Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 30, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 224,206	$ 219,948	$ 664,603	$ 614,283
Cost of goods sold	137,405	136,085	413,323	400,338
Gross profit	86,801	83,863	251,280	213,945
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative	18,032	15,960	52,728	48,306
Research and development	3,505	4,151	10,287	14,297
Total operating expenses	21,537	20,111	63,015	62,603
Other operating (loss), net	0	(23)	0	(17)
Operating income	65,264	63,729	188,265	151,325
Other income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net	(4,543)	3,862	(10,769)	16,974
Interest income and other income, net	3,758	401	9,329	898
Interest expense	(126)	(622)	(324)	(1,502)
Income before income tax provision	64,353	67,370	186,501	167,695
Income tax provision	16,098	18,146	50,023	43,717
Net income	48,255	49,224	136,478	123,978
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	21,296	17,994	55,604	42,252
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders	$ 26,959	$ 31,230	$ 80,874	$ 81,726
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.51	$ 1.32	$ 1.35
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.51	$ 1.31	$ 1.34
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	61,233	60,701	61,089	60,488
Diluted (in shares)	61,974	61,299	61,650	61,127