LEASES:

The Company leases certain areas at Mohegan Sun and Mohegan Sun Pocono to third-party food and beverage and retail outlets, as well as the rights to access and utilize Mohegan Sun’s rooftop for the installation and operation of antenna towers.

Minimum future rental income that the Company expects to earn under non-cancelable leases is as follows (in thousands):



	Fiscal Years Ending September 30,
	2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		Thereafter		Total
Minimum future rental income	$	6,084	$	5,546	$	5,410	$	5,025	$	2,220	$	5,914	$	30,199

The Company is required to make payments under various operating leases for buildings, equipment and land at Mohegan Sun and Mohegan Sun Pocono. The Company incurred rental expense relating to these leases totaling $9.5 million, $8.8 million and $9.2 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, the Company also subleased the Earth Hotel Tower from a subsidiary of the Tribe, the Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, and subleased the related connector from the Tribe. Rental payments under these leases commenced with the opening of the Earth Hotel Tower, which occurred in November 2016. The Company incurred rental expense relating to these subleases totaling $8.8 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. On December 15, 2017, the Company purchased the connector for a purchase price of $8.5 million, which represented its fair market value, and terminated the related sublease agreement.

Minimum future rental payments that the Company expects to incur under non-cancelable leases and subleases are as follows (in thousands):



	Fiscal Years Ending September 30,
	2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		Thereafter		Total
Minimum future rental payments - leases	$	1,873	$	1,481	$	1,241	$	83	$	4	$	1	$	4,683
Minimum future rental payments - subleases	$	6,975	$	6,991	$	7,112	$	7,234	$	7,359	$	204,152	$	239,823