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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Basis, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate, Leverage-based Margin

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Line Of Credit, Periodic Payment, Percentage of Principal, Annual Thereafter

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Line Of Credit, Periodic Payment, Percentage of Principal, Year One

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Line Of Credit, Periodic Payment, Percentage of Principal, Year Three

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Line Of Credit, Periodic Payment, Percentage of Principal, Year Two

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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Decrease

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Long-term Debt, Including Due to Related Parties

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)			6 Months Ended
	Apr. 19, 2017	Oct. 14, 2016	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Apr. 14, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accrued interest payable			$ 19,030,000	$ 19,027,000
Revolving Loans \| Prior Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.75%
Credit Facility \| Prior Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit issued			$ 2,300,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 106,200,000
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Decrease					0.50%
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.75%
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.75%
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			4.00%
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Credit Facility \| Mohegan Expo Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 25,000,000
Fee assessed on unused revolving credit	0.50%
Credit Facility \| Mohegan Expo Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.79%	0.70%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accrued interest payable			$ 763,000	$ 829,000
Borrowing capacity		$ 1,400,000,000
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 445,000,000
Amortization of principal, percentage, year one		15.00%
Amortization of principal, percentage, year two		15.00%
Amortization of principal, percentage, year three		10.00%
Amortization of principal, percentage, annual		7.50%
Long-term debt before debt discount and debt issuance costs			351,500,000
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Variable rate basis, minimum		0.00%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, leverage-based margin		1.50%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, leverage-based margin		3.25%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| Eurodollar Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, leverage-based margin		2.50%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| Eurodollar Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, leverage-based margin		4.25%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 785,000,000
Amortization of principal, percentage, annual		1.00%
Long-term debt before debt discount and debt issuance costs			755,300,000
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.50%
Variable rate basis, minimum		1.00%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 170,000,000
Long-term debt			$ 41,000,000
Fee assessed on unused revolving credit			0.50%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee assessed on unused revolving credit		0.375%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fee assessed on unused revolving credit		0.50%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Variable rate basis, minimum		0.00%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, leverage-based margin		1.50%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, leverage-based margin		3.25%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 26,000,000
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| Eurodollar Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, leverage-based margin		2.50%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| Eurodollar Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, leverage-based margin		4.25%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 15,000,000
Variable rate on borrowings			4.75%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate on borrowings			1.88%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B \| Eurodollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate on borrowings			1.88%