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Common Stock/Partners' Capital - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2020	Dec. 27, 2019	Nov. 08, 2019	Jul. 18, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 04, 2019	Nov. 03, 2019
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of common shares / units, net of offering costs						$ 411,101	$ 2,533,210	$ 94,239
Common stock, par value						$ 0.001	$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized						750,000,000	750,000,000		750,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued						541,419,000	517,522,000
Redemption of common units						$ 4,928		816
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Redemption of common units	$ 4,900					$ 4,928		$ 816
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] \| Medical Properties Trust, LLC. [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership of general partner						100.00%
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] \| Operating Partnership [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership limited partner						100.00%
Aberdeen United Kingdom \| MPT TRS, Inc [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership of general partner						100.00%
At-the-Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of common shares / units, net of offering costs					$ 95,000		$ 650,000
At-the-Market Equity Offering Program [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Value of stock		$ 1,000
Sales commission percentage		2.00%
Public Offering [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of common shares / units, net of offering costs			$ 1,026,000	$ 6,750
Common stock, shares issued			57,500,000	51,750,000
Additional shares purchased by underwriters			7,500,000	858,100,000
Common Par Value [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Number of share sold						21,004,000	145,349,000	5,614,000
Common Par Value [Member] \| MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] \| Limited Partner [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Number of share sold						20,795,000	143,894,000	5,558,000
Conversion of LTIP units to common units	232,000					232,000		60,000
Redemption of common units						$ 4,928		$ 816
Common Par Value [Member] \| At-the-Market Equity Offering Program [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Number of share sold					5,600,000	21,000,000.0	36,100,000