Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 824,549	$ 663,761	$ 609,691
Cost of goods sold		530,336	496,717	475,037
Gross profit		294,213	167,044	134,654
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		63,989	57,525	53,582
Research and development		18,341	18,490	17,144
Total operating expenses		82,330	76,015	70,726
Other operating (loss) income, net		(17)	3,525	0
Operating income		211,866	94,554	63,928
Non-operating income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions' impacts, net		27,344	7,972	(501)
Interest expense, net of subsidies		(1,857)	(1,685)	(2,367)
Interest income and other income, net		1,680	1,165	541
Income before income tax provision		239,033	102,006	61,601
Income tax provision		59,791	23,190	21,258
Net income		179,242	78,816	40,343
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		60,456	23,367	6,523
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders		$ 118,786	$ 55,449	$ 33,820
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 1.96	$ 0.9	$ 0.52
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 1.94	$ 0.89	$ 0.52
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		60,559	61,407	64,866
Diluted (in shares)		61,189	61,999	65,470

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