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SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION - BALANCE SHEETS (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents $ 64,549,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   $ 49,108,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 59,881,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   $ 63,624,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Restricted cash 1,723,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   675,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue      
Receivables, net 27,940,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent   30,640,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent      
Inventories 15,175,000us-gaap_InventoryNet   14,544,000us-gaap_InventoryNet      
Other current assets 18,579,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent   16,997,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent      
Total current assets 127,966,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent   111,964,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent      
Non-current assets:            
Property and equipment, net 1,362,734,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet   1,424,068,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet      
Goodwill 39,459,000us-gaap_Goodwill   39,459,000us-gaap_Goodwill      
Other intangible assets, net 406,994,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill   405,109,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill      
Other assets, net 94,413,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent   75,360,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent      
Inter-company receivables 0mtga_IntercompanyReceivables   0mtga_IntercompanyReceivables      
Investment in subsidiaries 0mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries   0mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries      
Total assets 2,031,566,000us-gaap_Assets   2,055,960,000us-gaap_Assets      
Current liabilities:            
Current portion of long-term debt 18,797,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent   29,308,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent      
Current portion of relinquishment liability 0mtga_CurrentPortionOfRelinquishmentLiability   25,194,000mtga_CurrentPortionOfRelinquishmentLiability      
Due to Mohegan Tribe 5,250,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent   2,250,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent      
Current portion of capital leases 808,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent   793,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent      
Trade payables 15,496,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent   24,086,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent      
Construction payables 894,000us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent   5,832,000us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent      
Accrued interest payable 9,876,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent   8,659,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent      
Other current liabilities 134,834,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent   127,175,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent      
Total current liabilities 185,955,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent   223,297,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent      
Non-current liabilities:            
Long-term debt, net of current portion 1,681,502,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent   1,675,958,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent      
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion 20,420,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent   23,420,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent      
Capital leases, net of current portion 1,937,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent   2,345,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent      
Other long-term liabilities 6,891,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent   6,113,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent      
Inter-company payables 0mtga_IntercompanyPayables   0mtga_IntercompanyPayables      
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries 0mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment   0mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment      
Total liabilities 1,896,705,000us-gaap_Liabilities   1,931,133,000us-gaap_Liabilities      
Capital:            
Retained earnings 134,856,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit   125,058,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital 134,856,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity   125,058,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity      
Non-controlling interests 5,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest   (231,000)us-gaap_MinorityInterest      
Total capital 134,861,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 130,299,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 124,827,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 121,466,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 121,995,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 199,385,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and capital 2,031,566,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity   2,055,960,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity      
Authority            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents 46,244,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  33,939,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
39,693,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  44,060,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Restricted cash 60,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  47,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Receivables, net 24,105,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  27,537,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Inventories 13,866,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  13,339,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Other current assets 17,110,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  15,559,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Total current assets 101,385,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  90,421,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Non-current assets:            
Property and equipment, net 1,107,165,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  1,142,363,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Goodwill 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Other intangible assets, net 120,337,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  120,395,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Other assets, net 25,799,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  28,625,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Inter-company receivables 246,754,000mtga_IntercompanyReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  228,122,000mtga_IntercompanyReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Investment in subsidiaries 316,320,000mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  325,651,000mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Total assets 1,917,760,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  1,935,577,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Current liabilities:            
Current portion of long-term debt 18,178,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  28,893,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Current portion of relinquishment liability     25,194,000mtga_CurrentPortionOfRelinquishmentLiability
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Due to Mohegan Tribe 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Current portion of capital leases 808,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  793,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Trade payables 13,675,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  18,893,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Construction payables 764,000us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  4,411,000us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Accrued interest payable 5,659,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  5,725,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Other current liabilities 103,169,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  90,684,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Total current liabilities 142,253,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  174,593,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Non-current liabilities:            
Long-term debt, net of current portion 1,636,177,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  1,630,958,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Capital leases, net of current portion 1,937,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  2,345,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Other long-term liabilities 2,221,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  2,307,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Inter-company payables 0mtga_IntercompanyPayables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  0mtga_IntercompanyPayables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries 0mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  0mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Total liabilities 1,782,588,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  1,810,203,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Capital:            
Retained earnings 135,172,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  125,374,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital 135,172,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  125,374,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Non-controlling interests 0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Total capital 135,172,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  125,374,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Total liabilities and capital 1,917,760,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  1,935,577,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Total Guarantor Subsidiaries            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents 16,758,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   14,767,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1] 19,206,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   18,655,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]
Restricted cash 1,663,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   628,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Receivables, net 3,118,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   2,637,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Inventories 1,309,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   1,205,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Other current assets 1,385,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   1,182,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Total current assets 24,233,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   20,419,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Non-current assets:            
Property and equipment, net 216,394,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   222,425,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Goodwill 39,459,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   39,459,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Other intangible assets, net 284,567,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   284,714,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Other assets, net 3,981,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   3,970,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Inter-company receivables 79,439,000mtga_IntercompanyReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   65,981,000mtga_IntercompanyReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Investment in subsidiaries 0mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   0mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Total assets 648,073,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   636,968,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Current liabilities:            
Current portion of long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Current portion of relinquishment liability     0mtga_CurrentPortionOfRelinquishmentLiability
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Due to Mohegan Tribe 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Current portion of capital leases 47,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   58,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Trade payables 1,796,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   5,181,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Construction payables 7,000us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   794,000us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Accrued interest payable 0us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   0us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Other current liabilities 30,286,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   29,504,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Total current liabilities 32,136,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   35,537,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Non-current liabilities:            
Long-term debt, net of current portion 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Capital leases, net of current portion 5,816,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   6,111,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Other long-term liabilities 0us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   0us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Inter-company payables 241,124,000mtga_IntercompanyPayables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   225,269,000mtga_IntercompanyPayables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries 36,621,000mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   31,680,000mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Total liabilities 315,697,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   298,597,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Capital:            
Retained earnings 332,376,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   338,371,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital 332,376,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   338,371,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Non-controlling interests 0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Total capital 332,376,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   338,371,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Total liabilities and capital 648,073,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]   636,968,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[1]      
Total Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and Entities            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents 1,547,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   402,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2],[3] 982,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]   909,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]
Restricted cash 0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Receivables, net 1,945,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   1,287,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Inventories 0us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Other current assets 84,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   256,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   1,945,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Non-current assets:            
Property and equipment, net 39,175,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   59,280,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Goodwill 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Other intangible assets, net 2,090,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Other assets, net 70,645,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   49,077,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Inter-company receivables 0mtga_IntercompanyReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0mtga_IntercompanyReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Investment in subsidiaries 0mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   110,302,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Current liabilities:            
Current portion of long-term debt 619,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   415,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Current portion of relinquishment liability     0mtga_CurrentPortionOfRelinquishmentLiability
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Due to Mohegan Tribe 5,250,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   2,250,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Current portion of capital leases 0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Trade payables 25,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   12,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Construction payables 123,000us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   627,000us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Accrued interest payable 4,217,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   2,934,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Other current liabilities 2,560,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   7,750,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Total current liabilities 12,794,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   13,988,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Non-current liabilities:            
Long-term debt, net of current portion 45,325,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   45,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion 20,420,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   23,420,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Capital leases, net of current portion 0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Other long-term liabilities 4,670,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   3,806,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Inter-company payables 85,069,000mtga_IntercompanyPayables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   68,834,000mtga_IntercompanyPayables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries 0mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   155,048,000us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Capital:            
Retained earnings (53,407,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   (44,746,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital (53,407,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   (44,746,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Non-controlling interests 615,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Total capital (52,792,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   (44,746,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Total liabilities and capital 115,486,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[2]   110,302,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
[3]      
Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Restricted cash 0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Receivables, net (1,228,000)us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (821,000)us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Inventories 0us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Other current assets 0us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Total current assets (1,228,000)us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (821,000)us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Non-current assets:            
Property and equipment, net 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Goodwill 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Other intangible assets, net 0us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Other assets, net (6,012,000)us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (6,312,000)us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Inter-company receivables (326,193,000)mtga_IntercompanyReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (294,103,000)mtga_IntercompanyReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Investment in subsidiaries (316,320,000)mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (325,651,000)mtga_InvestmentInSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Total assets (649,753,000)us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (626,887,000)us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Current liabilities:            
Current portion of long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Current portion of relinquishment liability     0mtga_CurrentPortionOfRelinquishmentLiability
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Due to Mohegan Tribe 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Current portion of capital leases (47,000)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (58,000)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Trade payables 0us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Construction payables 0us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Accrued interest payable 0us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Other current liabilities (1,181,000)us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (763,000)us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Total current liabilities (1,228,000)us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (821,000)us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Non-current liabilities:            
Long-term debt, net of current portion 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Due to Mohegan Tribe, net of current portion 0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Capital leases, net of current portion (5,816,000)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (6,111,000)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Other long-term liabilities 0us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  0us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Inter-company payables (326,193,000)mtga_IntercompanyPayables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (294,103,000)mtga_IntercompanyPayables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Accumulated losses in excess of investment in subsidiaries (36,621,000)mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (31,680,000)mtga_InvestmentsinAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesandJointVenturesLossinExcessofInvestment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Total liabilities (369,858,000)us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (332,715,000)us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Capital:            
Retained earnings (279,285,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (293,941,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority capital (279,285,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (293,941,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Non-controlling interests (610,000)us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (231,000)us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Total capital (279,895,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  (294,172,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
Total liabilities and capital $ (649,753,000)us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
  $ (626,887,000)us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
     
[1] Includes the Pocono Subsidiaries, MBC, Mohegan Golf, Mohegan Ventures-NW, MVW, WTG and MTGA Gaming.
[2] Includes Mohegan Lacrosse, MGA and subsidiaries, Downs Lodging, Salishan-Mohegan, MG&H and Mohegan Resorts and subsidiaries.
[3] Includes MGA and subsidiaries, Downs Lodging, Salishan-Mohegan, MG&H and Mohegan Resorts and subsidiaries.