SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2013

SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE [Abstract]

Effect of change in the entity's ownership interest in PSMC

The table below presents the effect of the change in the Company's ownership interest in PSMC on the Company's equity for the first fiscal quarters of 2013 (9.2 million shares of common stock of PSMC repurchased) and 2012 (2.3 million shares of PSMC common stock repurchased).

	Three Months Ended
	January 27, 2013			January 29, 2012
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$	2,323		$	4,268
Increase in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital		579			151
Decrease in Photronics, Inc. shareholders' accumulated other comprehensive income		(27	)		-
Change from net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders and transfer from noncontrolling interest	$	2,875		$	4,419