SUBSIDIARY SHARE REPURCHASE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

May 03, 2015

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 PDMC on the Company's equity for the three and six month periods ended May 4, 2014, (3.0 million shares of common stock acquired and 112.9 million shares of common stock issued, respectively).

	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	May 4, 2014			May 4, 2014
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$	15,540		$	17,533
Increase in Photronics, Inc.'s additional paid-in capital		(6,218	)		(6,182	)
Decrease in Photronics, Inc. shareholders’ accumulated other comprehensive income		411			399
Change from net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders and transfer from noncontrolling interest	$	9,733		$	11,750