Convertible note 5.0us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt   5.0us-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   3.3mpw_RemainingConvertibleDebtAfterConversionOfPartOfDebt  
Ernest Transaction and Other Acquisitions [Member]      
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Existing mortgage loans   102.5us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mpw_ErnestHealthIncAndOtherAcquisitionsMember
 
MEDIAN Transaction [Member]      
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]      
Existing mortgage loans   $ 442.4us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= mpw_MedianMember