Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 02, 2025	Jan. 28, 2024
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 212,138	$ 216,334
Cost of goods sold		136,603	137,079
Gross profit		75,535	79,255
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative		19,101	18,321
Research and development		4,257	3,445
Total operating expenses		23,358	21,766
Operating income		52,177	57,489
Other income (expense):
Foreign currency transactions impact, net		18,443	(8,908)
Interest income and other income, net		6,585	5,251
Interest expense		(47)	(90)
Income before income tax provision		77,158	53,742
Income tax provision		18,901	14,660
Net income		58,257	39,082
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		15,406	12,902
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders		$ 42,851	$ 26,180
Earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.69	$ 0.43
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.68	$ 0.42
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		62,093	61,455
Diluted (in shares)		62,661	62,283

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