Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2011	Aug. 05, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 01, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	IEC
Entity Registrant Name	IEC ELECTRONICS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000049728
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,799,808