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Number of members on management board, including tribal council members

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Size of Gaming and Entertainment Complex

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Size of Site on which Gaming and Entertainment Complex is Located

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Size of Tribe Reservation

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 272

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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ORGANIZATION (Details)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
ORGANIZATION (Details)	Sep. 30, 2014 acre	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012
Mohegan Tribe
Entity Information [Line Items]
Size of tribe reservation	544
Mohegan Tribe \| Salishan-Mohegan
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	10.85%
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
Entity Information [Line Items]
Size of gaming and entertainment complex	185
Number of members on management board	9
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority \| Downs Racing, Backside, Mill Creek Land, and Northeast Concessions
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	99.99%
Mohegan Basketball Club \| WNBA
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	4.20%
Mohegan Commercial Ventures-PA \| Downs Racing, Backside, Mill Creek Land, and Northeast Concessions
Entity Information [Line Items]
General partnership interest percentage	0.01%
Downs Racing
Entity Information [Line Items]
Size of site on which gaming and entertainment complex is located	400
Mohegan Ventures-Northwest \| Salishan-Mohegan
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	49.15%
Salishan-Mohegan \| Salishan-Mohegan Two
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Salishan-Mohegan \| Interchange Development Group
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Ventures Wisconsin \| Wisconsin Tribal Gaming
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
MTGA Gaming \| Mohegan Gaming & Hospitality
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Gaming & Hospitality \| Mohegan Resorts
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Resorts \| Mohegan Resorts Mass
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Resorts \| Mohegan New York Entities
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Gaming Advisors \| Mohegan New Jersey Entities
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Gaming Advisors \| Resorts Atlantic City
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage		10.00%
Mohegan Gaming Advisors \| MGA Holding MA
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Gaming Advisors \| Mohegan PA Entities
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Gaming Advisors \| MGA Holdings FL
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
Mohegan Holding NJ \| Resorts Atlantic City
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage			10.00%
MGA Holding MA \| MGA Palmer Partners
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
MGA Palmer Partners \| Mohegan Sun Massachusetts
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%
MGA Holdings FL \| MGA Miami
Entity Information [Line Items]
Membership or limited partnership interest percentage	100.00%