LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL POSITION	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL POSITION [Abstract]
Liquidity Disclosure [Policy Text Block]	LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL POSITION: The Authority has significant outstanding indebtedness and financial commitments. As of September 30, 2011, the Authority's debt totaled $1.6 billion, of which $811.1 million matures within the next twelve months, including $535.0 million outstanding under the Authority's Bank Credit Facility which matures on March 9, 2012 and the Authority's $250.0 million 2002 8% Senior Subordinated Notes which mature on April 1, 2012. In addition, a substantial amount of the Authority's other outstanding indebtedness matures over the following three fiscal years. Please refer to Note 7 “Long-Term Debt” for further details regarding the Authority's debt maturities. The Authority does not anticipate that cash flows from operations and cash on hand will be sufficient to repay amounts outstanding under the Bank Credit Facility or the $250.0 million 2002 8% Senior Subordinated Notes at maturity. Accordingly, the Authority has determined that it will need to refinance such outstanding indebtedness or otherwise access the debt capital markets to replace such outstanding indebtedness prior to their maturity in order to maintain sufficient resources for its operations. However, as of the date of this filing, the Authority has not yet completed this refinancing. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Authority will continue as a going concern. The conditions and events described above and the current uncertainty relating to the refinancing of the Authority's fiscal 2012 maturities raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, and the accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm contains an explanatory paragraph describing the existence of substantial doubt about the Authority's ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should the Authority be unable to continue as a going concern. The Authority's plans in regard to these matters are described below. The Authority has engaged Blackstone Advisory Partners, L.P. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC to assist in crafting a strategic plan relating to its debt maturities, including the refinancing of its fiscal 2012 maturities. While the Authority's efforts to refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness, including its fiscal 2012 maturities, at or prior to their maturities are ongoing, it can provide no assurances in this regard. The Authority's ability to refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness in a timely manner is dependent upon the willingness of banks and investors to lend to it, its credit rating and capital market conditions. The Authority may need to obtain waivers or consents from its lenders in order to execute its refinancing plans on satisfactory terms; however, the Authority can provide no assurance that it would be able to obtain such waivers or consents. If the Authority is unable to obtain such waivers or consents or is unable to refinance or replace the Bank Credit Facility or the $250.0 million 8% Senior Subordinated Notes or any of its other outstanding indebtedness at or prior to their respective maturities, it would be in default thereof, which may result in cross-defaults under its other outstanding indebtedness. If such defaults or cross-defaults were to occur, it would allow the Authority's lenders and creditors to exercise their rights and remedies as defined under their respective agreements, including their right to accelerate the repayment of the Authority's outstanding indebtedness. In such event, the Authority would not have sufficient available funds to repay such accelerated indebtedness and its ability to otherwise refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness is limited. If such acceleration were to occur, the Authority can provide no assurance that it would be able to obtain the financing necessary for such repayment and may have to adopt one or more alternative strategies, such as disposing of some of its assets and/or restructuring some or all of its debt. Such strategies may not be sufficient or effected on satisfactory terms, if at all. The Authority continues to monitor revenues, expenditures and borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility to ensure continued compliance with its financial covenant requirements. While the Authority anticipates that it will remain in compliance with all covenant requirements under the Bank Credit Facility for all periods prior to maturity, it may need to increase revenues or offset any future declines in revenues by implementing further cost containment and other initiatives in order to maintain compliance with these financial covenant requirements. If the Authority is unable to satisfy its financial covenant requirements, it would need to obtain waivers or consents under the Bank Credit Facility; however, the Authority can provide no assurance that it would be able to obtain such waivers or consents. If the Authority is unable to obtain such waivers or amendments, it would be in default under the Bank Credit Facility, which may result in cross-defaults under its other outstanding indebtedness and allow its lenders and creditors to exercise their rights and remedies, as discussed above. In addition, if the Authority's pro forma fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined under its senior and senior subordinated note indentures, was to fall below 2.0 to 1.0, it would be unable to refinance its outstanding subordinated indebtedness with senior indebtedness without waivers or consents from certain of its creditors, thus limiting the options available to the Authority to refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness. In such event, the Authority can provide no assurance that it would be able to obtain such waivers or consents or that it would be able to refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness or that financing options available, if any, would be on favorable or acceptable terms. As of September 30, 2011, the Authority's fixed charge coverage ratio was above 2.0 to 1.0. On December 28, 2011, the Authority and the Tribe entered into a waiver under the Bank Credit Facility pursuant to which the lenders have agreed to waive any potential default by the Authority under the Bank Credit Facility as a result of the accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm which contains an explanatory paragraph describing the existence of substantial doubt about the Authority's ability to continue as a going concern.

LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL POSITION:

The Authority has significant outstanding indebtedness and financial commitments. As of September 30, 2011, the Authority's debt totaled $1.6 billion, of which $811.1 million matures within the next twelve months, including $535.0 million outstanding under the Authority's Bank Credit Facility which matures on March 9, 2012 and the Authority's $250.0 million 2002 8% Senior Subordinated Notes which mature on April 1, 2012. In addition, a substantial amount of the Authority's other outstanding indebtedness matures over the following three fiscal years. Please refer to Note 7 “Long-Term Debt” for further details regarding the Authority's debt maturities. The Authority does not anticipate that cash flows from operations and cash on hand will be sufficient to repay amounts outstanding under the Bank Credit Facility or the $250.0 million 2002 8% Senior Subordinated Notes at maturity. Accordingly, the Authority has determined that it will need to refinance such outstanding indebtedness or otherwise access the debt capital markets to replace such outstanding indebtedness prior to their maturity in order to maintain sufficient resources for its operations. However, as of the date of this filing, the Authority has not yet completed this refinancing. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Authority will continue as a going concern. The conditions and events described above and the current uncertainty relating to the refinancing of the Authority's fiscal 2012 maturities raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, and the accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm contains an explanatory paragraph describing the existence of substantial doubt about the Authority's ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should the Authority be unable to continue as a going concern. The Authority's plans in regard to these matters are described below.

The Authority has engaged Blackstone Advisory Partners, L.P. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC to assist in crafting a strategic plan relating to its debt maturities, including the refinancing of its fiscal 2012 maturities. While the Authority's efforts to refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness, including its fiscal 2012 maturities, at or prior to their maturities are ongoing, it can provide no assurances in this regard.

The Authority's ability to refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness in a timely manner is dependent upon the willingness of banks and investors to lend to it, its credit rating and capital market conditions. The Authority may need to obtain waivers or consents from its lenders in order to execute its refinancing plans on satisfactory terms; however, the Authority can provide no assurance that it would be able to obtain such waivers or consents. If the Authority is unable to obtain such waivers or consents or is unable to refinance or replace the Bank Credit Facility or the $250.0 million 8% Senior Subordinated Notes or any of its other outstanding indebtedness at or prior to their respective maturities, it would be in default thereof, which may result in cross-defaults under its other outstanding indebtedness. If such defaults or cross-defaults were to occur, it would allow the Authority's lenders and creditors to exercise their rights and remedies as defined under their respective agreements, including their right to accelerate the repayment of the Authority's outstanding indebtedness. In such event, the Authority would not have sufficient available funds to repay such accelerated indebtedness and its ability to otherwise refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness is limited. If such acceleration were to occur, the Authority can provide no assurance that it would be able to obtain the financing necessary for such repayment and may have to adopt one or more alternative strategies, such as disposing of some of its assets and/or restructuring some or all of its debt. Such strategies may not be sufficient or effected on satisfactory terms, if at all.

The Authority continues to monitor revenues, expenditures and borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility to ensure continued compliance with its financial covenant requirements. While the Authority anticipates that it will remain in compliance with all covenant requirements under the Bank Credit Facility for all periods prior to maturity, it may need to increase revenues or offset any future declines in revenues by implementing further cost containment and other initiatives in order to maintain compliance with these financial covenant requirements. If the Authority is unable to satisfy its financial covenant requirements, it would need to obtain waivers or consents under the Bank Credit Facility; however, the Authority can provide no assurance that it would be able to obtain such waivers or consents. If the Authority is unable to obtain such waivers or amendments, it would be in default under the Bank Credit Facility, which may result in cross-defaults under its other outstanding indebtedness and allow its lenders and creditors to exercise their rights and remedies, as discussed above.

In addition, if the Authority's pro forma fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined under its senior and senior subordinated note indentures, was to fall below 2.0 to 1.0, it would be unable to refinance its outstanding subordinated indebtedness with senior indebtedness without waivers or consents from certain of its creditors, thus limiting the options available to the Authority to refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness. In such event, the Authority can provide no assurance that it would be able to obtain such waivers or consents or that it would be able to refinance or replace its outstanding indebtedness or that financing options available, if any, would be on favorable or acceptable terms. As of September 30, 2011, the Authority's fixed charge coverage ratio was above 2.0 to 1.0.

On December 28, 2011, the Authority and the Tribe entered into a waiver under the Bank Credit Facility pursuant to which the lenders have agreed to waive any potential default by the Authority under the Bank Credit Facility as a result of the accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm which contains an explanatory paragraph describing the existence of substantial doubt about the Authority's ability to continue as a going concern.