CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income	$ 47,308	$ 65,884
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	64,077	68,451
Accretion of discount to the relinquishment liability	6,186	8,525
Cash paid for accretion of discount to the relinquishment liability	(5,935)	(8,119)
Loss on early exchange of debt	14,323	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs	6,300	5,365
Accretion of bond discount	825	488
Amortization of net deferred gain on settlement of derivative instruments	(231)	(351)
Provision for losses on receivables	1,835	2,602
Loss on disposition of assets	320	249
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in receivables	(6,500)	(1,578)
Increase in inventories	(1,024)	(445)
Increase in other assets	(3,214)	(5,759)
(Decrease) increase in trade payables	(5,325)	1,560
Increase in other liabilities	25,346	2,219
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	144,291	139,091
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment, net of decrease in construction payables of $6,507 and $5,688, respectively	(40,638)	(39,701)
Proceeds from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s facility improvement grant	2,000	0
Issuance of third-party loans and advances	(570)	(595)
Payments received on third-party loans	113	186
Decrease in restricted cash, net	261	163
Proceeds from asset sales	134	281
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(38,700)	(39,666)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Bank Credit Facility borrowings-revolving loan	154,000	270,000
Bank Credit Facility repayments-revolving loan	(289,000)	(318,000)
Bank Credit Facility repayments-term loan	(2,000)	0
Term Loan Facility borrowings, net of discount	220,500	0
Salishan-Mohegan Bank Credit Facility borrowings-revolving loan	0	250
Salishan-Mohegan Bank Credit Facility repayments-revolving loan	(15,250)	0
Line of Credit borrowings	225,215	412,909
Line of Credit repayments	(225,215)	(411,442)
Borrowings from Mohegan Tribe	20,600	600
Payments on long-term debt	(66,454)	(1,000)
Principal portion of relinquishment liability payments	(28,756)	(26,354)
Distributions to Mohegan Tribe	(40,450)	(23,669)
Payments of financing fees	(50,178)	(2,161)
Payments on capital lease obligations	(528)	(515)
Non-controlling interest contributions	281	1,785
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	(97,235)	(97,597)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	8,356	1,828
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	112,174	63,897
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	120,530	65,725
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid during the period for interest	78,119	82,377
Capital lease	$ 4,048	$ 0