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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]      
Accrued Insurance $ 3,896us-gaap_AccruedInsuranceCurrentAndNoncurrent   $ 4,560us-gaap_AccruedInsuranceCurrentAndNoncurrent
Reserve for construction defect liabilities 529us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseGross   569us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseGross
Estimated cost of completion of bonded project 57,622iesc_Estimatedcostofcompetionofbondedproject    
Insurance Related [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount 6,347us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= iesc_InsuranceRelatedMember
   
Vendor Related [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount 571us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= iesc_VendorRelatedMember
   
Surety Bond [Member]      
Loss Contingency [Line Items]      
Interest rate on settlement value gross 12.00%iesc_Interestrateonsettlementvaluegross
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_SuretyBondMember
   
Receipt of payments 100iesc_Losscontingencysettlementreceiptofpayments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_SuretyBondMember
450iesc_Losscontingencysettlementreceiptofpayments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_SuretyBondMember
 
Valuation Allowances And Reserves Charged To Cost And Expense Gross   $ 1,725iesc_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpenseGross
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_SuretyBondMember