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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Decrease

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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 the required periodic payments of both interest and principal.

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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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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)	5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal payments			$ 13,300,000	$ 18,900,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility payment			44,500,000	66,800,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility payment		$ 33,400,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility payment				8,700,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan A and Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mandatory repayment			$ 0		$ 29,900,000
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility, 8%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, credit facility			7.75%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility, 5.9%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, credit facility			5.82%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity								$ 445,000,000
Credit facility payment	$ 1,100,000			2,500,000
Interest rate, credit facility			5.80%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity								785,000,000
Increase to maximum borrowing capacity						$ 80,000,000
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.50%
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity								1,400,000,000.0
Interest rate decrease							0.50%
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolving
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity								$ 170,000,000
Letters of credit issued			$ 2,300,000
Remaining borrowing capacity			$ 145,700,000
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, credit facility			5.79%
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility - Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, credit facility			6.04%
Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan A and Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mandatory repayment			$ 0	$ 0	$ 878,161,000
Credit Facility \| Mohegan Expo Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity							$ 25,000,000
Increase to maximum borrowing capacity							$ 8,300,000
Credit facility outstanding			102,000,000
Credit Facility \| Mohegan Expo Credit Facility \| Credit Facility, 8%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility outstanding			3,000,000
Credit Facility \| Mohegan Expo Credit Facility \| Credit Facility, 5.9%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility outstanding			$ 99,000,000
Minimum \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.375%
Maximum \| Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.50%