SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE AND TENDER OFFER (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 03, 2014

SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE AND TENDER OFFER [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 PDMC on the Company's equity for the nine month period ended August 3, 2014, (3.0 million shares of common stock acquired and 112.9 million shares of common stock issued) and for the three and nine month periods ended July 28, 2013 (50.3 million and 59.4 million shares of common stock of PSMC purchased, respectively). The Company’s ownership interest in PDMC did not change during the three month period ended August 3, 2014.

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	August 3, 2014		July 28, 2013			August 3, 2014			July 28, 2013
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$	4,186	$	5,940		$	21,719		$	13,126
Increase (decrease) in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital		-		360			(6,182	)		939
Increase (decrease) in accumulated other comprehensive income		-		(202	)		399			(229	)
Change from net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders due to issuance of shares of PDMC and transfers to and from noncontrolling interest	$	4,186	$	6,098		$	15,936		$	13,836