SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial information related to segments

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2014			September 30, 2013			September 30, 2012
Net revenues:
Mohegan Sun	$	995,100		$	1,042,078		$	1,084,017
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	296,578			296,648			314,999
Corporate and other	5,391			1,302			297
Inter-segment revenues	(4,351		)	—			—
Total	$	1,292,718		$	1,340,028		$	1,399,313
Income (loss) from operations:
Mohegan Sun	$	181,325		$	212,680		$	199,358
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	36,956			43,763			43,296
Corporate and other	(36,873		)	(26,937		)	(17,230		)
Total	181,408			229,506			225,424
Accretion of discount to the relinquishment liability	(2,205		)	(4,974		)	(8,248		)
Interest income	7,066			6,271			4,492
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	(147,933		)	(170,150		)	(146,057		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(62,041		)	(11,516		)	(14,326		)
Other expense, net	(853		)	(1,595		)	(44		)
Net income (loss)	(24,558		)	47,542			61,241
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests	380			2,784			2,019
Net income (loss) attributable to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority	$	(24,178	)	$	50,326		$	63,260

	For the Fiscal Years Ended
	September 30, 2014		September 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
Capital expenditures incurred:
Mohegan Sun	$	19,518	$	27,652	$	36,542
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	3,946		4,673		3,543
Corporate and other	9,164		33,728		3,557
Total	$	32,628	$	66,053	$	43,642
	September 30, 2014		September 30, 2013
Total assets:
Mohegan Sun	$	1,368,352	$	1,425,152
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	551,655		558,700
Corporate	135,953		152,298
Total	$	2,055,960	$	2,136,150