SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial information related to segments

The following tables provide financial information related to each segment (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011			June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
Net revenues:
Mohegan Sun	$	264,876		$	284,289		$	811,838		$	822,284
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	79,560			77,090			235,628			222,644
Total	344,436			361,379			1,047,466			1,044,928
Income (loss) from operations:
Mohegan Sun	44,801			56,316			148,424			152,107
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	10,716			7,677			31,660			21,590
Corporate	(4,681		)	(3,896		)	(12,748		)	(12,288		)
Total	50,836			60,097			167,336			161,409
Accretion of discount to the relinquishment liability	(2,062		)	(2,842		)	(6,186		)	(8,525		)
Interest income	1,842			665			3,559			2,063
Interest expense	(41,581		)	(29,378		)	(103,047		)	(88,837		)
Loss on early exchange of debt	(17		)	—			(14,323		)	—
Other income (expense), net	7			118			(31		)	(226		)
Net income	9,025			28,660			47,308			65,884
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests	336			486			1,147			1,400
Net income attributable to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority	$	9,361		$	29,146		$	48,455		$	67,284

	For the Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
Capital expenditures incurred:
Mohegan Sun	$	29,967	$	29,889
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	3,558		4,124
Corporate	606		—
Total	$	34,131	$	34,013
	June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Total assets:
Mohegan Sun	$	1,504,708	$	1,505,210
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	576,612		584,267
Corporate	145,403		113,719
Total	$	2,226,723	$	2,203,196