Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 28, 2024	Jul. 30, 2023	Jul. 28, 2024	Jul. 30, 2023
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 210,984	$ 224,206	$ 644,318	$ 664,603
Cost of goods sold		135,846	137,405	410,674	413,323
Gross profit		75,138	86,801	233,644	251,280
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative		19,436	18,032	56,753	52,728
Research and development		3,555	3,505	11,291	10,287
Total operating expenses		22,991	21,537	68,044	63,015
Other operating income, net		1	0	90	0
Operating income		52,148	65,264	165,690	188,265
Other income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net		4,068	(4,543)	9,926	(10,769)
Interest income and other income, net		6,135	3,758	17,263	9,329
Interest expense		(58)	(126)	(258)	(324)
Income before income tax provision		62,293	64,353	192,621	186,501
Income tax provision		14,124	16,098	48,998	50,023
Net income		48,169	48,255	143,623	136,478
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		13,781	21,296	46,804	55,604
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders		$ 34,388	$ 26,959	$ 96,819	$ 80,874
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.56	$ 0.44	$ 1.57	$ 1.32
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.55	$ 0.44	$ 1.55	$ 1.31
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		61,815	61,233	61,681	61,089
Diluted (in shares)		62,414	61,974	62,369	61,650

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