Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2015	May 06, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	IEC ELECTRONICS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000049728
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	IEC
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,180,308
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 27, 2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015