Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenues
Rent billed	$ 171,767	$ 108,598
Straight-line rent	31,421	20,651
Income from financing leases	52,436	17,280
Interest and other income	38,508	33,925
Total revenues	294,132	180,454
Expenses
Interest	80,899	50,551
Real estate depreciation and amortization	60,921	33,352
Property-related	5,572	3,066
General and administrative	33,385	23,451
Total expenses	180,777	110,420
Other income (expense)
Gain on sale of real estate	1,325
Real estate impairment charges	(19,006)
Earnings from equity interests	4,079	3,720
Unutilized financing fees	(611)
Other (including mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities)	(13,975)	204
Total other (expense) income	(28,188)	3,924
Income before income tax	85,167	73,958
Income tax (expense) benefit	(4,010)	2,333
Net income	81,157	76,291
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(165)	(469)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 80,992	$ 75,822
Earnings per common share (units) basic and diluted
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 0.15	$ 0.20
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding basic	521,076	380,551
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding diluted	522,179	381,675
Dividends declared per common share (unit)	$ 0.27	$ 0.25
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Revenues
Rent billed	$ 171,767	$ 108,598
Straight-line rent	31,421	20,651
Income from financing leases	52,436	17,280
Interest and other income	38,508	33,925
Total revenues	294,132	180,454
Expenses
Interest	80,899	50,551
Real estate depreciation and amortization	60,921	33,352
Property-related	5,572	3,066
General and administrative	33,385	23,451
Total expenses	180,777	110,420
Other income (expense)
Gain on sale of real estate	1,325
Real estate impairment charges	(19,006)
Earnings from equity interests	4,079	3,720
Unutilized financing fees	(611)
Other (including mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities)	(13,975)	204
Total other (expense) income	(28,188)	3,924
Income before income tax	85,167	73,958
Income tax (expense) benefit	(4,010)	2,333
Net income	81,157	76,291
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(165)	(469)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 80,992	$ 75,822
Earnings per common share (units) basic and diluted
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 0.15	$ 0.20
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding basic	521,076	380,551
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding diluted	522,179	381,675
Dividends declared per common share (unit)	$ 0.27	$ 0.25