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	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Bed Lease Hospital	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022 ft²
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of bed facility \| Bed			100
Aggregate lease payments for 2024			$ 704,000
Aggregate lease payments for 2025			704,000
Aggregate lease payments for 2026			704,000
Aggregate lease payments for 2027			704,000
Aggregate lease payments for 2028			704,000
Aggregate lease payments for thereafter			$ 35,322,000
Annual advisory fee as percentage of average invested real estate assets			0.70%	0.70%	0.70%
McAllen Medical Center
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial rent	$ 624,000
Rentable square feet \| ft²	79,500
Payment to acquire business	$ 7,600,000
Percentage of lease guaranteed	100.00%
Aiken Regional Medical Center and Canyon Creek Behavioral Health
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial lease term on property			12 years
Monthly lease rent receivable			$ 5,900,000	$ 5,800,000	$ 5,700,000
Lease payments expected			$ 5,400,000	5,500,000	5,500,000
Universal Health Services, Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Option to renew lease, notice period prior to termination date of current term			90 days
Number of ground leases \| Lease			13
Aggregate lease payments for 2024				571,000
Aggregate lease payments for 2025				571,000
Aggregate lease payments for 2026				571,000
Aggregate lease payments for 2027				571,000
Aggregate lease payments for 2028				571,000
Aggregate lease payments for thereafter				$ 31,300,000
Percentage ownership of outstanding shares			5.70%	5.70%
Percentage of lease guaranteed			52.00%
Universal Health Services, Inc \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Remaining lease terms on ground leases				25 years
Universal Health Services, Inc \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Remaining lease terms on ground leases				74 years
Universal Health Services, Inc \| Acute Care Hospitals
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of hospitals operating lease terms of existing and renewal options \| Hospital			3
Universal Health Services, Inc \| Clive, Iowa \| Clive Behavioral Health
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Option to renew lease, notice period prior to termination date of current term			270 days
Period to purchase respective leased facilities prior to end of lease term or renewal terms			270 days
Universal Health Services, Inc \| Master Flex Lease Agreement \| Reno, Nevada \| Sierra Medical Plaza I
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial lease term on property		10 years
Percentage of rentable square feet		34.00%
Universal Health Services, Inc \| Ground Lease and Master Flex-lease Agreement \| Reno, Nevada \| Sierra Medical Plaza I
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost Of Medical Office Building Incurred			$ 30,000,000
Rentable square feet \| ft²		86,000				86,000
Cost of medical office building		$ 35,000,000
Percentage of MOB leased		68.00%
Universal Health Services, Inc \| Ground Lease Agreement \| Reno, Nevada \| Sierra Medical Plaza I
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial lease term on property		75 years
Universal Health Services of Delaware Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory fee			5,500,000	$ 5,300,000	5,100,000
Average invested real estate assets			$ 783,000,000	$ 757,000,000	$ 728,000,000