WARRANTY RESERVES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2015

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

WARRANTY RESERVES

IEC generally warrants its products and workmanship for up to twelve months from date of sale.  As an offset to warranty claims, the Company is sometimes able to obtain reimbursement from suppliers for warranty-related costs or losses.  Based on historical warranty claims experience and in consideration of sales trends, a reserve is maintained for estimated future warranty costs to be incurred on products and services sold through the balance sheet date.

A summary of additions to and charges against IEC’s warranty reserves during the period follows: 

	Six Months Ended
Warranty Reserve	March 27, 2015			March 28, 2014
(in thousands)
Reserve, beginning of period	$	251		$	219
Provision	204			178
Warranty costs	(161		)	(131		)
Reserve, end of period	$	294		$	266