Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues
Rent billed	$ 213,344	$ 171,767
Straight-line rent	54,873	31,421
Income from financing leases	50,894	52,436
Interest and other income	43,654	38,508
Total revenues	362,765	294,132
Expenses
Interest	86,972	80,899
Real estate depreciation and amortization	75,642	60,921
Property-related	5,453	5,412
General and administrative	36,073	33,385
Total expenses	204,140	180,617
Other income (expense)
Gain on sale of real estate	989	1,325
Real estate impairment charges		(19,006)
Earnings from equity interests	7,101	4,079
Debt refinancing and unutilized financing costs	(2,269)	(611)
Other (including mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities)	7,794	(14,135)
Total other income (expense)	13,615	(28,348)
Income before income tax	172,240	85,167
Income tax expense	(8,360)	(4,010)
Net income	163,880	81,157
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(97)	(165)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 163,783	$ 80,992
Earnings per common share (units) basic and diluted
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 0.28	$ 0.15
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding basic	576,240	521,076
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding diluted	577,541	522,179
Dividends declared per common share (unit)	$ 0.28	$ 0.27
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Revenues
Rent billed	$ 213,344	$ 171,767
Straight-line rent	54,873	31,421
Income from financing leases	50,894	52,436
Interest and other income	43,654	38,508
Total revenues	362,765	294,132
Expenses
Interest	86,972	80,899
Real estate depreciation and amortization	75,642	60,921
Property-related	5,453	5,412
General and administrative	36,073	33,385
Total expenses	204,140	180,617
Other income (expense)
Gain on sale of real estate	989	1,325
Real estate impairment charges		(19,006)
Earnings from equity interests	7,101	4,079
Debt refinancing and unutilized financing costs	(2,269)	(611)
Other (including mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities)	7,794	(14,135)
Total other income (expense)	13,615	(28,348)
Income before income tax	172,240	85,167
Income tax expense	(8,360)	(4,010)
Net income	163,880	81,157
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(97)	(165)
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 163,783	$ 80,992
Earnings per common share (units) basic and diluted
Net income attributable to MPT common stockholders (Operating Partnership partners)	$ 0.28	$ 0.15
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding basic	576,240	521,076
Weighted average shares (units) outstanding diluted	577,541	522,179
Dividends declared per common share (unit)	$ 0.28	$ 0.27