Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Aug. 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		10,320,419
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017