SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION - BALANCE SHEETS (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,602,000		$ 63,624,000		$ 88,174,000		$ 114,084,000
Restricted cash	4,951,000		13,757,000
Receivables, net	22,596,000		26,142,000
Inventories	15,182,000		13,990,000
Other current assets	21,145,000		20,518,000
Total current assets	139,476,000		138,031,000
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,472,707,000		1,476,175,000
Goodwill	39,459,000		39,459,000
Other intangible assets, net	405,416,000		405,518,000
Other assets, net	75,799,000		76,967,000
Intercompany receivables	0		0
Investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Total assets	2,132,857,000		2,136,150,000
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	44,819,000		25,219,000
Current portion of relinquishment liability	68,261,000		62,947,000
Due to Mohegan Tribe	7,584,000		6,308,000
Current portion of capital leases	1,939,000		2,302,000
Trade payables	15,262,000		10,531,000
Construction payables	8,645,000		11,011,000
Accrued interest payable	32,634,000		23,296,000
Other current liabilities	128,454,000		123,982,000
Total current liabilities	307,598,000		265,596,000
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,673,127,000		1,628,173,000
Relinquishment liability, net of current portion	0		11,418,000
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	21,920,000		23,420,000
Capital leases, net of current portion	2,943,000		3,138,000
Other long-term liabilities	5,274,000		5,020,000
Intercompany payables	0		0
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Total liabilities	2,010,862,000		1,936,765,000
Capital:
Retained earnings	121,982,000		199,236,000
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	121,982,000		199,236,000
Non-controlling interests	13,000		149,000
Total capital	121,995,000		199,385,000		207,449,000		209,263,000
Total liabilities and capital	2,132,857,000		2,136,150,000
Authority
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	52,186,000		44,060,000		67,793,000		91,836,000
Restricted cash	183,000		0
Receivables, net	20,123,000		23,186,000
Inventories	13,728,000		12,928,000
Other current assets	18,683,000		18,125,000
Total current assets	104,903,000		98,299,000
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,183,134,000		1,193,676,000
Goodwill	0		0
Other intangible assets, net	120,481,000		120,508,000
Other assets, net	33,272,000		35,159,000
Intercompany receivables	248,257,000		238,545,000
Investment in subsidiaries	320,770,000		332,737,000
Total assets	2,010,817,000		2,018,924,000
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	44,359,000		25,156,000
Current portion of relinquishment liability	68,261,000		62,947,000
Due to Mohegan Tribe	1,959,000		808,000
Current portion of capital leases	1,939,000		2,302,000
Trade payables	11,792,000		8,901,000
Construction payables	2,484,000		6,790,000
Accrued interest payable	29,063,000		18,616,000
Other current liabilities	94,619,000		93,377,000
Total current liabilities	254,476,000		218,897,000
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,628,127,000		1,582,768,000
Relinquishment liability, net of current portion	0		11,418,000
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	0		0
Capital leases, net of current portion	2,943,000		3,138,000
Other long-term liabilities	2,764,000		2,941,000
Intercompany payables	0		0
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Total liabilities	1,888,310,000		1,819,162,000
Capital:
Retained earnings	122,507,000		199,762,000
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	122,507,000		199,762,000
Non-controlling interests	0		0
Total capital	122,507,000		199,762,000
Total liabilities and capital	2,010,817,000		2,018,924,000
Total Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	21,331,000	[1]	18,655,000	[1]	19,976,000	[1]	21,757,000	[1]
Restricted cash	529,000	[1]	1,714,000	[1]
Receivables, net	2,286,000	[1]	2,717,000	[1]
Inventories	1,454,000	[1]	1,062,000	[1]
Other current assets	1,390,000	[1]	1,197,000	[1]
Total current assets	26,990,000	[1]	25,345,000	[1]
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	229,572,000	[1]	225,263,000	[1]
Goodwill	39,459,000	[1]	39,459,000	[1]
Other intangible assets, net	284,935,000	[1]	285,010,000	[1]
Other assets, net	3,902,000	[1]	3,891,000	[1]
Intercompany receivables	45,004,000	[1]	37,149,000	[1]
Investment in subsidiaries	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total assets	629,862,000	[1]	616,117,000	[1]
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0	[1]	0	[1]
Current portion of relinquishment liability	0	[1]	0	[1]
Due to Mohegan Tribe	0	[1]	0	[1]
Current portion of capital leases	70,000	[1]	0	[1]
Trade payables	2,406,000	[1]	1,613,000	[1]
Construction payables	213,000	[1]	558,000	[1]
Accrued interest payable	0	[1]	0	[1]
Other current liabilities	31,249,000	[1]	29,580,000	[1]
Total current liabilities	33,938,000	[1]	31,751,000	[1]
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0	[1]	0	[1]
Relinquishment liability, net of current portion	0	[1]	0	[1]
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	0	[1]	0	[1]
Capital leases, net of current portion	6,498,000	[1]	0	[1]
Other long-term liabilities	0	[1]	0	[1]
Intercompany payables	246,751,000	[1]	236,772,000	[1]
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	12,139,000	[1]	6,832,000	[1]
Total liabilities	299,326,000	[1]	275,355,000	[1]
Capital:
Retained earnings	330,536,000	[1]	340,762,000	[1]
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	330,536,000	[1]	340,762,000	[1]
Non-controlling interests	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total capital	330,536,000	[1]	340,762,000	[1]
Total liabilities and capital	629,862,000	[1]	616,117,000	[1]
Total Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	2,085,000	[2]	909,000	[2]	405,000	[2]	491,000	[2]
Restricted cash	4,239,000	[2]	12,043,000	[2]
Receivables, net	394,000	[2]	239,000	[2]
Inventories	0	[2]	0	[2]
Other current assets	1,072,000	[2]	1,196,000	[2]
Total current assets	7,790,000	[2]	14,387,000	[2]
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	60,001,000	[2]	57,236,000	[2]
Goodwill	0	[2]	0	[2]
Other intangible assets, net	0	[2]	0	[2]
Other assets, net	45,332,000	[2]	38,127,000	[2]
Intercompany receivables	357,000	[2]	0	[2]
Investment in subsidiaries	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total assets	113,480,000	[2]	109,750,000	[2]
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	460,000	[2]	63,000	[2]
Current portion of relinquishment liability	0	[2]	0	[2]
Due to Mohegan Tribe	5,625,000	[2]	5,500,000	[2]
Current portion of capital leases	0	[2]	0	[2]
Trade payables	1,064,000	[2]	17,000	[2]
Construction payables	5,948,000	[2]	3,663,000	[2]
Accrued interest payable	3,571,000	[2]	4,680,000	[2]
Other current liabilities	2,723,000	[2]	1,025,000	[2]
Total current liabilities	19,391,000	[2]	14,948,000	[2]
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	45,000,000	[2]	45,405,000	[2]
Relinquishment liability, net of current portion	0	[2]	0	[2]
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	21,920,000	[2]	23,420,000	[2]
Capital leases, net of current portion	0	[2]	0	[2]
Other long-term liabilities	2,510,000	[2]	2,079,000	[2]
Intercompany payables	46,867,000	[2]	38,922,000	[2]
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total liabilities	135,688,000	[2]	124,774,000	[2]
Capital:
Retained earnings	(22,208,000)	[2]	(15,024,000)	[2]
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	(22,208,000)	[2]	(15,024,000)	[2]
Non-controlling interests	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total capital	(22,208,000)	[2]	(15,024,000)	[2]
Total liabilities and capital	113,480,000	[2]	109,750,000	[2]
Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0		0		0
Restricted cash	0		0
Receivables, net	(207,000)		0
Inventories	0		0
Other current assets	0		0
Total current assets	(207,000)		0
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Goodwill	0		0
Other intangible assets, net	0		0
Other assets, net	(6,707,000)		(210,000)
Intercompany receivables	(293,618,000)		(275,694,000)
Investment in subsidiaries	(320,770,000)		(332,737,000)
Total assets	(621,302,000)		(608,641,000)
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0		0
Current portion of relinquishment liability	0		0
Due to Mohegan Tribe	0		0
Current portion of capital leases	(70,000)		0
Trade payables	0		0
Construction payables	0		0
Accrued interest payable	0		0
Other current liabilities	(137,000)		0
Total current liabilities	(207,000)		0
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0		0
Relinquishment liability, net of current portion	0		0
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	0		0
Capital leases, net of current portion	(6,498,000)		0
Other long-term liabilities	0		0
Intercompany payables	(293,618,000)		(275,694,000)
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	(12,139,000)		(6,832,000)
Total liabilities	(312,462,000)		(282,526,000)
Capital:
Retained earnings	(308,853,000)		(326,264,000)
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	(308,853,000)		(326,264,000)
Non-controlling interests	13,000		149,000
Total capital	(308,840,000)		(326,115,000)
Total liabilities and capital	$ (621,302,000)		$ (608,641,000)

[1] Includes the Pocono Downs Subsidiaries, MBC, Mohegan Golf, Mohegan Ventures-NW, MVW, WTG and MTGA Gaming.

[2] Includes MGA and subsidiaries, Downs Lodging, Salishan-Mohegan, MG&H and Mohegan Resorts and subsidiaries.