CREDIT FACILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

A summary of borrowings at period end follows:

	Fixed/		Interest Rate				Balances
	Variable		December 28,		September 30,		December 28,			September 30,
Debt	Rate	Maturity	2012		2012		2012			2012
			(percents)				(thousands)
M&T borrowings:
Revolving credit facility	v	12/17/13		2.50		3.00	$	12,255		$	6,588
SCB term loan	v	12/17/15		2.75		3.25		12,000			13,000
Albuquerque term loan	v	12/16/14		2.75		3.25		2,000			2,250
Albuquerque mortgage loan	v	12/16/14		2.75		3.25		3,200			3,267
Celmet term loan	v	07/30/15		2.75		3.25		1,067			1,166
Equipment loans (2)	v	12/17/13		3.25		3.25		604			672
Equipment loan	f	06/03/13		2.85		2.93		62			108
Energy loan	f	04/02/13		2.08		2.08		13			23
Other borrowings:
Seller notes, Wire and Cable	f	06/01/13		3.00		3.00		306			463
Albuquerque industrial revenue bond	f	03/01/19		5.63		5.63		100			100
Total debt								31,607			27,637
Less: current portion								(3,380	)		(6,533	)
Long-term debt							$	28,227		$	21,104

Schedule Of Debt Covenant [Table Text Block]

The Company is required to maintain (i) a minimum level of quarterly EBITDARS, (ii) a ratio of debt to twelve-month EBITDARS that is below a specified limit, and (iii) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio as described in the table below.

Debt Covenant	Limit
Quarterly EBITDARS (000s)		Must be above $1,500
Total debt to EBITDARS		Must be below 3.00x
Fixed charge coverage ratio (a)		Must be above 1.25x

(a) The ratio compares (i) 12-month EBITDA plus non-cash stock compensation expense minus unfinanced capital expenditures minus cash taxes paid, to (ii) the sum of interest expense, principal payments, sale-leaseback payments and dividends, if any (fixed charges).

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

A summary of contractual principal payments under IEC's borrowings for the next five years taking into consideration the 2013 Credit Agreement follows: 

	Contractual
	Principal
Debt Repayment Schedule	Payments
	(thousands)
Twelve months ending December 28,
2013	$	3,380
2014		2,778
2015		2,778
2016*		6,157
2017 and thereafter		16,514
	$	31,607

*Includes Revolver balance of $3,379 as of December 28, 2012.