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	Dec. 31, 2010	Mar. 29, 2013	Jan. 18, 2013	Mar. 29, 2013 Term Loan A [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Term Loan A [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Jan. 18, 2013 Term Loan A [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Term Loan B [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Term Loan B [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Jan. 18, 2013 Term Loan B [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Albuquerque [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Scb Term Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Dec. 17, 2010 Scb Term Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Dec. 16, 2009 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Dec. 16, 2009 Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Equipment Line Of Credit [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Apr. 30, 2008 Energy Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Apr. 02, 2008 Energy Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Apr. 30, 2008 Energy Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Apr. 02, 2008 Energy Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	May 31, 2008 Seller Notes [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Mar. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Credit Agreement 2013 [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 29, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Term Loan B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Albuquerque Term Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Dec. 16, 2009 Albuquerque Term Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]	Jul. 30, 2010 Celmet Term Loan [Member] Credit Agreement 2010 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding		$ 3,656,140																						$ 3,603							$ 8,876,237
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																														19,600,000
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 $1.5 million, reduced by outstanding loans, was available through December 17, 2013. The line was available for purchases of capital equipment. Borrowings under the line were supported by individual notes that specify interest and principal repayment terms. The Company had the option to select whether the interest rate was fixed or variable. Equal payments of principal were being made over 48 months for two of the loans and over 60 months for one loan. These loans were paid off in January 2013.								Up to $20 million is available through January 18, 2016. 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 may 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 March 29, 2013, the upper limit on Revolver borrowings was $19.6 million. Average available balances amounted to $13.3 million and $12.9 million during the six month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, respectively.		Up to $20 million was available through December 17, 2013. The Company could 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 would 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 were further limited to a cap of $3.75 million, or when subject to the higher percentage limit, $4.75 million.
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage																								0.125%
Long-term Line of Credit						10,000			14,000			20,000			4,000,000		4,000,000			200,000		200,000											5,000,000	2,000,000
Line Of Credit Repayment Monthly Installments					108 monthly installments			120 monthly installments			60 equal monthly installments			60 monthly installments		60 monthly installments			60 equal monthly installments.		60 equal monthly installments											60 equal monthly installments		60 equal monthly installments.
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal					93,000			117,000						22,000		22,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate							2.50%													2.08%		2.08%
Notes Payable																							3,800,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment				3,980																			160,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																								2.50%	3.00%
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																	Jan. 18, 2016		Dec. 17, 2013		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%	3.88%			2.50%						0.00%																3.75%	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																		1,500,000								20,000,000		20,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount																										11,000	17,000
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%
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																					14,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage							3.82%
Operating Leases, Rent Payments, Remainder Of Fiscal Year		$ 66,000
Increase In Effective Rate Of Loans		0.50%
Increase In Unused Commitment Fee		0.375%