Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2019	May 01, 2019
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	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Trading Symbol	IEC
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,312,852
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 29, 2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes