Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party, Utilities

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Connector purchase price	$ 8,500	$ 77,613	$ 136,551	$ 85,499
Rental expense		19,300	10,700	9,500
Subleases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental expense		8,600	8,800	8,800
Mohegan Tribal Utility Authority
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Utilities purchased from related party		$ 19,300	19,800	16,800
Mohegan Tribe
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of lease		25 years
Renewable period of additional term		25 years
Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority \| Subleases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental expense		$ 8,600	8,800	8,800
Mohegan Sun
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses for services provided to related party		$ 33,200	$ 35,400	$ 31,400