DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 14, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012
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		9,943,743
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 58,215,249