Consolidated Statements of Equity / Capital - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]	MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] General Partner [Member]	MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Common Par Value [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member] MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member] MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 8,594,407	$ 8,594,797	$ 86,599	$ 8,565,813	$ 597	$ 8,535,140	$ 116,285	$ (59,184)	$ (59,184)	$ 1,569	$ 1,569
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022			5,976	591,500	597,476
Net (loss) income	(556,092)	(556,092)	$ (5,564)	$ (550,912)			(556,476)			384	384
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate hedges, net of tax	(34,932)	(34,932)						(34,932)	(34,932)
Reclassification of interest rate hedge gain to earnings, net of tax	(28,553)	(28,553)						(28,553)	(28,553)
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	162,680	162,680						162,680	162,680
Reclassification of foreign currency translation loss from AOCI to earnings	2,490	2,490						2,490	2,490
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock-based compensation	33,250	33,250	$ 332	$ 32,918	$ 2	33,248
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			25	2,432	2,457
Stock (Unit) vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(8,079)	(8,079)	$ (81)	$ (7,998)		(8,079)
Stock (Unit) vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (shares)			(10)	(932)	(942)
Issuance of non-controlling interest	1,375	1,375								1,375	1,375
Distributions to non-controlling interests, net	(1,063)	(1,063)								(1,063)	(1,063)
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(531,618)	(531,618)	$ (5,317)	$ (526,301)			(531,618)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023	7,633,865	7,634,255	$ 75,969	$ 7,513,520	$ 599	8,560,309	(971,809)	42,501	42,501	2,265	2,265
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023			5,991	593,000	598,991
Net (loss) income	(2,408,287)	(2,408,287)	$ (24,102)	$ (2,386,169)			(2,410,271)			1,984	1,984
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate hedges, net of tax	(20,779)	(20,779)						(20,779)	(20,779)
Reclassification of interest rate hedge gain to earnings, net of tax	(18,926)	(18,926)						(18,926)	(18,926)
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	(97,068)	(97,068)						(97,068)	(97,068)
Reclassification of foreign currency translation loss from AOCI to earnings	0
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock-based compensation	28,414	28,414	$ 285	$ 28,129	$ 2	28,412
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			23	2,150	2,173
Stock (Unit) vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(3,805)	(3,805)	$ (39)	$ (3,766)	$ (1)	(3,804)
Stock (Unit) vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (shares)			(8)	(753)	(761)
Acquisitions of non-controlling interest	(1,500)	(1,500)								(1,500)	(1,500)
Distributions to non-controlling interests, net	(1,695)	(1,695)								(1,695)	(1,695)
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(276,436)	(276,436)	$ (2,765)	$ (273,671)			(276,436)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2024	4,833,783	4,834,173	$ 49,348	$ 4,878,043	$ 600	8,584,917	(3,658,516)	(94,272)	(94,272)	1,054	1,054
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024			6,006	594,397	600,403
Net (loss) income	(275,937)	(275,937)	$ (2,771)	$ (274,278)			(277,049)			1,112	1,112
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate hedges, net of tax	(4,208)	(4,208)						(4,208)	(4,208)
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	266,693	266,693						266,693	266,693
Reclassification of foreign currency translation loss from AOCI to earnings	0
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock-based compensation	15,118	15,118	$ 151	$ 14,967	$ 2	15,116
Stock (Unit) vesting and amortization of stock (unit)-based compensation (shares)			17	1,622	1,639
Stock (Unit) vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding	(2,474)	(2,474)	$ (25)	$ (2,449)		(2,474)
Stock (Unit) vesting - satisfaction of tax withholding (shares)			(6)	(523)	(529)
Repurchase of units	(23,441)	(23,441)	$ (234)	$ (23,207)	$ (5)	(23,436)
Repurchase of units (shares)			(45)	(4,460)	(4,505)
Distributions to non-controlling interests, net	(1,112)	(1,112)								(1,112)	(1,112)
Offering costs	(727)	(727)	$ (7)	$ (720)		(727)
Dividends (Distributions) declared	(200,446)	(200,446)	(2,005)	(198,441)			(200,446)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2025	$ 4,607,249	$ 4,607,639	$ 44,457	$ 4,393,915	$ 597	$ 8,573,396	$ (4,136,011)	$ 168,213	$ 168,213	$ 1,054	$ 1,054
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2025			5,972	591,036	597,008