SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION - BALANCE SHEETS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 49,108,000		$ 63,624,000		$ 114,084,000		$ 112,174,000
Restricted cash	675,000		13,757,000
Receivables, net	30,640,000		26,142,000
Inventories	14,544,000		13,990,000
Other current assets	16,997,000		20,518,000
Total current assets	111,964,000		138,031,000
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,424,068,000		1,476,175,000
Goodwill	39,459,000		39,459,000
Other intangible assets, net	405,109,000		405,518,000
Other assets, net	75,360,000		76,967,000
Intercompany receivables	0		0
Investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Total assets	2,055,960,000		2,136,150,000
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	29,308,000		25,219,000
Current portion of relinquishment liability	25,194,000		62,947,000
Due to Mohegan Tribe	2,250,000		6,308,000
Current portion of capital leases	793,000		2,302,000
Trade payables	24,086,000		10,531,000
Construction payables	5,832,000		11,011,000
Accrued interest payable	8,659,000		23,296,000
Other current liabilities	127,175,000		123,982,000
Total current liabilities	223,297,000		265,596,000
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,675,958,000		1,628,173,000
Relinquishment liability, net of current portion	0		11,418,000
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	23,420,000		23,420,000
Capital leases, net of current portion	2,345,000		3,138,000
Other long-term liabilities	6,113,000		5,020,000
Intercompany payables	0		0
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Total liabilities	1,931,133,000		1,936,765,000
Capital:
Retained earnings	125,058,000		199,236,000
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	125,058,000		199,236,000
Non-controlling interests	(231,000)		149,000
Total capital	124,827,000		199,385,000		209,263,000		198,724,000
Total liabilities and capital	2,055,960,000		2,136,150,000
Authority
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	33,939,000		44,060,000		91,836,000		89,018,000
Restricted cash	47,000		0
Receivables, net	27,537,000		23,186,000
Inventories	13,339,000		12,928,000
Other current assets	15,559,000		18,125,000
Total current assets	90,421,000		98,299,000
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,142,363,000		1,193,676,000
Goodwill	0		0
Other intangible assets, net	120,395,000		120,508,000
Other assets, net	28,625,000		35,159,000
Intercompany receivables	228,122,000		238,545,000
Investment in subsidiaries	325,651,000		332,737,000
Total assets	1,935,577,000		2,018,924,000
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	28,893,000		25,156,000
Current portion of relinquishment liability	25,194,000		62,947,000
Due to Mohegan Tribe	0		808,000
Current portion of capital leases	793,000		2,302,000
Trade payables	18,893,000		8,901,000
Construction payables	4,411,000		6,790,000
Accrued interest payable	5,725,000		18,616,000
Other current liabilities	90,684,000		93,377,000
Total current liabilities	174,593,000		218,897,000
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	1,630,958,000		1,582,768,000
Relinquishment liability, net of current portion			11,418,000
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	0		0
Capital leases, net of current portion	2,345,000		3,138,000
Other long-term liabilities	2,307,000		2,941,000
Intercompany payables	0		0
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Total liabilities	1,810,203,000		1,819,162,000
Capital:
Retained earnings	125,374,000		199,762,000
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	125,374,000		199,762,000
Non-controlling interests	0		0
Total capital	125,374,000		199,762,000
Total liabilities and capital	1,935,577,000		2,018,924,000
Total Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	14,767,000	[1]	18,655,000	[1]	21,757,000	[1]	22,931,000	[1]
Restricted cash	628,000	[1]	1,714,000	[1]
Receivables, net	2,637,000	[1]	2,717,000	[1]
Inventories	1,205,000	[1]	1,062,000	[1]
Other current assets	1,182,000	[1]	1,197,000	[1]
Total current assets	20,419,000	[1]	25,345,000	[1]
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	222,425,000	[1]	225,263,000	[1]
Goodwill	39,459,000	[1]	39,459,000	[1]
Other intangible assets, net	284,714,000	[1]	285,010,000	[1]
Other assets, net	3,970,000	[1]	3,891,000	[1]
Intercompany receivables	65,981,000	[1]	37,149,000	[1]
Investment in subsidiaries	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total assets	636,968,000	[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	58,000	[1]	0	[1]
Trade payables	5,181,000	[1]	1,613,000	[1]
Construction payables	794,000	[1]	558,000	[1]
Accrued interest payable	0	[1]	0	[1]
Other current liabilities	29,504,000	[1]	29,580,000	[1]
Total current liabilities	35,537,000	[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]
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	0	[1]	0	[1]
Capital leases, net of current portion	6,111,000	[1]	0	[1]
Other long-term liabilities	0	[1]	0	[1]
Intercompany payables	225,269,000	[1]	236,772,000	[1]
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	31,680,000	[1]	6,832,000	[1]
Total liabilities	298,597,000	[1]	275,355,000	[1]
Capital:
Retained earnings	338,371,000	[1]	340,762,000	[1]
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	338,371,000	[1]	340,762,000	[1]
Non-controlling interests	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total capital	338,371,000	[1]	340,762,000	[1]
Total liabilities and capital	636,968,000	[1]	616,117,000	[1]
Total Non Guarantor Entities
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	402,000	[2]	909,000	[2]	491,000	[2]	225,000	[2]
Restricted cash	0	[2]	12,043,000	[2]
Receivables, net	1,287,000	[2]	239,000	[2]
Inventories	0	[2]	0	[2]
Other current assets	256,000	[2]	1,196,000	[2]
Total current assets	1,945,000	[2]	14,387,000	[2]
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	59,280,000	[2]	57,236,000	[2]
Goodwill	0	[2]	0	[2]
Other intangible assets, net	0	[2]	0	[2]
Other assets, net	49,077,000	[2]	38,127,000	[2]
Intercompany receivables	0	[2]	0	[2]
Investment in subsidiaries	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total assets	110,302,000	[2]	109,750,000	[2]
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	415,000	[2]	63,000	[2]
Current portion of relinquishment liability	0	[2]	0	[2]
Due to Mohegan Tribe	2,250,000	[2]	5,500,000	[2]
Current portion of capital leases	0	[2]	0	[2]
Trade payables	12,000	[2]	17,000	[2]
Construction payables	627,000	[2]	3,663,000	[2]
Accrued interest payable	2,934,000	[2]	4,680,000	[2]
Other current liabilities	7,750,000	[2]	1,025,000	[2]
Total current liabilities	13,988,000	[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]
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	23,420,000	[2]	23,420,000	[2]
Capital leases, net of current portion	0	[2]	0	[2]
Other long-term liabilities	3,806,000	[2]	2,079,000	[2]
Intercompany payables	68,834,000	[2]	38,922,000	[2]
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total liabilities	155,048,000	[2]	124,774,000	[2]
Capital:
Retained earnings	(44,746,000)	[2]	(15,024,000)	[2]
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	(44,746,000)	[2]	(15,024,000)	[2]
Non-controlling interests	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total capital	(44,746,000)	[2]	(15,024,000)	[2]
Total liabilities and capital	110,302,000	[2]	109,750,000	[2]
Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0		0		0
Restricted cash	0		0
Receivables, net	(821,000)		0
Inventories	0		0
Other current assets	0		0
Total current assets	(821,000)		0
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Goodwill	0		0
Other intangible assets, net	0		0
Other assets, net	(6,312,000)		(210,000)
Intercompany receivables	(294,103,000)		(275,694,000)
Investment in subsidiaries	(325,651,000)		(332,737,000)
Total assets	(626,887,000)		(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	(58,000)		0
Trade payables	0		0
Construction payables	0		0
Accrued interest payable	0		0
Other current liabilities	(763,000)		0
Total current liabilities	(821,000)		0
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0		0
Relinquishment liability, net of current portion			0
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion	0		0
Capital leases, net of current portion	(6,111,000)		0
Other long-term liabilities	0		0
Intercompany payables	(294,103,000)		(275,694,000)
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries	(31,680,000)		(6,832,000)
Total liabilities	(332,715,000)		(282,526,000)
Capital:
Retained earnings	(293,941,000)		(326,264,000)
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital	(293,941,000)		(326,264,000)
Non-controlling interests	(231,000)		149,000
Total capital	(294,172,000)		(326,115,000)
Total liabilities and capital	$ (626,887,000)		$ (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.