0001287865 2021-10-06 2021-10-06 0001287865 mpw:MptOperatingPartnershipLpMember 2021-10-06 2021-10-06 false 0001287865 0001524607 AL AL 8-K 2021-10-06 MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC. MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. MD DE 001-32559 333-177186 20-0191742 20-0242069 1000 Urban Center Drive 1000 Urban Center Drive Suite 501 Suite 501 Birmingham Birmingham 35242 35242 205 205 969-3755 969-3755 false false false false Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. MPW NYSE false false