SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial information related to segments

The Authority's operations related to investments in unconsolidated affiliates and certain other Corporate development and management operations have not been identified as separate reportable segments; therefore, these operations are included in Corporate and other in the following segment disclosures to reconcile to consolidated results.

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	June 30, 2016			June 30, 2015			June 30, 2016			June 30, 2015
Net revenues:
Mohegan Sun	$	244,123		$	246,840		$	755,392		$	732,903
Mohegan Sun Pocono	76,450			77,932			223,160			218,456
Corporate and other	4,127			1,540			13,669			4,654
Inter-segment revenues	(1,273		)	(1,273		)	(3,819		)	(3,819		)
Total	$	323,427		$	325,039		$	988,402		$	952,194
Income (loss) from operations:
Mohegan Sun	$	50,520		$	54,557		$	171,251		$	148,573
Mohegan Sun Pocono	11,172			12,842			30,910			31,423
Corporate and other	(3,695		)	(5,900		)	(13,830		)	(19,717		)
Total	57,997			61,499			188,331			160,279
Accretion of discount to the relinquishment liability	—			—			—			(227		)
Interest income	2,284			1,906			6,469			5,554
Interest expense	(33,949		)	(35,660		)	(102,294		)	(107,692		)
Loss on modification and early extinguishment of debt	(277		)	—			(484		)	—
Other expense, net	(495		)	(50		)	(1,355		)	(1,260		)
Net income	25,560			27,695			90,667			56,654
(Income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	478			439			(2,225		)	1,278
Net income attributable to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority	$	26,038		$	28,134		$	88,442		$	57,932
Comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation	(606		)	—			3,596			—
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(606		)	—			3,596			—
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	384			—			(1,793		)	—
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority	(222		)	—			1,803			—
Comprehensive income attributable to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority	$	25,816		$	28,134		$	90,245		$	57,932

	For the Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	June 30, 2016		June 30, 2015
Capital expenditures incurred:
Mohegan Sun	$	23,666	$	6,899
Mohegan Sun Pocono	3,914		2,087
Corporate and other	115		52
Total	$	27,695	$	9,038
(in thousands)	June 30, 2016		September 30, 2015
Total assets:
Mohegan Sun	$	1,342,583	$	1,332,458
Mohegan Sun Pocono	547,306		555,449
Corporate and other	279,496		132,226
Total	$	2,169,385	$	2,020,133