Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Feb. 01, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
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		10,277,047
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017