CREDIT FACILITIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 28, 2012	Dec. 17, 2010	Dec. 28, 2012 Term Loan A [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Term Loan B [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Albuquerque [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Scb Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 17, 2010 Scb Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member]	Dec. 16, 2009 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Equipment Line Of Credit [Member]	Apr. 30, 2008 Energy Loan [Member]	Apr. 02, 2008 Energy Loan [Member]	May 31, 2008 Seller Notes [Member]	Oct. 02, 2011 Seller Notes [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 30, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Term Loan B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Albuquerque Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 16, 2009 Albuquerque Term Loan [Member]	Jul. 31, 2010 Celmet Term Loan [Member]	Jul. 30, 2010 Celmet Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Four Loan [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 One Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding		$ 3,656,140	$ 20,000,000																$ 3,379					$ 8,876,237
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity			15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			20,000,000											1,500,000									20,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate Minimum Percentage To Be Added To Base Rate	2.25%
Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate Maximum Percentage To Be Added To Base Rate	3.75%
Prepayment Percentage Of Annual Excess Cash Flow		50.00%
Revolving Credit Facility, Decription																			Up to $20 million is available through December 17, 2013. The Company may borrow up to the lesser of (i) 85% of eligible receivables plus 35% of eligible inventories or (ii) $20 million. At IEC's election, another 35% of eligible inventories will be included in the borrowing base for limited periods of time during which a higher rate of interest is charged on the Revolver. Borrowings based on inventory balances are further limited to a cap of $3.75 million, or when subject to the higher percentage limit, $4.75 million. At December 28, 2012, the upper limit on Revolver borrowings was $20.0 million. Average available balances amounted to $11.9 million and $13.1 million during the three month periods ended December 28, 2012 and December 30, 2011, respectively.
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage																			0.375%
Long-term Line of Credit								20,000,000			4,000,000					200,000										5,000,000		2,000,000
Line Of Credit Repayment Monthly Installments							60 equal monthly installments.		60 monthly installments						60 equal monthly installments.		quarterly installments								60 equal monthly installments		60 equal monthly installments.		48 Months	60 Months
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal									22,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate					2.50%											2.08%
Notes Payable																	3,800,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment																	160,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.98%													4.00%	3.00%	2.50%		3.00%
Operating Leases, Rent Payments, Remainder Of Fiscal Year		163,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Liabilities Assumed						100,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				10,000,000	14,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Feb. 01, 2022	Feb. 01, 2023														Dec. 17, 2013
Debt Instrument, Extended Maturity Date		December 17, 2013 to January 18, 2016								December 16, 2014 to February 1, 2018
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal				92,593	116,667					22,222
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.32%			2.50%							3.75%	2.50%									3.50%	2.25%
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis										a range on the applicable quarterly adjustment date of 2.50% to 3.75% above LIBOR based upon the Company's then ratio of Debt to EBITDARS (ranging from 1.75:1.00 to 3.25:1.00), to (ii) a range on the applicable quarterly adjustment date of 2.00% to 3.25% above LIBOR based upon the Company's then ratio of Debt to EBITDARS (ranging from 0.75:1.00 to 2.75:1.00);									a range on the applicable quarterly adjustment date of 2.25% to 3.50% above LIBOR based upon the Company's then ratio of Debt to EBITDARS (ranging from 1.75:1.00 to 3.25:1.00), to (ii) a range on the applicable quarterly adjustment date of 1.75% to 3.00% above LIBOR based upon the Company's then ratio of Debt to EBITDARS (ranging from 0.75:1.00 to 2.75:1.00);
Line Of Credit Facility Average Borrowing Capacity																			20,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount																			6,000	8,000
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description																			the maximum available principal amount of the lesser of $20,000,000 or the amount available under the borrowing base (the formula for which, and interest rate surcharge applicable to optional over-base advances, remains unchanged)
Debt Instrument Unused Fee Percentage																						0.50%	0.125%
Debt Instrument Description Of Variable Rate Unused Fee																			a range on the applicable quarterly adjustment date of 0.125% to 0.500% based upon the Company's then ratio of Debt to EBITDARS (ranging from 1.75:1.00 to 3.25:1.00), to (ii) a range on the applicable quarterly adjustment date of 0.125% to 0.500% based upon the Company's then ratio of Debt to EBITDARS (ranging from 0.75:1.00 to 2.75:1.00);
Dividends and Stock Repurchases Maximum Limit																			3,500,000
Swap Transaction, Notional Amount																			$ 14,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage					3.82%