LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands, including current maturities):

	December 31, 2013			September 30, 2013
Prior Bank Credit Facility	$	—		$	393,000
Prior Term Loan Facility, net of discount of $3,005	—			221,995
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving, due June 2018	14,000			—
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A, due June 2018, net of discount of $642	124,358			—
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B, due June 2018, net of discount of $9,899	720,101			—
2009 11 1/2% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes, net of discount of $5	—			195
2012 11 1/2% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes, net of discount of $8,898	—			190,902
2013 9 3/4% Senior Unsecured Notes, due September 2021	500,000			500,000
2004 7 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes, due August 2014	21,156			21,156
2005 6 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes, due February 2015	9,654			9,654
2012 11 % Senior Subordinated Notes, due September 2018, net of discount of $4,010 and $4,168, respectively	271,180			271,022
Line of Credit	9,353			—
2009 Mohegan Tribe Promissory Note, due September 2014	2,625			3,500
2012 Mohegan Tribe Minor's Trust Promissory Note, due March 2016	17,500			18,000
2013 Mohegan Tribe Promissory Note, due December 2018	7,420			7,420
Downs Lodging Credit Facility, due July 2016	45,000			45,000
Other	3,144			468
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases	1,745,491			1,682,312
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(50,444		)	(30,719		)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	1,695,047		$	1,651,593

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Maturities of long-term debt are as follows (in thousands, including current maturities):

Less than 1 year	$	50,444
1-3 years	106,229
3-5 years	1,102,186
More than 5 years	501,183
Total	$	1,760,042