LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands, including current maturities):

	June 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving, due June 2018	$	19,000		$	21,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A, due June 2018, net of discount and debt issuance costs of $1,700 and $2,106 as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively	98,288			109,613
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B, due June 2018, net of discount and debt issuance costs of $12,679 and $14,918 as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively	765,495			792,078
2013 9 3/4% Senior Unsecured Notes, due September 2021, net of premium and debt issuance costs of $6,727 and $7,333 as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively	578,273			577,667
2015 Senior Unsecured Notes, due December 2017, net of debt issuance costs of $2,014 as of June 30, 2016	97,986			—
2012 11 % Senior Subordinated Notes, due September 2018, net of discount and debt issuance costs of $973 and $1,251 as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively	99,217			98,939
Downs Lodging Credit Facility, due July 2016, net of debt issuance costs of $254 as of September 30, 2015	—			40,262
New Downs Lodging Credit Facility, due November 2019, net of debt issuance costs of $1,376 as of June 30, 2016	22,062			—
2012 Mohegan Tribe Minor's Trust Promissory Note, due March 2017	7,000			16,000
2013 Mohegan Tribe Promissory Note, due December 2018	7,420			7,420
Other	2,399			3,365
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases	1,697,140			1,666,344
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(31,300		)	(55,194		)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	1,665,840		$	1,611,150

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

Maturities of long-term debt are as follows, excluding unamortized debt issuance costs, premiums and discounts (in thousands, including current maturities):

Less than 1 year	$	31,300
1-3 years	1,091,145
3-5 years	14,723
More than 5 years	585,441
Total	$	1,722,609