Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Jan. 30, 2022	Jan. 31, 2021
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 189,827	$ 152,067
Cost of goods sold		129,964	121,538
Gross profit		59,863	30,529
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		15,727	14,053
Research and development		5,939	4,710
Total operating expenses		21,666	18,763
Operating income		38,197	11,766
Other income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net		5,268	1,382
Interest income and other income, net		334	121
Interest expense		(895)	(823)
Income before income tax provision		42,904	12,446
Income tax provision		11,178	2,937
Net income		31,726	9,509
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		8,662	1,473
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders		$ 23,064	$ 8,036
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.38	$ 0.13
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.38	$ 0.13
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		60,158	62,475
Diluted (in shares)		60,936	63,005

[1] This table disaggregates revenue by the location in which it was earned.