SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial information related to segments

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017			March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
Net revenues:
Mohegan Sun	$	260,354		$	264,994		$	523,291		$	524,197
Mohegan Sun Pocono	67,130			68,303			131,934			136,721
Corporate and other	4,593			3,587			8,396			7,018
Inter-segment revenues	(60		)	(60		)	(120		)	(120		)
Total	$	332,017		$	336,824		$	663,501		$	667,816
Income (loss) from operations:
Mohegan Sun	57,779			66,485			$	114,172		$	115,834
Mohegan Sun Pocono	8,872			9,691			16,547			17,601
Corporate and other	(10,579		)	(16,752		)	(19,647		)	(24,591		)
Total	56,072			59,424			111,072			108,844
Accretion of discounts	(65		)	—			(1,798		)	—
Interest income	3,877			2,678			7,746			5,578
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	(30,806		)	(28,594		)	(59,142		)	(58,629		)
Loss on modification and early extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			(73,796		)
Loss from unconsolidated affiliates	(596		)	(2,114		)	(421		)	(2,845		)
Other income (expense), net	(63		)	2			(348		)	3
Net income (loss)	28,419			31,396			57,109			(20,845		)
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests	189			74			708			693
Net income (loss) attributable to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority	$	28,608		$	31,470		$	57,817		$	(20,152	)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,460			15,009			16,207			(3,301		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1,460			15,009			16,207			(3,301		)
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(708		)	(7,804		)	(9,026		)	1,609
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority	752			7,205			7,181			(1,692		)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority	$	29,360		$	38,675		$	64,998		$	(21,844	)

	For the Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
Capital expenditures incurred:
Mohegan Sun	$	56,482	$	19,843
Mohegan Sun Pocono	3,786		2,875
Corporate and other	12,267		6,607
Total	$	72,535	$	29,325
(in thousands)	March 31, 2018		September 30, 2017
Total assets:
Mohegan Sun	$	1,358,638	$	1,333,012
Mohegan Sun Pocono	577,859		582,241
Corporate and other	348,093		320,428
Total	$	2,284,590	$	2,235,681